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Power Down (Dewey Andreas, #1)
by Ben Coes (Goodreads Author)
by Ben Coes (Goodreads Author)
Julie's review
bookshelves: first-reads, spy-books, mystery
Jul 30, 10
bookshelves: first-reads, spy-books, mystery
Read from July 23 to 29, 2010
I won this book through the First Reads Giveaway!
Power Down was one of the most amazing books I have read in a long time. I absolutely LOVE how Ben Coes tells a story. He tells it from one person's point of view, rewinds a few sentences and then goes to another character in the book and talks about how they view it or what they are going through during the same time period. This is Ben Coes first book and I hope that there are many more to come, I am a dedicated fan now. In the synopsis for Power Down, they compare Ben Coes to Vince Flynn which I think is a grave injustice to both writers. Being a fan of Flynn also, having read a lot of his books and then comparing it to Coes, the only similarities I see are that they focus on government issues and they are both great writers. Amazing. The way Coes developed the main character, Dewey Andreas, and made him so imperfect was also a big hit with me. I love it when the main hero is flawed and doesn't come out of gun battles unscathed and you don't see that too often. I am definately impatiently waiting the next installment of Dewey Andreas ... hopefully there will be one! Great job, Coes!
Power Down was one of the most amazing books I have read in a long time. I absolutely LOVE how Ben Coes tells a story. He tells it from one person's point of view, rewinds a few sentences and then goes to another character in the book and talks about how they view it or what they are going through during the same time period. This is Ben Coes first book and I hope that there are many more to come, I am a dedicated fan now. In the synopsis for Power Down, they compare Ben Coes to Vince Flynn which I think is a grave injustice to both writers. Being a fan of Flynn also, having read a lot of his books and then comparing it to Coes, the only similarities I see are that they focus on government issues and they are both great writers. Amazing. The way Coes developed the main character, Dewey Andreas, and made him so imperfect was also a big hit with me. I love it when the main hero is flawed and doesn't come out of gun battles unscathed and you don't see that too often. I am definately impatiently waiting the next installment of Dewey Andreas ... hopefully there will be one! Great job, Coes!
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Reading Progress
| 07/23/2010 | page 57 |
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12.0% | "My first thoughts? If this is Ben Coes first book then he is going to turn the literary world upside down. I didn't know what to expect and it's great! I thought it was a little wordy in the beginning, but once I got into the meat of the story, all of that wordiness (is THAT a word?!?) came together and I can't imagine it another way. GREAT so far!!" |
