Way Down on the High Lonely
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.51 (692 Votes) |
Asin | : | 3518465821 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 326 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
Language | : | German |
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Hard Hitting High Desert Drama This is my first outing with Don Winslow's Neal Carey series after enjoying the fine "California Fire & Life," I reaffirmed that Mr. Winslow is a careful and crafty writer. The setting in the Nevada high desert country is well rendered and atmospheric. The dialogue is crisp, though slightly portentous. The characters are larger than life, but carefully drawn.Neal is a member of a mysterious group, "Friends of the Family" who undertake quasi-legal jobs at the behest. "good, but not great" according to A Customer. The Winslow series featuring Neal Carey, has a certain charisma. Always well written and entertaining. The characters in this one are a little too stereotyped and the goings on a little too predictable. But, as always, a fun and quick read. Check out the whole series for a good time without too much to think about. "Cool Breeze On the Underground" still the best of them.. Reading Winslow Ken C. Having read all of Don Winslow's later novels, it's now time to see how this fine author developed, so I am reading some of his early works. Way Down on the High Lonely starts out so well, typical Winslow. He takes the rugged area of eastern Nevada and makes it so appealing. But when it turns ugly, the book loses some interest for me. In his later novels Winslow takes an almost poetic look at violence and corruption, but here it is just violent. The ugliness of the