indrosius's review against another edition
3.0
Prieš paimdama šią knygą į rankas apie Pablo Escobaro žinojau tik tiek, kad jis buvo galingiausias Kolumbijos ir visos Pietų Amerikos narkotikų prekeivis. Ką gi, knyga davė gana detalų ir ydomų pasakojimą apie jį patį kaip šeimos žmogų ir draugą. Tikėjausi daugiau pasakojimo apie narkotikų kontrabandą ir kaip viskas veikia, bet apie tai buvo gana mažai parašyta. Negalėjau skaityti tu dalių, kuriose jo sūnus verkšleno ir skundėsi, kaip jam nepasisekė, kad neteko viso turto. Skaitydama varčiau akis ir galvojau kaip toks tėvas gali užaugint toki nevykėlį sūnų, kuris viskuo skundžiasi, atrodo lyg prašo skaitytojų jo gailėtis, nes o varge kaip jam nepasisekė. Visa kita knygos dalis, kuri buvo sukoncentruota i Pablo Escobaro patiko, patiko paskaitinėti apie jo nevaržomą gyvenimą ir auksinius laikus.
chublaikhan's review against another edition
2.0
This writing style of this book made it a pretty rough to read. It was pure information dump with unclear transitions. I wasn’t sure when a story was more or less impactful than the one before it, and was often confused as to how it related. There were so many people and Escobar often would introduce someone briefly only to talk about them pages/chapters later with the assumption we should know who they were or why they were significant.
The subject itself was compelling enough to get me through it, but even that turned a bit sour when you hear about the author *finally* getting asylum in Mozambique (basically the only country to allow them passage) only to leave days later because they couldn’t handle the poor surroundings, saying he’d rather risk his life in Columbia than live in those conditions. Mmmkayyy
The subject itself was compelling enough to get me through it, but even that turned a bit sour when you hear about the author *finally* getting asylum in Mozambique (basically the only country to allow them passage) only to leave days later because they couldn’t handle the poor surroundings, saying he’d rather risk his life in Columbia than live in those conditions. Mmmkayyy
mycriminalmind's review against another edition
5.0
Her er min omtale av Min Far Pablo Escobar. Linken fører til min bokblogg. https://mineboker.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/min-far-pablo-escobar-av-juan-pablo-escobar/
gharley77's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.75
dibooks's review against another edition
4.0
É um relato íntimo sobre o lado familiar de um dos maiores e mais violentos traficantes da história. A vida de Pablo vista pelo filho, que mesmo depois da morte do pai tem de lidar com as consequências dos atos deste. Histórias desconhecidas e verdades repostas. Essencial para quem tem curiosidade sobre esta tão simbólica figura, capaz do melhor e do pior
theediblewoman's review against another edition
2.0
I found this book hard to follow for a few reasons. There were way too many names and organizations to keep track of. It would've been helpful to have a chart or breakdown at the beginning of the book differentiating who was family, who was friend and who was foe. The author also skipped back and forth in time periods at some points, which made it confusing.
If you have even a mild interest in Pablo Escobar, you probably won't find a lot of new information in this book. There were a few personal insights included, but reading about a mega rich family evading the law and hiding out, no matter how "great" of a father Pablo Escobar was, just doesn't feel right. I also have a hard time believing that Juan Pablo and his mother were completely innocent and pure people after Pablo died. At the end of the day, I didn't really gain any information or joy from reading this book. Tedious.
If you have even a mild interest in Pablo Escobar, you probably won't find a lot of new information in this book. There were a few personal insights included, but reading about a mega rich family evading the law and hiding out, no matter how "great" of a father Pablo Escobar was, just doesn't feel right. I also have a hard time believing that Juan Pablo and his mother were completely innocent and pure people after Pablo died. At the end of the day, I didn't really gain any information or joy from reading this book. Tedious.