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A review by pierreparquet
The Border by Don Winslow
5.0
That’s it. I finished this trilogy I discovered and started years ago, at random in a library. The Power of the Dog was one of the books that got me back into reading regularly.
I loved the whole series, but I couldn’t read them back to back. Its tragedy is overwhelming, it stays with you. The writing is near perfect, giving you the perspectives of dozens of protagonists involved in their own way in the war on drugs.
The research for the book is sadly very well done. I say sadly because when something shocking would happen in the book, I would always think “oh that must be fiction”. Then I would google it… nope.
In the months between reading the books, the story of Adan Barrera and Art Keller followed me around, in the back of my head, as if it was calling me to finish the arc.
I’m glad I did. What a great crime series, and Don Winslow has definitely become one on my favourite authors.
I look forward to reading more from him, even though after each book I usually need to read stories about cuddles and kittens and rainbows.
I loved the whole series, but I couldn’t read them back to back. Its tragedy is overwhelming, it stays with you. The writing is near perfect, giving you the perspectives of dozens of protagonists involved in their own way in the war on drugs.
The research for the book is sadly very well done. I say sadly because when something shocking would happen in the book, I would always think “oh that must be fiction”. Then I would google it… nope.
In the months between reading the books, the story of Adan Barrera and Art Keller followed me around, in the back of my head, as if it was calling me to finish the arc.
I’m glad I did. What a great crime series, and Don Winslow has definitely become one on my favourite authors.
I look forward to reading more from him, even though after each book I usually need to read stories about cuddles and kittens and rainbows.