I don't know what led me to Taibo. Did Mark Sullivan mention
him recently when there was a discussion of off-beat
hardboiled writers? That's where I got Behm from, I
know.
Anyway, I was a little unsure about this book because I, for
some reason or other, had the impression that it had a
reputation for being "literary," but it was a decent book.
Not avant garde or weird at all. I guess it does have a
strong Proletariat side to it, and he does grind on it pretty
heavy, but I still liked it.
Hector is a Mexico City private detective. Taibo works hard
on evoking the city but I think his Proletariat-colored
glasses hinders him. Instead of feeling the city, you feel
his politics. The characters are eccentric, funny, touching,
interesting, and believable.
miker
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