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I was hovering over 3 most of the time, pretty good, but very close to the edge & a bit much pretty often. The Baja Cartel want Ben and Chon to grow exclusively for them, so much so that they send a rather confronting video to Chon for his viewing pleasure. July 13th 2010 It's what you would get if you put Diablo Cody's "Juno" character into a movie about a brutal drug war in which a bunch of people, including children, are killed. We’d love your help. Here's a fun tally: the book has 302 pages and 290 chapters, including what has become a very infamous two-word Chapter 1. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published “Savages” is on the surface a full-out action thriller about a trio of Laguna Beach kids who have become very wealthy off hydro farming and their battle with the Baja cartel that wants in on their action. What did Donald Trump say about the KKK?

A pastiche of Tarantino, Roger Avary, Ritchie, Brett Easton Ellis etc.

Ben & Chon are two Southern California dope dealers who manufacture and distribute some of the most potent pot available. Don Winslow Films - #NotMyChild. Not only did that not matter one whit, it actually made the experience even better.


The names for people, places, & things were fun. Chon (a nickname based on his real name, John) is an ex-Navy SEAL and Afghanistan veteran with a bad attitude and sincere belief that most people are just pretending to be civilized. Review to come in August. Her storied... Sign and send the petition: The Senate must wait until after Inauguration Day to confirm a new Supreme Court justice. And how. Videos are important to get ideas and emotions across but nothing is more important than ALL of us staying engaged and working to get the vote out 92 days.

But now they may have come up against something that they can't handle -- the Mexican Baja Cartel wants in, sending them the message that a "no" is unacceptable. Look, I DIDN'T KNOW. But, the thing about “Savages” is that that it may be about more than just a drug war thriller. To create our... Part-time environmentalist and philanthropist Ben and his ex-mercenary buddy Chon run a Laguna Beach-based marijuana operation, reaping significant profits from their loyal clientele. Platz International (0), San Francisco Book Festival for General Fiction (2011).

These two words set up the feel of this novel really well. In the past when their turf was challenged, Chon took care of eliminating the threat. My son gave me this for my birthday after I’d sung Don Winslow’s praises to him multiple times. 1 . Welcome back.

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Um, we're not squeamish, right book club?

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The corny wordplay and ridiculous geographic nicknames peppered throughout the book are just painful to read.

But now they may have come up against something that they can't handle -- the Mexican Baja Cartel wants i. Part-time environmentalist and philanthropist Ben and his ex-mercenary buddy Chon run a Laguna Beach-based marijuana operation, reaping significant profits from their loyal clientele. When their mutual girlfriend, O (short for Ophelia), is kidnapped - all bets are off. Ben, a Buddhist and Chon, a gun-toting ex-US solider run into trouble with an invading Mexican drug cartel.

They see you trying to be reasonable and compromise and see it as a sign of weakness that they are going to exploit. (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.

Then there is O; their girlfriend.
Secondly: glad I read this for book club-- I mean, aside form subjecting your sweet little eyes to to such vulgarities, my dears-- because I honestly haven't yet d Um, we're not …

When the Baja Cartel wants them to do business for them, and they decline, the downward spiral begins. A hatchet job. I do not, on the other hand, recommend reading it in a setting where you sit inches from strangers who may read over your shoulder and judge you for all the language and graphic sex and violence. Mystery thriller writer Don Winslow brings all his skills as a dramatist to bear, yet again, in this ad which is targeted at mothers.

The quirk overload just doesn't fit. 'Savages' is another SoCal drug book, and along with 'The Power of the Dog' and 'The Cartel', goes a long way toward educating readers about the issues at our southern border. Despite their differences, the two men are best friends and even knowingly share a girlfriend, Ophelia (also known as O. On Friday September 18, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a women's rights icon, died at 87. My brother loaned it to me to read on a plane, and I definitely recommend reading it in a context where you can take two hours and just fly through the whole thing at one go. In the past when their turf was challenged, Chon took care of eliminating the threat.

No quarter given. Ben and Chon are the oddest of odd couples. Ben is a brilliant botanist and liberal do-gooder who spends his spare time in third world countries setting up clinics and schools. SAVAGES is a hybrid of Winslow’s astute analysis of the Mexican Cartel and ultra-modern love story of a super hot trio residing in the surfing community of Laguna Beach. I usually don't go for books where the style overshadows the substance, but when a book has this much style it's really hard to resist. End Trump's Hate. ), who loves sex and shopping almost as much as she loves Ben and Chon. We must have accurate and complete results. Each paragraph like a stick of dynamite; it's the paragraph, the singular block that comprises the graphic novel that's very much post-YA, post-Bret E Ellis punch to the face... & of course it's very amoral & gruesome. And you'd be unsurprised to discover that you're right. ), who loves sex and. This content was created by a Daily Kos Community member. One could say Ben, Chon, and O have got themselves over their heads…. 1 . Donald Trump wants you to hurt your own child for his re-election.