T.J English's Havana Nocturne is an interesting look at the Cuban revolution from the view of the men who lost the most to Castro, the American Mafia. English ties together a host of characters, Fidel and Raul Castro, Cuban dictator Batista and American Mobster Meyer Lansky. Havana Nocturne presents two completely different groups of people, a group of political outcasts and rebels living in the jungle, and wealthy gangsters, politicians and celebrities from America and how their stories collided into a violent climax.
-Bruce Lee
This book sounds very intersting. Was it very historical or did it have a plot? Like did it just explain what happened during the Cuban revolution or mainly focus on the details that have been found?
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ReplyDeleteThis book sounds like a great read. It would be interesting to learn about pre-revolution Cuba and its ties to the mafia. How long is this book? Is it an easy read?
ReplyDeleteMy book was about the revolution in Cuba as well. This seems like a different point of view then mine though. None the less sounds like a good book
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I love a good mob story, but this seems like it incorporated lots of history and mostly politics. Am i right in saying that?
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That sounds really interesting. My book featured an event where America affected the internal politics of a foreign nation. Did yours delve into that aspect of Cuba?
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The mob scene is something i find very interesting for two reasons; how people come to such power as mob leaders have in the past, and how these people are able to do what they do. Definitely a book I would consider reading.
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I too read a book that mentioned the Cuban Revolution and it's role in the banana trade. The revolution as a whole is very interesting to learn about, especially in terms of how it affected the nation's trade.
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