by Leonardo Padura, Peter Bush (Translator)
bookshelves: autumn-2014, cuba, noir, play-dramatisation, radio-4, series, translation, published-1997, mystery-thriller, glbt, under-500-ratings Read from November 29 to 30, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04stc63Description: Lieutenant Mario Conde's fondly held prejudices are tested by ...
I've lost interest - though this is, I think, a little better than Havana Blue, Padura's characters are finally somewhat artificial and stilted. And plot is not usually enough to carry a book all by itself. The prose can be good, but it is not overwhelming. And so it's simply not worth the effort. M...
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