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Embarrassingly bad

Revisado: 12-15-22

Don’t really even know what to say — I don’t like leaving bad reviews but this is exceptionally bad. I loved the premise/general idea of the book but nothing in the story feels even remotely real, everything about the story/characters feels forced (especially the “dark” stuff) and like something a teenager would come up with a creative writing class. Don’t understand how this book is taken seriously by anyone. Want a good narco novel? Go read “Don’t Send Flowers”

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On par with Northwater

Revisado: 03-09-21

If you liked the North Water you’ll like this. If you don’t enjoy this book you’re likely a boring and/uninteresting person.

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I loved this book

Revisado: 03-13-20

I never leave reviews but really loved this book and having driven a cab all through college I can tell you that the author was a really taxi driver and everything in the book - including all the characters - ring true. This book also does a great job of capturing the humanity and absurdity in all of us and is often laugh out loud funny. I hope Lee puts something else out again soon.

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Optional? or required?

Revisado: 10-30-18

I loved this book. There's nothing Earth shattering about it but it's the type of book you can get sucked into no matter what where you are in it - there's no typical arch with climaxes and build-up/decline. You can come and go in the world as you please and it's anice change of pace from so many books.

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a punch in the gut

Revisado: 09-13-18

difficult at times to listen to but always riveting. impressed with the tone/voice of novel throughout and even without the pr backstory of the author it's a pretty impressive debut novel. the fact he wrote it from jail after experiencing everything he did makes it all the more impressive.

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Good premise and writing but ultimately a bore

Revisado: 06-25-18

I liked the idea of the book and even enjoyed the writing in much of it. But the devil's in the details and a lot of the characters and plot points were flat and somewhat unbelievable. I found a lot of it paradoxically outlandish but boring. I wish a lot of the story was more simple and straight-forward. His sabbatical in the forest was confusing and unnessary as was a lot of the backstory re: the cartel. It's difficult to pinpoint exactly why a book does or doesn't work, but I can say with confidence much of this book does not work.

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