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A review by evavroslin
Zero Saints by Gabino Iglesias
5.0
Interestingly, I read "Zero Saints" after "Coyote Songs," even though "Zero Saints" came first. It's a more conventional and linear narrative that involves a drug dealer, Fernando, who finds himself on the wrong side of a war with some pretty unsavoury folks. The intermingling of Spanish throughout this book is as wonderfully present and intertwined throughout the narrative as it is in "Coyote Songs."
Get to section 6 where he starts talking about what la Frontera does to people, and it's one of the most moving, crushing, difficult, memorable, and amazing pieces you will ever read.
As Gabino has himself described in interviews, and when talking about other crime and horror noir books, he is a master of showing why characters do bad things that are necessary. I probably mangled that description, but just know that Gabino's writing is some of the most unique and dynamic material out there. If you haven't already picked up his work, "Zero Saints" is a good place to start, but so is "Coyote Songs." The bottom line is: read his work. It's unforgettable.
Get to section 6 where he starts talking about what la Frontera does to people, and it's one of the most moving, crushing, difficult, memorable, and amazing pieces you will ever read.
As Gabino has himself described in interviews, and when talking about other crime and horror noir books, he is a master of showing why characters do bad things that are necessary. I probably mangled that description, but just know that Gabino's writing is some of the most unique and dynamic material out there. If you haven't already picked up his work, "Zero Saints" is a good place to start, but so is "Coyote Songs." The bottom line is: read his work. It's unforgettable.