R.J. Ellory
Paperback | Pages: 518 pages Rating: 4.04 | 1121 Users | 112 Reviews
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| Original Title: | A Quiet Vendetta |
| ISBN: | 0752877402 (ISBN13: 9780752877402) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New Orleans, Louisiana(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Prix des libraires du Québec for Lauréats hors Québec (2010) |
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Another fantastic book by R J Ellory, but I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the others, particularly Candlemoth, but it's extremely enjoyable and I couldn't put it down.I won't go into the plot details, as this is covered by other reviewers, but I particularly liked (and I know I shouldn't!) Ernesto Perez and the brilliant, Ray Hartmann. They are some of the strongest and likeable characters I have ever come across. Ernesto, in particular for me, as he was the bad guy with a heart of gold. The pace was completely breathtaking in the last quarter and, although I wanted answers, I really, by that stage,didn't want it to end.
I just love how R J Ellory writes with fast paced plots, twists and turns around every corner and strong, wonderful characters.
Excellent.
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| Title | : | A Quiet Vendetta |
| Author | : | R.J. Ellory |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 518 pages |
| Published | : | March 8th 2006 by Orion (first published 2005) |
| Categories | : | Thriller. Fiction. Mystery. Crime |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 1121 Users | 112 ReviewsCommentary Appertaining To Books A Quiet Vendetta
This was an absolute nightmare to read. Ellory went into too many details about the Perez's life that I was not interested at all in and that I didn't think added anything to the story. And it was a bit cliché about a thug's life. I struggled to finish it. It could have made a great story if he had kept it more simple and shorter.
The plot was more or less OK. Now that concludes the nice part of this review. The problem is that both protagonists have bruised souls, and tend to ruminate about life quite often. Mostly these ruminations are predictable, repetitious, shallow and boring. Cliché is piled upon cliché, and while the writer's at it, he also tends to elaborate on the history of Cuba, American Mafia Wars, even a little politics. All with an ample supply of names and dates thrown in. Sometimes you wonder why there
Overrated. Think cheese noodles of the noir genre.
A longish but ultimately satisfying read.
This is the seventh book by R.J. Ellory that I have read. He's written a couple of my favorite books. This wasn't one of them.What I like most about Ellory books is a strong main character that is very understandable and relate-able. A certain angst that I just get.That character is missing here.A Quiet Vendetta is anything but quiet. It's a long-winded spiral from a police procedural down into a synopsis of the history of communist Cuba, as much detail and evil doing as you could possibly want,
Up there with Mario Puzo's The Godfather
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