Reading the 20th Century discussion

Does anyone else like Don Winslow?


I have only read The Power of the Dog trilogy.

Actually thats not quite accurate. I read - and loved - the first two books: The Power of the Dog and The Cartel

I am about halfway through The Border (2019), which is the final part of the trilogy.

It's another of those sprawling epic tales which reminds me of Anthony Powell's A Dance Through The Music of Time or James Ellroy's Underworld USA Trilogy, or Len Deighton's wonderful Bernard Samson books.

Sprawling epics which span years or even decades - I loves em




Justifiably many people rave about The Power of the Dog trilogy....

"A stunning and timely conclusion to Don Winslow's drug-war trilogy. . . This is a book for dark, rudderless times, an immersion into fear and chaos. . . You don't read these books; you live in them."--New York Times

"Don Winslow's epic trilogy about America's longest war comes to a powerful and troubling conclusion."--Associated Press

"Mr. Winslow writes gripping action sequences and wields statistics like a crusading journalist. Grand in scope, audacious in its political portraits, convincing in its socio-economic arguments and humane to the core, The Border is not only a formidable thriller but an important and provocative work."--Wall Street Journal

"If Dostoevsky slung dope, he might have written the fierce morality tale that Winslow began with The Power of the Dog . . . Truth compacted into narrative by way of meticulous research. . . Eerily prescient and scathing. . . quite simply the most important crime saga in modern literature."--Arizona Republic

"The Border is intricate, mean and swift, a sprawling canvass of characters. . . Granular detail and sharp dialogue have made his drug war trilogy propulsive and compelling. . . The stories unravel broken lives caught in a mesmerizing mosaic fueled by addiction and haunted by bloodshed."--Los Angeles Times

"Peak page-turner. . . Will rattle your soul in those early-morning hours as you come face to face with all the corruption and depravity in the world. . . The crime-fiction equivalent of The Stand--the kind of compulsive Stephen King-esque epic that captivates and horrifies."--Globe & Mail

"The Cartel and The Force were high water marks in the genre in terms of ambition and reach, and Winslow has excelled again. . . This is Winslow at his sensational best."--Financial Times

"With clear-eyed determination and an almost Shakespearean grasp of human nature, Winslow takes readers on an unforgettable journey."--Publishers Weekly [starred review]

"These angry, often heartbreaking books stand as the definitive fictional rendering of an ongoing modern tragedy. . . . The Border guides us through a savage, wholly believable world. The result is a powerful--and painful--journey through a contemporary version of hell. Rarely has hell been so compelling."--Washington Post

"A landmark moment in crime fiction. . . . It is Winslow's remarkable ability to translate the utter fiasco of our 5-year War on Drugs into the most wrenching of human stories, tragedy seemingly without end, that gives this novel its unparalleled power."--Booklist [starred review]

I've read one of his, California Fire and Life, and I have three others of his. I think I read this one because I heard that he was supposed to be kind of like Robert Crais so i thought I'd give him a try. The others I picked up at sales, either in person or on Kindle.

The ones I have but haven't read yet are A Cool Breeze on the Underground, The Dawn Patrol and The Force.

It was kind of strange. I had just read a Robert Crais involving the Russian mob and then I read the California Fire which also involved the Russian mob. Both of these are the Russian mob in California. Maybe that's a serious problem there, I don't know.

Nigeyb wrote: "Does anyone else like Don Winslow?


I have only read The Power of the Dog trilogy.

Actually thats not quite accurate. I read - and loved - the first two books: [book:The Power of ..."

I also loved The Force and California Fire and life

Nigeyb wrote: "Does anyone else like Don Winslow?


I have only read The Power of the Dog trilogy.

Actually thats not quite accurate. I read - and loved - the first two books: The Power of the Dog and The Cartel

I am about halfway through The Border (2019), which is the final part of the trilogy."

I've finished.

A stunning conclusion to the trilogy...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5/5

I've had a vague eye on Winslow's Border Trilogy but have never read him - your enthusiasm, as usual, is infectious!

I do wonder if he's a bit too blokey but, on reflection, I doubt it. I'd be very interested in your reaction if you decide to take the plunge RC