"El Narco: The Bloody Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels" Review
(Before I start, I just want to say that I will post both posts on this blog and videos on Youtube more often now, as I've left the boarding school.)
Basic Info:
In El Narco, Grillo takes a close look at the Mexican drug trade, starting with the term "El Narco", which has come to represent the vast, faceless criminal network of drug traffickers who cast a murderous shadow over Mexico.
Originally published: September 2011
Page count: 336
Genre: Non-fiction
Goodreads Rating: 4/5 from 2,391 votes.
Review: Excellent but bloody study of Mexicos Cartels is well researched and written.
Drugs.Violence.Cartels.Religion.Culture.Torture.Economy.El Narco deals with all of these,and more. Not only does it deal with all these topics, but it manages to string them all together, to make each one relevant to the others in some way. It can be confusing, with all the different characters and facts, but if you concentrate, it's worth it. Deeply researched, enganging and written from the heart. this book is a definite win, although stomach-twisting in parts, as Grillo relates the relentless and bloody rampage of the cartels, making this book NOT for kids.
El Narco is divided into three parts: History, which relates the rise of Mexicos Criminal Insurgency; Anatomy, which describes and analyses the trade, and Destiny, which looks into the future and suggests different ways with which to gain peace.
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