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Burn Notice: The End Game (Burn Notice #2)
by
Tod Goldberg (Goodreads Author)
Ex-covert op Michael Westen has a new client. Paolo Fornelli is Helmsman for a yacht in the Hurricane Cup-a winner-take-all race financed by the super-rich and preceded by a week of highstakes gambling, high-risk business, and high-class attitude. Paolo's family has been taken hostage. If Paolo ever wants to see them again, he must make it to the final race-and lose.
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Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages
Published
May 5th 2009
by Signet
(first published March 30th 2009)
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Because Burn Notice is one of those rare shows that successfully walks the line between thriller and comedy, writing a Burn Notice novel seems like a difficult undertaking. So I give Goldberg credit for doing as well as he did. He's definitely very creative and knows his spycraft. But he's not much of a humorist, and the constant weak attempts to imitate the show's sarcastic tone and comedic irony get old fast, though he does do a great job of mimicking the characters' conversation styles. Goldb...more
It's hard to know what to say about this book. While Tod Goldberg had the characters down dead and the TV format very well done, that's about all it had going for it. The End Game was nothing more than a TV episode. It was a reasonably well done TV episode, but nothing beyond. I'm sorry, but when I read a book, I want more than just something I can sit down and watch in 42 minutes. I wouldn't read a movie adaptation and expect nothing more than a film script, I want much more than you get on scr...more
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Another decent entry in the series. The first book did a good job of establishing that the book characters are nicely in line with the TV characters. This book basically seems to introduce Miami... all the yachting and super luxury woven into the story is the stand-in for all of the sunshine and beach transitions that provide the noticeable atmosphere for the TV show. This book also brings in more of the James Bond vibe that comes and goes in the show by having Michael infiltrate a HIGH STAKES G...more
The End Game is the second novel about Burn Notice. This case is a bit more complex than those seen on tv and the plot requires you to pay attention. Otherwise, you may miss some clues and the explanations may not make sense or you may not notice how Michel solves the case. This doesn’t mean that the plot is difficult to follow; only that half reading and half watching tv is probably not the best idea.
Although there is a bit of information about the characters, it is better to be familiar with t...more
Although there is a bit of information about the characters, it is better to be familiar with t...more
I have to say that I'm very on the fence about this book. As a stand-alone story, it is well-written (though I do feel that the supporting characters are slightly shallow). As a novel companion to the TV show, however, I don't feel that this did it justice. Though I tried to imagine Michael voicing the text, there were multiple times where the sarcastic humor and the things that make Michael Michael just...weren't there. I do commend Goldberg for attempting to capture such a dynamic character in...more
The End Game was not what I would call a great book. It paled in comparison to Todd's first Burn Notice novel, The Fix. In "The End Game" there were some great scenes that had a that "Oh! Just like in a Burn Notice episode!" but overall I felt bogged down in the exposition. Sure, Michael Weston goes into some great DIY spycraft but overall it just fell flat. The ending was the worse IMHO. It just sort of ends. I'm not even quite sure why the badguys do what they did. I felt like a situation was...more
Pretty good book, bit confusing at places (I could figure it out at the end who was betraying who, but it took awhile). What made me want to read this book, and probably the others, is that there is more of the story than in a 1hr episode on TV.
Tod Goldberg nails the voice of Michael Westen, the BURN NOTICE protagonist, perfectly. If you're into the show, you'll want to see how he plays right up against the edges of the canonical storyline.
I enjoyed this story, was way better then the television show ---- got much more info on being a spy, more jokes was quite entertaining and amusing, GREAT READ!!
Another fun and fast Burn Notice novel. The author does a very good job at capturing all the characters' voices.
I love the tv series, and the book reads much like the show. This one wasn't as good as "The Fix", but still an enjoyable read.
Good addition to the series!
I found todd's set of books to be a great extension to the series on television I already like/enjoy. The internal monologue of the main character is very different, more hard-edged, than you see in the television show.
A great addition, if you already enjoy the show.
A great addition, if you already enjoy the show.
Fun, fluffy read!
This was fun. A good tie in to the show.
Mar 17, 2013
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This definitely retained the fun sense of humor that the show has. Sometimes I thought it was even funnier.
Fun, quick read! I really like how the author does a really good job with the characters, the books feel like an extension of the show.
I still love the show, but the book was disappointing.
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Good book, feels like a long Burn Notice episode. Big fan!
I really like watching burn notice on TV, but reading the books is good too. I liked how in the book it talked about how things blow up. I think the books are different than the TV show but it goes along the same base line which is a good thing.
I liked this one better than the first one- it seemed like Tod Goldberg had a better grasp of the characters, and the story was more interesting than the first.
Still, I do like the show better than the novels.
Still, I do like the show better than the novels.
Easy read ... Book was just like the show.
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Tod Goldberg is the author of the novels Living Dead Girl, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Fake Liar Cheat & Burn Notice: The Fix, as well as the short story collection Simplify, winner of the Other Voices Short Story Collection Prize and a finalist for the SCBA Award in Fiction.
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