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Ahh but do we want to know what we don't know? Let's see how i feel about it when i am done :) Did enjoy sharing about interesting dog breed with my children :)
Getting close to the end. Charlie's Angels come to mind.
Finished. Very entertaining read - fast paced and great characters. Wishing there were really "good guys" like this on the loose fighting terrorism...are there?
enjoyed the book..actually it got me on a rabbit trail of sorts so I am actually reading DaSilva's The Kill Artist..I will probably download Memorial Day but won't be able to read along with everybody...I have enjoyed meeting DaSilva's Gabriel Allon :)
Probably the best Thor book I have read. It is not the cookie cutter political thriller novel. I am tired of USA gets attacked by terrorist, CIA hero seeks out terrorist and kills said terrorist. This book has a much different twist within the plot.
Awesome book. Read it on a round-trip flight. I kept thinking back to the accusations of water boarding against the CIA and realizing that the bad guys depend on our goofy politicians to get a leg up on us. I only hope there really are some "other guys" (and gals!!) who know the right thing to do when our guys can't.
I was late getting into the club , am still reading What Hath God Wrought, which has 850 pages.I am a non fiction reader and so far it is a great book
Finished. Wow and wouldn't we all feel safer if we had that Delta team roaming around. It occurs to me that during the American Revolution, the rebels (AKA: Our Founding Fathers) met in saloons and churches, speaking and recruiting from the assembled masses ....
Maybe I've read too many great political/action novels, which I love, that this one didn't cut it for me. While there was action, I did not feel a connection to any of the characters. I felt myself bored listening much of the time. The best moment was the very end, leaving unanswered questions. However, I don't think I'll read the next book. Perhaps I'm spoiled by Vince Flynn.
A better example of his work was a previous work The Last Patriot: A Thriller. This was an excellent work! I knew the history of the marine corps, knew the words to the Marine's Hymn and had studied Jefferson. This had me sitting with the laptop and double checking facts and then in sheer shock. I knew it...but my brain had not but the pieces together. A book to read cover-to-cover.
Jacque wrote: "Maybe I've read too many great political/action novels, which I love, that this one didn't cut it for me. While there was action, I did not feel a connection to any of the characters. I felt mysel..."I agree on Vince Flynn. Nobody does it better.
I don't know, does anyone else prefer LeCarre' ?
With regard to the writing, as a member of the grammar police, I would have to issue a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Thor. He will be charged with dangling prepositions!