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Summary: Boring!
Review: This book is barely readable. I was extremely dissappointed. For every five pages of sexual innuendo there is about 1 page of plot. I could hardly stay awake. I expected a lot more from Mr. Griffin. I will not be spending any more money on this series. Mr. Griffin should spend more time finishing the series that he has started rather than coming out with more series.
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Summary: Lacks the in-depth character development of his later work.
Review: This book, published some time ago under a pen name, is an interesting look at Griffin's early attempts at character development. The development of the current genre' as seen in "The Corps" series, is shown in its early stages in this novel. Happily, Griffin has improved. This book's character development is shallow and weak. It seems to me that part of the allure of Griffin's books is the current rich characters, people you can identify with. The Last Hero's leaves you wanting to know more about the heros. Griffin has wisely gotten away from describing actual events in his work. His description of the early days of the American Volunteer Group, The Flying Tigers, in the is book is wildly romantic and full of errors. He is better at involving his characters in the broad stroke of historical events and letting the reader place the characters where they will. Overall, an interesting early work, but without his current skillful character development.
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Summary: Lacks the in-depth character development of his later work.
Review: This book, published some time ago under a pen name, is an interesting look at Griffin's early attempts at character development. The development of the current genre' as seen in "The Corps" series, is shown in its early stages in this novel. Happily, Griffin has improved. This book's character development is shallow and weak. It seems to me that part of the allure of Griffin's books is the current rich characters, people you can identify with. The Last Hero's leaves you wanting to know more about the heros. Griffin has wisely gotten away from describing actual events in his work. His description of the early days of the American Volunteer Group, The Flying Tigers, in the is book is wildly romantic and full of errors. He is better at involving his characters in the broad stroke of historical events and letting the reader place the characters where they will. Overall, an interesting early work, but without his current skillful character development.
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Summary: One of the earliest of Griffin's books, but quite good.
Review: This is not, in fact, a new book but the republishing of a series published under a psudonym before WEB Griffin became such a huge success. The Badge of Honor was also published under a pen-name before being released as one of Griffin's works. This is quite good account of the early days of the OSS. The characters in this series become a familiar group of acquaintences and close friends as the series continues.
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Summary: Beware of ANY book by Griffin
Review: This novel is just another example of the uncanny ability of W.E.B. Griffin to draw excitement and interest out of a story many times told. But beware, as with all of his other novels, reading this book may be harmful if you need to sleep and eat on a regular basis. Once started, you can't put this down!!!!!
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Summary: Soap opera trash and an insult to WWII Vets
Review: This wasn't about WWII. It was about guys trying to get laid and make some cash. How could anyone write about WWII and mess it up? The main characters didn't get into warfare till 2/3 of the book. And believe me it wasn't anything worth talking about. I was waiting for something some great war story to happen and it never happened. There was no build up of anything. WWII is one of the most powerful wars you could write about and this book was not anywhere near the subject.
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Summary: Good Griffin, Bad Publisher
Review: While I will wholeheartedly agree with the complaints against Berkley for skirting the issue that this is a re-release of an older paperback series in hardcover, I will not agree with most of the complaints about the series -- I have read all four of them in paperback and have been hoping that Griffin will continue the series. The only similarity to the "Argentina" series (only two titles thus far) is that it is OSS-based. This is not a rich kid, poor kid combination, as claimed -- it is three rich kids and a middle-class kid (and that's only the male characters) and there is no overlap of venue between the incidents in these books and those in his other titles except the expedition to the Philippines in the fourth title of Men at War (The Fighting Agents) and the seventh Corps title (Behind the Lines). W.E.B. -- keep it up, your books are right at the top of my favorites list.
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Summary: Novels are for the readers ENTERTAINMENT!
Review: Yes, I too read Griffen's latest yarn, and yes, it is a remix of other works, but all the people who have reviewed "The Last Heroes" on this page have been cutting on a man for just telling a story. Perhaps I agree that this novel is not his best work and that in his other novels he has made the mistake of taking his characters "out of their character" but how many of you who judge him are authors yourselves? Did you ever just get caught up in writing a tale and not be concerned with small holes you've created in your plot? I read W.E.B. Griffin's works because I ENJOY THEM! They are entertainment. I am not a critic nor am I a published author. I enjoy reading and writing stories of military fiction. Mayhaps these other critics have forgotten why they read.
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