| Title | : | Break-In |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.80 (709 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1558850953 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 226 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1996-01-01 |
| Genre | : |
Ex-Fire Chief Rudy Pardo, a curmudgeon if ever there was one, has come home to find a young black man rifling through his house and possessions. The intrusion brings out Rudy's blatant racial prejudices. But as he grapples to maneuver the scales of justice the older man comes to realize that the break-in has more to do with his conscience than his house. Reluctantly, he allows himself to be drawn into a polarized relationship with the bright young burglar, risking the integrity of his fast-held biases.
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly The late Yglesias at his best was a warm-hearted, witty writer who brought an unusual cultural viewpoint?that of the Cuban-American who predated Castro?to his work. This, his final novel, is, alas, not his best, though the author's quirky charm does surface from time to time. Rudy Pardo is a retired Tampa fire chief of Latino background who has lived by himself since his wife died and his son became a petty crook and landed in jail. Into his life one day comes Munro Perkins, a tall, skinny black teenager who breaks into Rudy's house, then "borrows" his car for a drug deal. Despite a basically racist bent, Rudy takes to the boy, especially when he apologetically returns his car and cleans it; at least he is an improvement on his own fat, bumbling nephew. Step by awkward step, a sort of bond?though by no means a sentimental one?builds between them. This could have been a pleasantly offbeat parable for our times, but Yglesias's sense of character seems shaky: Rudy i
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