The up-to-date, even postmodern ending makes for a nice touch, too, and will gladden the heart of anyone ready in his or her heart to carve a few Zs into the bad guys.” Latter-day Californian Allende…provides a back-story that brims with modern concerns…Allende’s tale risks but resists descending into melodrama at every turn. “A graceful imagining of the saber-wielding, justice-dispensing freedom fighter of yore. I loved how even with bullets whizzing around him (while he was on a horse) he could call back, “Hasta la vista, señores!” That was my favorite part of the book, that cocky little taunt.I can tell that Zorro would be a difficult book to write. Bernardo was amazing in disguise, too, but what he lacked was Diego’s fun-loving attitude.
My favorite characters were Diego and Bernardo, in that order. She was out there swinging her sword with the best of them. In some daring-deed books, the women are gentle and weak. Even Jean Lafitte! I think you always do a good job in creating strong women characters. I could relate to each and every character that you had created. By the end of the story, I could almost guess what a character was about to do. I think that you did a great job of creating an image of all the characters. You made great use of this tool in Zorro. He throws in little narrator comments every now and then. That is a tool Lemony Snicket uses in his books, too. That gave the story a little more change. I could always see what was happening on every page. It was so amazing how you drew a picture in my head with the words. “I really, really, really, really loved Zorro.
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Ceremony, 2017.
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