Review by Munachimso_Nwaogazie -- Gringo

Munachimso_Nwaogazie · Post by **Munachimso_Nwaogazie** » 16 Aug 2020, 12:04

[Following is a volunteer review of "Gringo" by Dan "Tito" Davis.]

3 out of 4 stars

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Gringo: My Life on the Edge as an International Fugitive by Dan “Tito” Davis covers the life of the author. The writer began the book by introducing his family and the financial standing of his parents. He then led his readers into his early years. At a very young age, he started earning money and during these years, he worked as a flag boy and as a cleaner of horses and stables. As he grew older, he started selling and distributing a drug popularly known as "White Crosses." At a point, he graduated into selling illegal drugs, and he was caught and sent to prison but came out after a short period because of the connections he had. Later on, he was framed for selling drugs he knew nothing about, and considering that all odds were against him, he resorted to evading prison time by deserting the United States of America.

This book highlights drug trade as well as the adventures of the author. Dan “Tito” Davis first went to Mexico and while on the run, he visited different parts of several countries like Colombia, Venezuela, Germany, and India.

His life as a fugitive was a mixture of good, ugly, exciting, and sad. He, however, lived a normal life except that he was always paranoid whenever he came across military checkpoints or accosted by authorities. Dan made friends, found love, established, and ran businesses while on the run.

The book elicited different emotions in me and they range from empathy, pity, love, and sadness and they came rushing out at different points due to the situation the writer or persons mentioned in the book were in or because of an event that occurred.

I loved the flow of words in the book, the sincerity of the writer while telling his story, and the detailed nature of the narration of the life of the writer. However, I did not like the fact that the book ended abruptly. While this might be a minor issue for some readers, this isn’t the case for me because it affected my overall appreciation of the book, and for this reason, I’m giving this book a rating of three out of four stars.

While reading the book, my reading pleasure was not disrupted at any point by any form of error as the book is professionally edited. The book contains a few vulgar words, and it has erotic scenes. Lovers of memoirs and people who love reading about the lives of others will appreciate Gringo: My Life on the Edge as an International Fugitive, and I recommend it to them.

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AnnOgochukwu · Post by **AnnOgochukwu** » 18 Aug 2020, 07:55

I guess I can say that this book has a happy ending.
Nice review.

Olabode Joshua · Post by **Olabode Joshua** » 18 Aug 2020, 10:50

Lovely review. The title alone already says a lot about the book. Well done.

Kanda_theGreat · Post by **Kanda_theGreat** » 19 Aug 2020, 05:04

David must have really shouldered a lot but amazingly weathered it all. Your review is well-written.

Doziesixtus · Post by **Doziesixtus** » 19 Aug 2020, 13:15

It takes a lot of creativity for an author to incite those emotions you had while reading the book. Tito really faced a lot of hardship in drug business. Nice review Munachi.