Savages - [9/10]

This was a really cool and different read. I loved the unique style this book was written in, I have never read something like that and I extremely enjoy when an author changes it up. It was a great blend of action and drama that kept me captivated throughout, and was written so poetically, with chops and breaks throughout. Bit of a shorter read but it certainly got the job done. I also love when an author drops their own philosophical tidbits, one that stuck with me was ‘advertising gives beautiful names to ugly things, pornography gives ugly names to beautiful things.’ A really creative book with likeable characters and great scene/story building. This book has so much in such little pages, took me a little to process afterwards, which is a good thing. 

Author: Don Winslow



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