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Summary: Great Book, Puzzleing slip in main characters religion
Review: I have read everything Mr. Butterworth (Griffin) has put into print and indeed he really has shown a complete knowledge of the military and the people who spend their lives as soldiers. What puzzles me is how the alterboy, son of the grand commander of the Knights of Columbus, whose sister was almost a num becomes, in this book an episcopalian. Did Mr. Butterworth just forget? A, G, Russell, ag@agrussell.com
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Summary: W.E.B. Griffin truly makes the reader live his writing.
Review: I have read the series Brotherhood of war and the Corp and have shared them with my freinds in an informal book swap. I can't seem to get them back to read again. I too an anticipating the next volume of both series as well the continuation ofHonor Bound. I'm on the edge ofmy seat hurry up and go to press.
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Summary: A disappointment
Review: I have to disagree with my fellow rewievers on this title. Most of the things in this book happen very far from the action. Sometimes it turns into a soap opera in the States. Griffin overwhelms you with characters and leaves you longing for something to happen. This book should be titled: WWII from home.
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Summary: The most entertaining novel I have ever read
Review: I picked up these books hoping to gain some insight into the actions of the Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II. What I found instead was a sort of soap opera that rambles on for hundreds of pages without getting around to much actual fighting. For example, The Marines don't even get to Guadalcanal (their first major offensive) until the end of book III, some 1200 pages into the story. Those 1200 intervening pages are mostly conversations (ad nauseam) between stateside Marine Corps officers as they sit around headquarters, or go out on the town chasing skirts.
The small portion of the books that is devoted to actual battles is done in such a cursory fashion that you're left with the impression that the author either finds this aspect of the Marines' mission distasteful, or doesn't understand it well enough to write about it. Mr. Griffin could have deleted about 80% of his material, and would have ended up with better books, albeit still not good ones.If you're the sort of person who likes to watch daytime soap operas, then you may enjoy these books. If, on the other hand, you're interested in military history, the banality of these books will leave you screaming in frustration.
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Summary: A Waste of Time
Review: I picked up these books hoping to gain some insight into the actions of the Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II. What I found instead was a sort of soap opera that rambles on for hundreds of pages without getting around to much actual fighting. For example, The Marines don't even get to Guadalcanal (their first major offensive) until the end of book III, some 1200 pages into the story. Those 1200 intervening pages are mostly conversations (ad nauseam) between stateside Marine Corps officers as they sit around headquarters, or go out on the town chasing skirts.
The small portion of the books that is devoted to actual battles is done in such a cursory fashion that you're left with the impression that the author either finds this aspect of the Marines' mission distasteful, or doesn't understand it well enough to write about it. Mr. Griffin could have deleted about 80% of his material, and would have ended up with better books, albeit still not good ones. If you're the sort of person who likes to watch daytime soap operas, then you may enjoy these books. If, on the other hand, you're interested in military history, the banality of these books will leave you screaming in frustration.
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Summary: Thought I was back there again as I read each of the 7 Books
Review: I refer to Griffin's THE CORPS books as being
FACtION (faction), that is, fiction based on
fact! Having served three years in the
Southwest Pacific the author, not regretably,
put me right down memory lane. Hope Book VIII
is published soon. The waiting reminds me of
the long seven month wait at Puruata Island,
B.S.I. That chunk of coral was only 400 X 600
yards. That is why waiting for Mr. Griffin's
next Corps book is so excruciating!
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Summary: Four times is still not enough...
Review: I've been a Griffin fan for about seven years. I've read all of Griffins books at least once; the Corp's series books twice, except for "Behind the Lines", which I just finished for the fourth time. All of Griffins books are very vivid in detail and make you feel as if you're actually there. In some cases, I wish I were. I have recommended many of his books to my friends who are now loyal fans. One of them read the Corp series in ten days. He said they were the best he's ever read, and agreed with me that "Behind the Lines" was his favorite, too. Like many other fans of the Corp series, Griffin needs to finish this series of books. The only fault he has is that the Corp series books are too far between each other. Many other fans will agree to get on with the Corps and write less about the other series.
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Summary: Four times is still not enough...
Review: I've been a Griffin fan for about seven years. I've read all of Griffins books at least once; the Corp's series books twice, except for "Behind the Lines", which I just finished for the fourth time. All of Griffins books are very vivid in detail and make you feel as if you're actually there. In some cases, I wish I were. I have recommended many of his books to my friends who are now loyal fans. One of them read the Corp series in ten days. He said they were the best he's ever read, and agreed with me that "Behind the Lines" was his favorite, too. Like many other fans of the Corp series, Griffin needs to finish this series of books. The only fault he has is that the Corp series books are too far between each other. Many other fans will agree to get on with the Corps and write less about the other series.
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Summary: Four times is still not enough...
Review: I've been a Griffin fan for about seven years. I've read all of Griffins books at least once; the Corp's series books twice, except for "Behind the Lines", which I just finished for the fourth time. All of Griffins books are very vivid in detail and make you feel as if you're actually there. In some cases, I wish I were. I have recommended many of his books to my friends who are now loyal fans. One of them read the Corp series in ten days. He said they were the best he's ever read, and agreed with me that "Behind the Lines" was his favorite, too. Like many other fans of the Corp series, Griffin needs to finish this series of books. The only fault he has is that the Corp series books are too far between each other. Many other fans will agree to get on with the Corps and write less about the other series.
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Summary: GREAT!!
Review: I've read the "Brotherhood of War" and the "The Corp", but now I need the finishing books to "The Corp". I need to know what happens. So if you read this Mr. Griffen,PLEASE finish "The Corp".
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