Review by Alice Ngugi -- Gringo

[Alice Ngugi]

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

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4 out of 4 stars

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Dan "Tito" Davis, a lad on the search for the best life there is to live, finds himself entangled with precarious people in a dangerous business line of drug dealing. It starts off as a side hustle while he is still in college in South Dakota. At first, he sells white crosses, a drug that has high demand among college students as it helps with their concentration. When he cannot meet the high demands, he moves to Las Vegas for convenience. While there, he gets into business with a bigger dealer and makes millions. Still not satisfied, he begins his own company with a friend who makes the drug for him, and with no time, they are taking in billions of dollars. Many in-between scenarios leads to Dan being betrayed by his friend. This eventually makes him lose close to everything he had, including his beloved wife and becomes an international fugitive.

Gringo by Dan "Tito" Davis is a fully packed biography. It illuminates quite sensitive issues with a lot of honesty. Dan allows us into his life with such openness that it is quite easy to relate with him. The action packed story kept me glued to the book for hours. This book is beautifully crafted and I kept turning the pages to learn more of what would become of him eventually. I could not help but be impressed by the fact that at 24 Dan was a millionaire! This impressed me most given the fact that he comes from a middle class family.

The book comes packed with a myriad of emotions. There were exhilarating moments where I found myself dreading the next move. I laughed at the comical way he described certain scenarios. By far my favorite was when he suggests that a black man was made out of chocolate. This was the first time he had seen a black man.

What I loved most about the book is how the story is crafted in a way that made me feel like Tito himself was telling me the story directly. Even though I have never heard him speak, I could hear a voice in my head reading the story to me with Tito's "voice". That's how engaging the book is. I did not find anything I did not like about this book.

I cannot find the right word to describe what reading this book felt like. It was simply amazing! The book was professionally edited and beautifully crafted. The fact that Dan allows us to hear him in this story was humbling. I learnt a lot. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. This is a book worth reading! I recommend the book to any one who is into biographies of great minds, of people who made an impact somewhere. However, due to the rate of crime, violence, prostitution and profanity, I do not recommend the book to young adults. It also has erotic scenes. However, with adult supervision, this book can teach youngsters on the dangers that drugs pose, and what one may stand to lose if they indulge themselves.

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[emeraldlaurice012]

This was a good book filled with twists and turns, and the narrative was entertaining. His life story seems like fiction, lol. Nice review!

[Alice Ngugi]

This was a good book filled with twists and turns, and the narrative was entertaining. His life story seems like fiction, lol. Nice review!

It was indeed quite enthralling. Thanks for stopping by!