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Title: Non-fiction without rigor is fiction
Review: Although the title of the the book reads "The Story..." and not "The History...", I believe the book claims to be an accurate recount of the CIA operations against Cuba for several years following the triumph of Fidel Castro.I am in no position to dispute the main facts of "The Fish is Red: The Story..." but the book is fictionalized and the authors engage in constant sarcasm while describing events to the point where it becomes tiring. If I wanted fiction, I would have purchased "Lord of the Rings." Sentences like: "Roselli pondered Maheu's offer over another drink" are literary tricks in the fiction business. The authors were no there and I am sure the protagonists of the action had greater concern than measuring their alcohol intake.A true disappointment and a waste of rich historical material.
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