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Summary: Excellent detail, but lacking substance
Review: This book was a disappointment. While it seems like the book is relatively realistic (unless you count the fact that there are military officers that are allowed to run around, doing as they please), it lacks the story to make use of that realism. The plot is hard to follow, taking turns that end up right where they started. It seems that throughout the book, the reader is bothered with the characters' problems that simply exist and do not affect the character.
This book has an somewhat interesting plot, but it is bogged down with memos between Nazi officers, which take attention away from the main plot. There is simply too much information to keep straight, especially since many of the titles of the character's are in German. A large portion of the book could have been eliminated, and the book would have made more sense and had more impact.
When I finished the book, I was not beside myself that I would never again experience that adventure of the characters again. I was happy that I was done with the book, and I then wondered where all my time had gone. At the end of the book, I ended up having a greater knowledge of the Nazi beuracracy. This is not a book that I would recommend.
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Summary: Secret Honor review
Review: This is by far the weakest of Griffin's novels, and I have read them all. It is "the Rich and Famous in Argentina", filled with unnecessary, lengthy descriptions, situations which have no relevance to the plot, a rehash of too much of previous volumes, and just a matter of "treading water" for 600+ pages. I got to the end and thought "Who cares? Why did he write this? The plot did not develop at all." I am very frustrated by this volume. I will give him one more chance, but after being burned this time, if he burns me again, it will be the last time. Can anyone tell me what part of the plot was developed beyond the end of the previous volume in this series?
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Summary: Pretty Good.
Review: This series is not his best, but I still find it hard to put it down. I'm looking forward the next installment.
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Summary: Go to the library or wait for the paperback
Review: This was an effort to finish. Absolutely no excitement, little intrigue, and not much else, unless you count two shotgun weddings. Shows what really went on in Argentina during WWII - nothing exciting! I never cared for this new series anyway, and hope next time Griffin gets back to The Corps or the Badge of Honor series. Assuming he hasn't just plain lost it.
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Summary: Good job-More action
Review: W.E.B. Griffin does the series justice in this episode however, in contrast to the others the book lacks action. Too much time is spent on the Germans in establishing background information at the beginning. The majority of the rest of the book follows suit to a lesser extent with character development, what each is thinking, and so on. The book flows well when discussing flying characteristics of a ME-262 or some other WWII aircraft, but these areas are fewer and farther between than in Mr. Griffin's other novels. A return to action is needed for the follow-on.
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Summary: A Happy Fan Who Will Continue to Read Each Book!
Review: While I have criticized some of the author's efforts in the past, I have to disagree with the above criticisms. What has set him apart from other military fiction authors has always been his character, plot and enviroment developments. You can imagine these worlds from his descriptions. I found the depictions of life in Nazi Germany fascinating, particularly the conferences between higher-ups which showed the evil banality of Hitler's thugs. Argentine society is more richly described in this book and you get a sense of the contradictions in Juan Peron. And, just as in the Corps series, you get a sense of how Washington bureaucrats fought each other, as well as the enemy, in WW II. Good work Mr. Butterworth!
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Summary: With what are we comparing it?
Review: While I would agree that this is one of Griffin's weaker entries, it is still substantially better than the best of most other authors. Interestingly, it was the third title in his Brotherhood of War series (The Majors) which I also considered its weakest volume, but it did much to set up the rest of that series. Similarly, his third Corps novel, Counterattack, spent most of its pages in weaving new characters into the continuing series. I think that the same sort of groundwork is being laid out here.Like one of the other reviewers, I purchase very few authors' work in hardback, but Griffin is one of these few (usually the first day they're available) and Secret Honor does nothing to change that practice.
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