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Evening Standard
`It's no mean achievement to make the world of surfing fascinating to confirmed landlubbers ... Slowly builds to a moving, lethal climax that will take your breath away.'
Henry Sutton, The Mirror
`Winslow creates ripping plots ... Convincing characters, an exotic setting ... Winslow knows exactly when to pile on the pressure.'
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I read The Power of the Dog, I knew I had found an author that delivered imagery in an exceptionally powerful way with the use of simple language. Better than James Ellroy. I've since read all of his books (California Fire and Life being the best) and eagerly awaited this release.
Sadly, The Dawn Patrol simply didn't work for me. The technical descriptions of surfing just don't take me out on the water, and it feels somewhat contrived to be weaved into the central plot of gangsters and trafficking. Yes, the on shore action is slick and stylish, though even this lacks the depth and complexity of previous stories.
All up, a good holiday read.
Sadly, The Dawn Patrol simply didn't work for me. The technical descriptions of surfing just don't take me out on the water, and it feels somewhat contrived to be weaved into the central plot of gangsters and trafficking. Yes, the on shore action is slick and stylish, though even this lacks the depth and complexity of previous stories.
All up, a good holiday read.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was part Elmore Leonard, part Ross Thomas. But with too much distance to the characters. They really don't matter because you can't get close to them due to the smartness of the structure(a lot of tiny chapeters). And the author seems more interested in given us a lot of history lessons about the development of California then create suspence and action. The book never takes the story serious, but whitout beeing funny. Well, I give another of his books a try, but I'm not that hopeful.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can't see any point in this book at all, a series of cliches written in Beavis and Butthead surfer language. Is this really the same writer who wrote the mesmerisingly good Power of the Dog? Power of the Dog is so good that I will continue to try more Don Winslow books, but unless you are really into dumbed down surfer fiction this is one to avoid.
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great read
Don Winslow has very quickly become an automatic purchase for me so I bought Dawn Patrol without really knowing what it was about. Read more
Published 12 months ago by I. B. Pitbladdo
Cheesy, shallow, derivative.
I misguidedly got this out of the library on the basis that apparently, Winslow's 'The Power Of The Dog' is some kind of masterpiece. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Amanda Huggenkiss
Great beach read
His breeziest book since 'The Death and Life of Bobby Z' and none the worst for it. If you want a Serious Read, go for his 'Power of the Dog'; this is laid-back and celebratory,... Read more
Published on 27 July 2009 by Nick
Wouldn't it be nice....
A Californian ex-cop, turned beach bum, turned PI; only Don Winslow could pass this off: and, for my money, he does it with a style of writing that either you like or it... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2008 by Michael Watson
An interesting author
Samueltyler has summed up this book very well really. It's an easy read - I read it quite quickly while relaxing by a Spanish pool. Read more
Published on 20 July 2008 by elliott ness
Surf Till You Die
Don Winslow has fast become my favourite author with his gritty noir crime novels. The likes of 'Power of the Dog' will remain with me for the rest of my life as some of the... Read more
Published on 9 July 2008 by Sam
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