pickI think how interesting you‘ll find this will depend on your previous knowledge about Pablo Escobar and/or how he was ultimately caught/taken down. There‘s a lot of details in here but if you‘ve read another Escobar book or seen a documentary (or even the TV Show Narcos), this won‘t be new information.
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September #Roll100 selections...I'll pull all three but will probably get to only one as I've got quite the load from the library out. May go with “Killing Pablo“ but we'll see what September brings.
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I've enjoyed several of this author's books, including this one. Incredible how long Escobar was able to evade law enforcement. Columbia as a nation-state is completely hopeless.
panA lot of people liked this book. To me it was bragging about how much money Pablo made, their lifestyle and Roberto being the Accountant of his brothers, Pablo, drug business. The writing was sub-par. This is just my opinion thought.
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pickWandering around my house looking for a background for a picture...
So the book - nonfiction on the experiences of ten people Pablo Escobar had kidnapped for leverage as he was about to turn himself in (1990-1991) - two would be killed, one during a rescue attempt. Márquez avoids the dramatic here, though. Instead he walks through these experiences slowly. It‘s comes across as enlightening and admirably respectful, but also, well, it‘s slow.
The next book...
The other night I watched American Made ( I shamelessly still love me some Tom Cruise) and it was great. I had to find a book about it!
#JuneItsElectrifying Day 2: There is a #ThinkPink vibe to this book, notwithstanding its heavy-going theme. A #BigBadWolf book haul.
pickIn addition to his work as a novelist, Gabo also worked as a journalist for a very long time. This book is a very detailed account of the kidnapping of several important people in Colombia in 1990-1991, a case linked to Pablo Escobar‘s cartel. The narrative moves between the groups of kidnapped people (they were divided early on) and their families looking for them. Gabo‘s lavish writing is in service of the facts and works to show their ordeal.
