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Summary: The Returning ...
Review: Nelson DeMille always writes a good book. Some are better than others according to how he feels that day/week/month/year or how he feels about his topic. THE CHARM SCHOOL is a good example.He enjoyed the research and wanted others to know about it. It was a story with deep, real facts surrounding it. Now comes UP COUNTRY. DeMille was there in Viet Nam, twice, and took to heart the returning to a wounded land and people. I felt the story more than read it. Remember, Mssr. DeMille, we also suffer who stand and wait. Good book. Touched my heart.
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Summary: I was back there with every page....
Review: DeMille's newest creation is one any vet is sure to enjoy. His character development is strong, the plot takes many twists and, for those of us who were THERE, you have returned with every page. Returned for better or worse. I truly enjoyed this creation of both reality and fiction and only wish the book had never ended! ALoha.
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Summary: Tour de Force!
Review: I wish I could give this book 10 stars. It is not the plot or the characters, which are interesting but not compelling. It is the return to Vietnam by a combat vet and seeing the land through those eyes thirty years later. The contrasts and stories are astounding.I have read other Vietnam tales and spoken to vets about their experiences. However, Mr. Demille's account is the best one I have ever read. It is also vastly different from his early novel Word of Honor. Even if you are too young or do not care for the subject matter, this is one book that should be on your must read list.
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Summary: Powerful yarn
Review: Not being truly familiar with Nam and what all it meant to our Vets, I was moved by this story. While it may be fiction, I am sure that much of the flashback descriptions come from the soul of a Viet Nam vet. Very interesting characters that seemed to have such intelligent conversations with each other. As you can tell, I'm no writer, but as a reader, I sure enjoyed this book.
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Summary: Good but not great
Review: This book was very readable and kept my interest. What attracted me most was the very vivid descriptions and the incredibly entertaining dialog. I couldn't help but smile and laugh with some of the dialog between the characters. I think Demille has a sense of humor and can't resist. Demille is a very good writer at keeping your interest. However, I found the ending slightly unsatisfying because it left too many issues unanswered. All in all, however, this is a fine book to take with you on vacation and it was a good read.
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Summary: Couldn`t Put it DOWN !! Excellent Story
Review: Demille has one of the best ways of making you feel your in the story, with great detail, excitment and personalities You`ll find yourself only wanting More!
I have read many of Demille`s Books and have enjoyed his writting very much. Up country has all the eliments needed in a great novel. Aside from the story are his surprises and humor. Just can`t say enough
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Summary: Return to Vietnam
Review: This is another whiz-bang yarn by Nelson DeMille. Extremely well researched and vivid in its descriptions. As Vietnam vet who experienced many of the locations he folds into the story, it was often a step-by-step returning to the places where lot of us lost our "virginity", and many lost everything else. He uses the hard language of a guy who has "been there - done-that", and his characters are completely believeable. The story flows smoothly to its exciting and surprising ending.
If you pick it up, you won't want to put it down.
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Summary: Tedious
Review: This book was a great disappointment to me. I kept slogging thru it, hoping for a light at the end of tunnel, which never materialized. The first three quarters of the book is a tedious travelogue. The small amount of suspense deMille manages to conjure up in the last quarter of the book never leads to anything. Leave this one on the shelf.
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Summary: It's a travelogue
Review: I have been a fan of Nelson DeMille since I read his first book, "Word of Honor." That book ranks with my favorite contemporary novels. So it was with great relish that I invested in "Up Country" -- a return to Viet Nam, and a sort of sequel to "The General's Daughter" in that Army investigator Paul Brenner comes back as narrator and hero. What a let down I was in for. For chapter after chapter I waited for something to happen to advance the plot. Instead I got a travelogue of current Viet Nam as seen through the eyes of a veteran of that conflict. I plodded on, still hoping for something of interest to happen, but it was a struggle for me to finish this one. When I did I was sorely disappointed, for there was virtually no denouement. DeMille is a very capable writer who can write compelling books in a variety of settings. "Up Country" is not such a book, to my regret.
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Summary: A moving, but long journey
Review: I can see why this is a good book for people who served in Vietnam. The descriptions of events that happened are very vivid in this book. This book is light on action, and heavy on the introspective ramblings of Paul Brenner (from "General's Daughter"). Paul is accompanied by Susan Weber who knows more than she lets on. This is a problem because you never truly knows where she stands. They are faced with having their privacy invaded and being hounded at every turn by Col. Mang, who seems to have it out for Paul. Many things are left unresolved in this book, which I suppose is good if you are looking to write a sequel. But it would have been nice to have it all tied up at the end. I kept waiting for something to happen in this book. Everyonce in a while someone would be killed, or they would find a clue. But it isn't until the last 50-75 pages that things are kicked into high gear. An enjoyable read, but not one that kept me glued to my chair.
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