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A review by madzen
City on Fire by Don Winslow
5.0
This is my 5th Don Winslow read, and it's the 5th 5 starred read.
The great news is that it's just the first of a trilogy, the bad news is that the author has announced it will be his last trilogy (3rd book is expected to be published in March 2024).
Compared to other crime novels, this one focuses less on the organization and its politics, and more on the characters. As is.typical for Don Winslow, you'll get introduced in-depth to each character. You'll get to know their motivations, their secrets, their fears... And you'll come to understand them.
The story is relatively simple: two families start a war because of a woman. If it sounds familiar, you won't be surprised by the Homer quotes at the beginning of each chapter. The parallel with the trojan war doesn't end there though: the story quickly moves on to characters plotting their revenge, preparing betrayals and killing each other off.
It's very quick paced and adrenalinic, and the storytelling is great. If it was a tv show, I'd say I'd binge watched it.
And all of that is sprinkled with some wonderful witty dialogues that would fit perfectly in a Tarantino movie.
The great news is that it's just the first of a trilogy, the bad news is that the author has announced it will be his last trilogy (3rd book is expected to be published in March 2024).
Compared to other crime novels, this one focuses less on the organization and its politics, and more on the characters. As is.typical for Don Winslow, you'll get introduced in-depth to each character. You'll get to know their motivations, their secrets, their fears... And you'll come to understand them.
The story is relatively simple: two families start a war because of a woman. If it sounds familiar, you won't be surprised by the Homer quotes at the beginning of each chapter. The parallel with the trojan war doesn't end there though: the story quickly moves on to characters plotting their revenge, preparing betrayals and killing each other off.
It's very quick paced and adrenalinic, and the storytelling is great. If it was a tv show, I'd say I'd binge watched it.
And all of that is sprinkled with some wonderful witty dialogues that would fit perfectly in a Tarantino movie.