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Those in Peril by Wilbur Smith

Won a book giveaway and received the book today. Gives me something to read.
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Published on March 16, 2011 15:40 • Tags: reading
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message 1: by Dhaarna (new)
Apr 06, 2011 10:10PM

Dhaarna Gupta Those in Peril is a stunning new thriller from ever- talented Wilbur Smith, known for his well researched writings. This new title is expected to keep the readers glued to the book till the time one finishes reading it.One can aptly call the book as chilling thriller.
Those in Peril


message 2: by Mark (new)
Apr 07, 2011 04:10AM

Mark Murray Those who like the genre, will probably like his new book. It was a good book. But, "well researched?" Not in some aspects, no. I've tossed a live grenade. I've pulled the pin from one. There is no way I'd do that with my mouth. There's a very good, solid reason why the pins in grenades are hard to pull. You don't want that pin to just come out from snagging it on something.

Now, if you're writing in the realm of realism and you want to seem like events could happen, you just don't write implausible, or impossible to happen, scenes. A well researched person would know that you can't pull a pin from a grenade with your mouth. Period. And so those scenes jolt the intelligent reader out of the book because it goes from realism to fantasy, something this book isn't supposed to do.

I had a couple of other issues with the book, but overall, it was a good read. A solid 3.5, IMO.


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