Jeff's review
God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre
by Richard Grant
Jeff's review
God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre by Richard Grant
Jeff's review
rating:
A strangely fascinating story of a journalist who decided to head down the Mexico's Sierra Madre region in spite of the fact that everyone told him he'd definitely get himself killed there. And he nearly did.
I found this book interesting for two reasons.. first of all, I had no idea exactly how wild the Sierra Madre was. After reading this, I think I'd rather be dropped naked in Baghdad than in the middle of Sinaloa. I've read a number of books on Mexico and it's narco-culture, but never found such a good view of the everyday life aspect of kids running around with AK-47's.
The second reason that I enjoyed this so much was the author's general tone. In a nutshell, he believed (and clearly states up front) that because he'd been in rough places before, he'd be able to trust his instincts and make it through the Sierra Madre. And he was horribly wrong.
Anyway, a good, entertaining read..
I found this book interesting for two reasons.. first of all, I had no idea exactly how wild the Sierra Madre was. After reading this, I think I'd rather be dropped naked in Baghdad than in the middle of Sinaloa. I've read a number of books on Mexico and it's narco-culture, but never found such a good view of the everyday life aspect of kids running around with AK-47's.
The second reason that I enjoyed this so much was the author's general tone. In a nutshell, he believed (and clearly states up front) that because he'd been in rough places before, he'd be able to trust his instincts and make it through the Sierra Madre. And he was horribly wrong.
Anyway, a good, entertaining read..
