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Summary: The series has lost the magnetism of old.
Review: This will be the last of the Destroyer books for me. The series, which started out as an intelligent parody of the "Men's Adventure" genre, has become the thing it set out to parody. It's apparent the current writers do not understand the underlying premise and are attempting to write the series as straight genre. Worse, they can't even be bothered to read some of the original books to get a feel for the characters. The behavior of Remo and Chiun in this book is so badly distorted from the original intent that they can only be recognized by their names. It was a good ride while it lasted, but it's over. I expect the publisher will let the series die once they realize they've lost their audience and the books aren't selling -- and not a moment too soon.
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Summary: The hacks have taken over the series.
Review: This will be the last of the Destroyer books for me. The series, which started out as an intelligent parody of the "Men's Adventure" genre, has become the thing it set out to parody. It's apparent the current writers do not understand the underlying premise and are attempting to write the series as straight genre. Worse, they can't even be bothered to read some of the original books to get a feel for the characters. The behavior of Remo and Chiun in this book is so badly distorted from the original intent that they can only be recognized by their names. It was a good ride while it lasted, but it's over. I expect the publisher will let the series die once they realize they've lost their audience and the books aren't selling -- and not a moment too soon.
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Summary: The Destroyer needs a makeover, for sure. .
Review: From the very start, Chiun and Remo turned me off. It was nothing like the Destroyer of old, although it was considerably better than the last one. I like the idea of how animal hormones can affect the human body in such adverse ways, but it wasn't done effectively. I think Mr. Murphy needs to refocus his storylines better, and realize that, although Chiun and Remo have changed over time, they are still assassins, and must act as such. They were both too squeamish in this one.
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Summary: The series has lost the magnetism of old.
Review: I have been a fan of The Destroyer series for a long time, but Mr. Murphy has lost control of the essence of the originals ideals. I am sorry to say that I won't be reading the series any more.
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Summary: Light at the end of the tunnel!!
Review: Since it's baseball season: Whereas #108 didn't even make it to first, this one slid into third!! A Lawyer named Koch-Roche!! Chiun telling Remo to get to the dipshit!! The humor was back and the book was light years better than the last. The areas that I caught the new guy, Alan Philipson, in were: Chiun is not 90 years old, he's over 100, but won't admit to it since he was otherwise occupied when the day occurred; Chiun would not be eating airline food; Smitty was not as "lemony" as he should be; Remo is further along as a Master than was depicted in the book; any "chi" references should be changed to "sun source". This book was not up to the standards of Will Murray, but it certainly blew Mike Newton's version c-l-e-a-r outta the water!!!
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Summary: Light at the end of the tunnel!!
Review: Since it's baseball season: Whereas #108 didn't even make it to first, this one slid into third!! A Lawyer named Koch-Roche!! Chiun telling Remo to get to the dipshit!! The humor was back and the book was light years better than the last. The areas that I caught the new guy, Alan Philipson, in were: Chiun is not 90 years old, he's over 100, but won't admit to it since he was otherwise occupied when the day occurred; Chiun would not be eating airline food; Smitty was not as "lemony" as he should be; Remo is further along as a Master than was depicted in the book; any "chi" references should be changed to "sun source". This book was not up to the standards of Will Murray, but it certainly blew Mike Newton's version c-l-e-a-r outta the water!!!
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Summary: Almost as bad as #108
Review: The only reason I bought any of the series after reading #108 was a review I read here for #111. As for this book it is written by someone not familiar with Remo, Chiun and Smith. I an guessing the author writes Mack Bolan books or similar because they have completely missed the point of what Sinanju is and what skills Remo and Chiun have. For example, Remo worried about people with guns? Remo and Chiun have destroyed whole Armies in previous books. There are other numerous errors that indicate a poor understanding of the whole series. Skip books #108, #109 and #110 if you are a Destroyer lover.
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Summary: The Destroyer needs a makeover, for sure. .
Review: This one was a million times better than #108. The bad guys were done as well as in the past. This author, however, just doesn't get the sinanju thing - he thinks it's kung fu. Chiun talks way too much. And now he's watching football from the La-Z-Boy recliner. And he's the boss, and Remo's still a student. Remo almost gets beat up by a bad guy - Chiun has to rescue him - then later Chiun almost gets beat up too! They're still eating stuff they shouldn't be, and now apparently its' a big deal to be dodging bullets from 12 guys with guns. Seems to me like the series is over for anyone who isn't interested in reading 'The Executioner.' Smith actually calls in a clean up crew to clean up a body of somebody who died in a hotel while in Chiun's and Remo's custody. Guess CURE isn't so secret anymore. And Remo & Chuiun tell everybody they see that they're assassins. I won't be buying anymore of these until I read the reviews from someone who has, because while it was a good book, it wasn't a good 'Destroyer' book.
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Summary: Better than #108, but still not right
Review: This one was a million times better than #108. The bad guys were done as well as in the past. This author, however, just doesn't get the sinanju thing - he thinks it's kung fu. Chiun talks way too much. And now he's watching football from the La-Z-Boy recliner. And he's the boss, and Remo's still a student. Remo almost gets beat up by a bad guy - Chiun has to rescue him - then later Chiun almost gets beat up too! They're still eating stuff they shouldn't be, and now apparently its' a big deal to be dodging bullets from 12 guys with guns. Seems to me like the series is over for anyone who isn't interested in reading 'The Executioner.' Smith actually calls in a clean up crew to clean up a body of somebody who died in a hotel while in Chiun's and Remo's custody. Guess CURE isn't so secret anymore. And Remo & Chuiun tell everybody they see that they're assassins. I won't be buying anymore of these until I read the reviews from someone who has, because while it was a good book, it wasn't a good 'Destroyer' book.
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Summary: The author is the destroyer.
Review: To keep it short, until the series regains some appearance of continuity with the others in the series I will stop buying, after 109 I quit. Remo scared of big guys, Chiun barely better than a black belt. Chiun Nice! Please stop buying them and maybe the publisher will get the idea.
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