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A review by stepnic
Savages by Don Winslow
4.0
I wasn't expecting much from this book. I mostly read it because of an inside joke with some friends (we used to write stories about three siblings with the last name Savage that were involved in the drug business, much like Ben, Chon, and O are, just minus all the sex obviously).
I didn't expect this novel to be so good and the ending was fantastic. The plot is fast paced and very well thought-out. I thoroughly enjoyed the three main characters and their interactions. There were moments that had me laughing out loud ("Do you know anything about Jesus' life, Mom? Read a biography or anything?" "Yes, darling, the Bible.") and moments that had me so consumed that I didn't realize hours had passed.
The reason why I didn't give this 5 stars? The writing style. The constant switches in the way it is written (from paragraph to script to poem then back) was kind of "strange". The constant use of slang I've never heard of and the abbreviations that were mostly pointless were an overkill. Luckily the plot was able to stick out enough that I could look past it all and enjoy the novel.
I feel like Savages is a novel worth trying out. I will probably be watching the movie at some point (curious to see how this translate into film and I will gladly watch any film that Aaron Taylor-Johnson is in) and getting my hands on The Kings of Cool.
I didn't expect this novel to be so good and the ending was fantastic. The plot is fast paced and very well thought-out. I thoroughly enjoyed the three main characters and their interactions. There were moments that had me laughing out loud ("Do you know anything about Jesus' life, Mom? Read a biography or anything?" "Yes, darling, the Bible.") and moments that had me so consumed that I didn't realize hours had passed.
The reason why I didn't give this 5 stars? The writing style. The constant switches in the way it is written (from paragraph to script to poem then back) was kind of "strange". The constant use of slang I've never heard of and the abbreviations that were mostly pointless were an overkill. Luckily the plot was able to stick out enough that I could look past it all and enjoy the novel.
I feel like Savages is a novel worth trying out. I will probably be watching the movie at some point (curious to see how this translate into film and I will gladly watch any film that Aaron Taylor-Johnson is in) and getting my hands on The Kings of Cool.