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BarbaraBB
Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord | Louis de Bernieres
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Mehso-so

This is a satirical portrait of what seems to be #Colombia, a country tormented by coca lords and an incapable government. Señor Vivo is very critical of drugs lord Pablo Ecobandodo, who in turns wants him dead. By luck, naivity and magical realism, Vivo manages to survive each attempt on his life. People believe he is a kind of savior and start following him.
A so-so read. Obviously no García Márquez.

#ReadingTheAmericas2023 ??
#1001books

squirrelbrain I read a few of this ‘series‘ a while ago, even though I didn‘t love them! 12mo
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Ruthiella Interesting! I was gonna go with Florida for this category. So US-centric of me! I so could expand that! 12mo
Cinfhen Interesting…I can‘t remember if I read my #Colombia book yet 🤷🏼‍♀️ 12mo
BarbaraBB @Ruthiella Lol I would never think of the US for Sunshine noir, but maybe that‘s exactly what the prompt means.. I was thinking of the southern hemisphere 🤷🏻‍♀️ 12mo
Librarybelle Lots of challenges covered! 12mo
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elkeOriginal
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The latest Rivers of London was just the antidote for a bit of a reading slump. After 8 books I worried I might be getting tired of the series but there are some excellent developments here to make me rededicate myself to it! Very cool larger magical world plot points as well as Peter‘s personal life made for a fun read. Very satisfying indeed. I do wish there was more Nightingale though…
#riversoflondon #magicalmystery

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