A review by actualresultsmayvary
Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord by Louis de Bernières

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

What on Earth was that book? 
For the first time in years I found myself actively putting off reading because it was so unenjoyable. Usually I really love short chapters in books but this time it seemed to just make it feel longer and it dragged on and on and on.
There was basically no plot to speak of and the book seemed to end without any conclusion which maybe is supposed to make you want to read the third one but it certainly hasn't done that for me! Although I do own the third one so who knows maybe I will read it at some point.
There were multiple mentions of violent rape and abuse which were talked about casually and without proper respect as well as mentions of paedophile and incest which again were breezed over.
I think my overwhelming opinion of this book was just 'why?'.
I would have rated it lower but there was the odd chapter that I did enjoy and I feel that maybe with some serious editing a passable book could be created from the ashes of this one.