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evadis's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting story, but annoying narrator. I really disliked Vallejo's arrogance and constant fixation on how beautiful she is, how young she looks, how much she weighs and how every rich man wants to be with her. Some self-mockery would have been great.
aneemithu's review against another edition
How this woman wasn’t killed is beyond me. She constantly tells Escobar that he’s ugly and stupid. Like constantly goes on about how smart she is in comparison to him!
She tries to act like she’s all high and mighty but knows exactly how he’s made his fortune, knows he’s a murderer, is having an affair with a married man while saying how she’d never do that and keeps talking about his charity work like that makes everything better 😒🤦🏻♀️
I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I gave up. Kept waiting for something more to happen but it was just her going on about having the affair and all the people she met and how important she felt. That was kind of it. Wasn’t for me 🙃
She tries to act like she’s all high and mighty but knows exactly how he’s made his fortune, knows he’s a murderer, is having an affair with a married man while saying how she’d never do that and keeps talking about his charity work like that makes everything better 😒🤦🏻♀️
I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I gave up. Kept waiting for something more to happen but it was just her going on about having the affair and all the people she met and how important she felt. That was kind of it. Wasn’t for me 🙃
ssuussannn's review against another edition
2.0
Het was een perspectief in het Escobar-verhaal waar ik nog wel benieuwd naar was, maar het is erg moeilijk (onmogelijk) sympathie te voelen voor iemand die het voor elkaar krijgt op 1 pagina de allergrootste diamant uit te mogen zoeken én te klagen over armoede. Die keer op keer vertelt hóe rijk precies haar minnaar/vriend/scharrel is, hoeveel designerpakjes ze heeft, hoe beroemd en mooi ze is, met hoeveel geld ze een middagje mocht gaan shoppen in New York, maar zichzelf als hét grote slachtoffer van het verhaal beschouwt. Qua ego waren ze waarschijnlijk een goede match.
emoacademia's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book. I learned about Escobar in a Drug Wars of the America’s class in college, but nothing majorly in depth. I noticed some people had trouble stomaching the thought of this book and subsequent movie because they did not want to support something that glamorized a person who caused so much pain to the people of Colombia, so I was hesitant to read for the same reason, but I’m glad I read it. Is Virginia completely innocent? No. She grew to know and hate the bad side of Escobar, but their relationship was not as black and white as some people like to make it. It’s very unsettling the way the book stays with you. You do begin to feel empathy and heartache for Virginia and for the man Pablo might have been. That’s all I’ll say. She wrote a very compelling account of her time with Pablo and I would recommend the book to anyone who wants to know more about Escobar’s story than we get from what we see on TV or read in history books.
ally_bur's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
2.0
This should have been 150 pages shorter. If you’re really interested in the nitty gritty details of Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking enterprise and important players and events, read this. Otherwise, skip it.
kulwanotes's review against another edition
4.0
Its a book on how Virginia was making love with Pablo, How romantic and Caring pablo was to her, how he bought and living lavishly from Pablo's Money, and how Drug Lords such as Orjuelas brother wanted to be oj bed with her. Inshort he enjoyed narcos money. I like when an author is Honest regardless what public think or expected.
claudiia's review against another edition
4.0
Am descoperit povestea unei femei celebre din Columbia. O femeie puternică, care a trecut prin multe și nu s-a lăsat doborâta. Pentru ca l-a iubit foarte mult pe celebrul traficant de droguri: a auzit cele mai oribile amenințări, și-a pierdut slujba și nu o mai angaja nimeni, a rămas fără bani, dar integritatea nu și-a pierdut-o niciodată. După ce l-a iubit și a încercat sa îl aducă pe drumul cel bun timp de 5 ani, cu o putere incredibila a hotărât ca îl urăște pe Escobar (chiar dacă pe Pablo îl va iubi toată viața, acela pe care îl știa ea, nu monstrul în care s-a transformat) și a început sa colaboreze cu Interpolul.