Bowden, Killing Pablo

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Review of Bowden, Killing Pablo

The book by Mark Bowden that is entitled killing Pablo has grown to become an exciting book that is loved by many. It is a book that takes one on a journalistic approach to the documentation on the life of Pablo Escobar (Mark, 2). It looks at a man who will be justly remembered by many for his crimes and being as one of the most notorious drug trafficker in the modern era. However, his name evokes more than the life of drug trafficker to the relationship of an exporting Columbian cocaine merchant. His reputation as a murderer, a criminal and a narcotics terrorist depicts the life of a man who at one time topped the list of the most wanted man globally.

The book takes the takes of documenting Pablo’s epic journey through his expeditions to places unknown. It gives the journey of a shrewd man, a criminal by all aspects in his small town of Medellin (Mark, 2). It takes one to a man whose shadow would be enough to leave an indelible mark in the Columbian government. The government was at a loss in catching a man who left them fumbling in the dark for many decades to come.

A look at the theoretical background to the authors perspective one would credit Bowden for producing such an engaging piece of work. Bowden manages to carefully portray the frustrations that the American and Columbian authorities encountered. He follows up on the efforts and general endeavors that they carried out which had proved futile for many decades. It forms an engaging piece where in some instances one is caught mirroring the frustrations of the government officials (Fievel, 1). The novel is fast paced, something that the reader will enjoy as one follows up on the happenings in various scenes. It follows the right pace that depicts accounts of Escobar’s spontaneous and dramatic lifestyle. The novels dynamics allow the reader in some ironical twist to indentify with the one figure who...