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"There is nothing so small that it does not save its life if it has the courage to defend itself against those who would lay hand on it." - Brasidas of Sparta, quoted by Plutarch.
Perhaps, one star for the story, one star for Don Winslow (I really, really liked [b:The Cartel|23602561|The Cartel|Don Winslow|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429552939s/23602561.jpg|44367493], [b:The Power of the Dog|206236|The Power of the Dog|Don Winslow|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388381640s/206236.jpg|158974], and [b:The Winter of Frankie Machine|164760|The Winter of Frankie Machine|Don Winslow|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1442888492s/164760.jpg|235777]), one star for its boldness, etc., but I'd almost like to remove a star for the awful sex writing. I'll leave it at 3-stars because almost no one can write about sex well, but if you are going to wade into threesomes with two guys and a gal, well, you better have your pound-prose (nasty-narrative, shag-slang, bone-brogue?).
Granted, we can't all be Joyce, Chopin, or Lawrence, but ugh.
Anyway, this might just be a book that is made better by Oliver Stone. Dear GOD, did I just write that? I don't know. It feels like there is a place near the border where even Cormac McCarthy shouldn't write about drugs and sex (see [b:The Counselor: A Screenplay|18400189|The Counselor A Screenplay|Cormac McCarthy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1377921498s/18400189.jpg|23909797]).
Anyway, if you haven't read any Don Winslow, I would go read his better books first.
Perhaps, one star for the story, one star for Don Winslow (I really, really liked [b:The Cartel|23602561|The Cartel|Don Winslow|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429552939s/23602561.jpg|44367493], [b:The Power of the Dog|206236|The Power of the Dog|Don Winslow|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388381640s/206236.jpg|158974], and [b:The Winter of Frankie Machine|164760|The Winter of Frankie Machine|Don Winslow|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1442888492s/164760.jpg|235777]), one star for its boldness, etc., but I'd almost like to remove a star for the awful sex writing. I'll leave it at 3-stars because almost no one can write about sex well, but if you are going to wade into threesomes with two guys and a gal, well, you better have your pound-prose (nasty-narrative, shag-slang, bone-brogue?).
Granted, we can't all be Joyce, Chopin, or Lawrence, but ugh.
Anyway, this might just be a book that is made better by Oliver Stone. Dear GOD, did I just write that? I don't know. It feels like there is a place near the border where even Cormac McCarthy shouldn't write about drugs and sex (see [b:The Counselor: A Screenplay|18400189|The Counselor A Screenplay|Cormac McCarthy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1377921498s/18400189.jpg|23909797]).
Anyway, if you haven't read any Don Winslow, I would go read his better books first.