The Last Kilo by T.J. English tells the story of Willy Falcon and his cocaine empire, Los Muchachos, which thrived in the 1980s and 1990s. The book is criticized for its lack of moral judgment and for not challenging the perspectives of its subjects, making the characters flat and uninteresting.
The Last Kilo by T.J. English delves into the rise and fall of Willy Falcon and his cocaine trafficking organization, Los Muchachos. The book is a true crime narrative set against the backdrop of 1980s Miami, detailing how Falcon and his associates built a lucrative drug empire. However, the review criticizes the book for its moral ambiguity. The author, while critical of the U.S. government's War on Drugs, fails to adequately challenge the actions and perspectives of Falcon and his associates. This lack of critical analysis makes the characters one-dimensional and the narrative less engaging. The reviewer finds the book more disgusting than interesting, as it seems to absolve the criminals of their actions without providing a nuanced exploration of their motivations and consequences.
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This book has a morality problem.
English, in this book, takes numerous shots at the U.S. government for their actions in this time period.
You can't bring drugs to a country and then say, "well it's not my fault people are killing each other over it.