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Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

The Cartel

Finished Philly McMahons book The Choice last week 

If by "The Cartel" you mean the book by Don Winslow then that's a decent read. It's nowhere near as good as "The Power of the Dog" which is the precursor to it and is fantastic. That is the definitive history on the Mexican dopewars replete with the US governments sordid involvement in it. 

I just bought Winslows most recent book called "The Force" which I'm looking forward to. 
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Who wrote the 'Power of the Dog'? Sounds interesting.
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Who wrote the 'Power of the Dog'? Sounds interesting.


Winslow wrote it also. He fictionalises the names of characters but they are all based on real people. 

For example, I noticed that one of his protagonists was last month arrested and sentenced to 50 years. 


He does a massive amount of research for his work but it pays off.

If you like that type of material then I would also strongly recommend James Ellroy and particularly his Underworld USA trilogy; American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousland and Bloods a Rover.  
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I will try that one first and see if I enjoy it. Thanks.
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

I will try that one first and see if I enjoy it. Thanks.

Yeah give it a go. His writing style isn't especially evocative or eloquent. It's more about the level of detail. It will lay out quite clearly how Mexico got into this state. 
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Originally posted by MC Hammered MC Hammered wrote:

Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

The Cartel

Finished Philly McMahons book The Choice last week 

If by "The Cartel" you mean the book by Don Winslow then that's a decent read. It's nowhere near as good as "The Power of the Dog" which is the precursor to it and is fantastic. That is the definitive history on the Mexican dopewars replete with the US governments sordid involvement in it. 

I just bought Winslows most recent book called "The Force" which I'm looking forward to. 



Power of the Dog is excellent. 

I'm guessing but I'd reckon RB is talking about a book by some Irish journalists on The Kinahans.
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yeah it’s the Kinahan one 
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Originally posted by Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio wrote:

yeah it’s the Kinahan one 

Iirc it has a lot of info but the writing style is fairly poor.
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Is it in the style of that **** Williams? Is he still being paid to write?
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Is it in the style of that **** Williams? Is he still being paid to write?


Not really, it's like it was written by a 14 year old.The writer would be terrible at scrabble. 
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Originally posted by rossieman rossieman wrote:

Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Is it in the style of that **** Williams? Is he still being paid to write?


Not really, it's like it was written by a 14 year old.The writer would be terrible at scrabble. 
That is exactly what I meant!
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by rossieman rossieman wrote:

Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Is it in the style of that **** Williams? Is he still being paid to write?


Not really, it's like it was written by a 14 year old.The writer would be terrible at scrabble. 
That is exactly what I meant!

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Finished reading Black Klansman recently.Enjoyable book about under cover cops in the US infiltrating KKK,investigation was lead by a black detective. 
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just finished the Echoland series by Joe Joyce. Insight into Ireland during the war. 
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Which war?
I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong.
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Shantaram - gregory david roberts

About a convicted aussie robber and heroin addict who escaped prison and flees to mumbai/bombay. Very good read so far. 900+ pages, but easy to rip through it
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Originally posted by alihau41 alihau41 wrote:

Shantaram - gregory david roberts

About a convicted aussie robber and heroin addict who escaped prison and flees to mumbai/bombay. Very good read so far. 900+ pages, but easy to rip through it

It’s a great book. The last 1/3 goes off in a tangent that’s unnecessary but a superb story.
They is always talk of making a movie out of it but it hasn’t happened yet.

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Originally posted by Zinedine Kilbane 110 Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

Originally posted by alihau41 alihau41 wrote:

Shantaram - gregory david roberts

About a convicted aussie robber and heroin addict who escaped prison and flees to mumbai/bombay. Very good read so far. 900+ pages, but easy to rip through it

It’s a great book. The last 1/3 goes off in a tangent that’s unnecessary but a superb story.
They is always talk of making a movie out of it but it hasn’t happened yet.

I read that a few years ago,really enjoyable but is it mostly bullsh*t ?
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