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S'està carregant… Mule: A Novel of Moving Weightde Tony D'Souza
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. This book just did not work for me, I liked the writing but the story I just lost interest in, I am sure others will enjoy it. ( ) Tony D’Souza doesn’t make the life of a drug courier attractive in any way. Anxiety is a constant backdrop in Mule. From the financial anxiety of an out-of-work writer with a wife and baby on the way, to that of a courier trying to cover his tracks and not attract notice, to a successful trafficker constantly concerned about being double-crossed or arrested. In Mule, James is all three of these as his involvement in the business progresses. It takes a toll on all aspects of his life that the money cannot entirely salve. D’Souza keeps the story tight as a bowstring, the tension and unease constant and unrelenting. I found "Mule," a novel by Tony D'Souza, to be difficult reading, but not in the usual sense. It's a terrific book and easy enough to follow. It's just that it is about the illegal drug business, a subject I prefer to not even think about, let alone read about. When I met the author last fall in St. Petersburg, Fla., he spoke about the detailed research he did to prepare for writing this novel, and it shows. The story is practically a how-to book, as D'Souza goes into amazing detail about how marijuana is transported across the country and distributed to dealers. But it is also a why-not book, as he shows the consequences that can and often do follow. James, the narrator, is a married freelance writer who is doing very well until economy nosedives and publications will no longer buy what he offers. Looking for a way to support his family temporarily, he agrees to become a mule, driving pot across country from California to Florida. The money is good, and so is the pot, which Kate, his wife, indulges in, even if James avoids it. Yet soon enough, things begin to sour. James finds himself doing things, even violent things, he could not have imagined himself ever doing. As law enforcement begins closing in on his operation and both his supplier and his main buyer get nervous, James worries not just about going to prison, but also about keeping himself and his family alive. D'Souza insisted at his Florida appearance that he has never smoked or dealt pot, but his novel demonstrates that he may know as much about the trade as many of those who do. Well, at first, I could not read this book fast enough - the story and its telling was so engaging (James and Kate both high flying successful couple makes it big and then the crash, and they are unemployed) that I was really taken in by this novel. I found the almost "how to be a drug mule" research to be very readable, but then the last 10 pages came as the book ended, and it just totally lost me. I felt like James was on a downward spiral, but I never expected such a disconnected resolution. That really ruined it for me. Mule by Tony D'Souza has only one main charactor - greed. The plot, so thin that the story is a whisker from being an allegory, just sets the stage for greed. And greed kicks everything to the curb. The book is moderately interesting in broadly addressing the interdependance of law breakers and law enforcers, human nature, drug culture, entitlement and values. It seems difficult to find any commonality with the charactors. Author's style is a plus, and it will get most readers through the book with some satisfation. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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HTML: A young family man caught in the Great Recession turns to running marijuana cross-country to make ends meet in this "timely, witty, and fast-paced" novel (Booklist). No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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