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Summary: Great Japanese background, large plot holes
Review: "The Fifth Profession" by David Morrell is an intriguing tale of two bodyguards stuck with "false memories". They both believe they saw something traumatic, but find that item after item in their recollections did not actually happen. I've run a feudal Japan newsletter for over 10 years, so my main interest in this story was with the Japanese samurai tradition covered, as well as the bodyguard ethics.The main teller of the story is American, but his counterpart is Japanese, and there are many interesting aspects to his personality and background. Part of the story takes place in Japan, in various areas of both city and country. The bodyguard was trained by a skilled ninja-type (of course) and the descriptions of their fighting style are also intriguing. The narrative examines the background of Japan as the plot wends its way here and there. Readers learn various stories such as the 47 ronin, and backgrounds of the tea ceremony, zen gardening, bushido, and more. While this book is not really meant to teach about Japan, the writer did a good job of researching his topic and slips much of the information in as casual background to the story. If you can accept some of the plot holes at the end of the story, and don't worry very much about details that do not quite match up, this is a very enjoyable book!
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Summary: Adventure to the extreme
Review: " The Fifth Profession " by David Morrell is a non stop page turner full of action and a twisting plot through out. The novel is about the adventure of two "Ronin" (bodygaurds) sworn to find the answer behind their nightmares. Savage is an ex American Navy Seal who is a professional bodyguard who takes high risk jobs. He specializes in security, hand to hand combat, and weaponrey. Akira who is also a Ronin is a brilliant Japaness who is a master of samuria and protection. Both men are subject to a shocking event when they meet for the first time on a job. Months later they suprisingly meet each other again and embark on a journey to find out what or who pulled them through hell and back. This book takes you from the streets of New York to Japan, this mystery is full of intrigue and great action. Thought you don't learn any morals from reading this book you learn alot about Japaness folklore and culture. A must read for any adventure/mystery reader.
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Summary: A GREAT GREAT GREAT Thriller
Review: An wonderful spy novel that MOVES with twists and turns...they
say Ludlum is good, but Morrell makes him look like an amateur
with his intricate detail and knowledge
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Summary: RIVETING! I COULDN'T PUT THE BOOK DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: David Morrell's best book ever. Savage, a navy SEAL, and Akira, a samurai master, save a filthy rich woman(young, though) from her brutal husband, who beats and rapes her. Savage and Akira discover a past they remeber directly, but it never happend-or did it? READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!
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Summary: '' The fifth profession " - Feel the thrill !
Review: Ever since the readers laid their eyes on Morell's "First blood",have they waited for every
new book-birth.
This time, the outcome overcomes the expectations.
Moreover,this might be his best creation ever;
In this enormous work of art, a hidden world of
courage,force,secrets and codes is revealed.
Heros of dignity,nobility and ability face anamies of evil,wickedness and terror.almost
nothing seems as it is.revolutions and surprises
appear behind every corner.
In all,this is a breath taking book, that will
keep the reader alert and thrilled to the
fantastic end.furthermore, it may teach him a great deal about a mysterious world.
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Summary: Frustration
Review: First time in reading a David Morrell novel, the beginning was promising but later found it frustrating and repetitious. Skip the endless lines of 'but I saw you die' sections, you aren't missing anything. Once you know the plot questions that try to keep this novel going, be prepared to re-read these very same questions again and again and again--with no answers either. Skip those sections you aren't missing anything. If you like history, take your time through those sections, a reward for persevering through the mindless repetious sections. Skip the sections repeating 'bile rose in his throat', stopped counting how many times that came up. Skip the sections regarding the Protector's code of keeping things secretative, they didn't bother so why should you bother reading about it. All in all an easy book to read without missing anything.
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Summary: More like The Fifth Obession....goes nowhere fast.
Review: I expected a lot more. This book was truly a let down. How much does one need to know about Japanese martial arts and Navy SEAL protocol? Enough already. Developing the human interaction of the characters and just a drop of humor would have made this a much more enjoyable read. I ended up skimming the last 25% of the book, until the last 100 pages, which were intriguing and managed to inject good suspense and a desire to know if these guys were seeing things or not. A much better book,with better developed characters, much more wit and drama is Nelson DeMille's "The Charm School". It'll be along time before I read another Morrell.
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Summary: Not his best
Review: I have read several of David Morrell's books and enjoy the suspense and mystery as he presents it, but this was a flop! Not only was it below his standard, but the evil American Government approach presented in this book made it even worse. If you like books that demonize Americans, this is the one for you!
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Summary: Interesting book
Review: I picked up this book without any really knowing what I was getting into. This book read like some of Tom Clancys better pieces of work. The story starts slow, but then yankes you for a ride where you are wanting to know what is going on. A must read for people who like action and thinking.
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Summary: Morrell is the Man! The book is action packd and educational
Review: I read all of his work, this is one of the best. I like the details he provides re. navy seals Martial arts. I not ashamed to say I learned something too.
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