Book Reviews: Classic Returns
By Michael Rogers
[
A review of Gringos, by Charles Portis,
Transcribed by Alex T. Moore from Library Journal (May 15, 2001),
for non-commercial use on The Unofficial Charles Portis Website
(http://charlesportis.cjb.net).
]

Portis's 1991 comic novel follows protagonist Jimmy Burns, who 
has expatriated to Mexico to live a quiet existence. Enter a 
female stalker, Mayan tomb-robbing archaeologists, UFO hunters, 
and a group looking for psychic happenings. Good, quirky fun.