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A review by futurelegend
Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord by Louis de Bernières
2.0
This is a continuation of the surreal story of The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts, which I very much enjoyed when I read it a few years ago. It also addresses the very serious issue of the cocaine trade in South America, with its attendant corruption and extreme violence.
In places it is very funny; in others it is sickening in its graphic violence (but that is no more than a reflection of the real-life situation. There are flashes of eroticism of rare intensity. The whole thing is a terrifically good idea. Unfortunately though, it seems a bit of a mess. It could do with a good editor and a lot of pruning.
In places it is very funny; in others it is sickening in its graphic violence (but that is no more than a reflection of the real-life situation. There are flashes of eroticism of rare intensity. The whole thing is a terrifically good idea. Unfortunately though, it seems a bit of a mess. It could do with a good editor and a lot of pruning.