Pablo and Me: My life with Escobar

A good book and well written but having finished I am somewhat undecided on how I feel about it. On the one hand Victoria does admonish Pablo's atrocities but on the other hand spends a lot of time writing about the pieces of artwork and sculptures she had obtained and the cost of such pieces as the time and money spent on building and dressing houses/apartments and the joy obtained from that. . She lived a very ostentatious life and no matter how young she was surely had to question where the money came from and the type of people her husband entertained. There is a passage in the book where the artwork (or loss of) is of more concern than anything else!I also find it very double faced to complain at the treatment of her children by officials when she put them in that position in the first place. How can you justify years of hiding in safe houses and allowing your children to witness the atrocities they did but then complain that Pablo's reputation is still haunting them years down the line. What on earth did she expect? I cannot comprehend, even after reading the book, how Victoria put her love for Pablo and the wealth associated with that over and above the safety and concern for her children. Do not then complain that their father's crimes were not theirs - you shouldn't have placed them in danger in the first place. A mothers love would not allow this to happen.Rather disappointed that I now feel how I do about the book as it was not as I had expected and do not feel it goes far enough in explaining why Victoria stayed with Pablo. Also rather annoyed by the revelation at the end, Fear or Love? I'd say neither when she willingly put the lives of her children in danger again and again!

A must read for anyone with any interest in Pablo Escobar. Very interesting perspective seeing it from the wife's POV. A real page turner. 5 stars.

Long awaited book. Finally she wrote it! Super interesting and honest confession. I so enjoyed it. Maybe it will turn into a movie one day who knows.

Great read

Fantastic book. Im nearly at end now but well worth read.