SUMMARY: Review of The Feast of the Goat, Mario Vargas Llosa’s book on Dominican Republic’s dictator of 30 years, Rafael Trujillo.
Tag: books
The Start-Up of You
SUMMARY: My review of The Start-Up of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha.
Marching Powder: A Gringo Mule in Bolivian Prison
SUMMARY: Review of Marching Powder by Rusty Young, a look at San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
Henry Miller’s Expat Exploits in Tropic of Cancer
SUMMARY: Review of Tropic of Cancer, the signature novel by fellow degenerate expat and ugly American: Henry Miller.
Killing Pablo: Summary and Review
SUMMARY: My review and definitive post on cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.
FARC, Guerrillas, and Paramilitaries in Colombia
SUMMARY: Brief history written by Michael Reid’s Forgotten Continent on the armed conflict in Colombia involving FARC, ELN, paramilitaries, and of course the Colombian state.