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Summary: Glad I am sick
Review: I have been in bed sick for two days and don't wish to get well until I finish this fabulous book. I love all Nelson DeMille's books and can't wait for his next. He is an amazing story teller and I can't get the story out of my mind. Good thing I am sick as I would be getting nothing done.
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Summary: Slow to capture my interest
Review: Maybe because I'm not a big fan of "war stories" per se, but this book failed to capture my interest until about halfway through -- and at that point, I'm not sure it was really "interest" as much as a feeling of "get me through this!" I did enjoy the courtroom action; it just took too long getting to it. Also, the introduction of Corva's character helped.The first half I simply found tedious. Tyson didn't strike me as a particular likeable character from the start. The relationship between him and his wife was bizarre; I could find nothing but comfortable monotony between them at best, simmering hostility at worst. This didn't change and in fact worsened throughout the story, so the abrupt "let's go home and live happily ever after" ending struck me as very odd. I also thought there were too many vague and/or unfinished subplots: Sister Teresa's role and Chet Brown's involvement, for example. Overall, not one of my favorite DeMille's. The Charm School, Plum Island, and The Lion's Game were far more entertaining and engrossing reads. I'd still recommend Word of Honor, but unless you really like the Vietnam backdrop, be prepared for a somewhat tiresome beginning before the interesting, quick-moving 2nd half. (And just skip The General's Daughter altogether!)
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Summary: Hung up on vietnam
Review: As with all Demille books this one is quite wordy but without the snappy dialogue of other DeMille works.
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Summary: Don't read this book
Review: Don't read it if you have anything else to do. It is a good page turner..which you have trouble putting down. The charecters are developed throughout the book showing admirable traits along with weaknesses...the human condition! Tyson is a hero but is flawed as we all are. I won't elaborate on the story because there are enough here for that. suffice to say...you will enjoy this book. Having grown up in the Vietnam era, I was hesitant to "go there" in a book but this book really helped understanding what a difficult war this was without being preachy Try it ...you'll like it!!!
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Summary: A Great Story
Review: A fast read, but very thought provoking. I found myself staring off into space, deep in thought, a number of times.
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Summary: A Well Researched Book!
Review: Once again Nelson DeMille has written a very good book.As is the case with the other books by DeMille that I have read he has a good knowledge if his subject matter. This is one of the better Vietnam books that I have read. Our hero is put on trial because his troops committed an atrocity by killing innocent citizens. DeMille does an outstanding job of showing the trial procedure. He aLSO does a good job of bringing the evidence on both sides to the reader. This is a very in depth book but well worth reading. I could reccomend this book to anyone for their reading pleasure. Buy it, you will not be dissapointed.
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Summary: Vintage DeMille
Review: This is just one more superb work by DeMille. Everything -- the plot, characters, dialogue -- is absolutely first-class! I enjoyed every page of it!
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Summary: DeMille Does It Again!!!
Review: If you're a fan of Nelson DeMille, then you already know that he writes novels seamlessly detailed in whatever era they depict. This book deals with the Vietnam War, and the tensions still surrounding it today. It is also a moral story of right and wrong, the horrors of war...etc. You don't need to have an interest in war, or knowledge of Vietnam to enjoy this one.
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Summary: Mediocre DeMille
Review: I really enjoy Nelson DeMille books, but this one left me rather cold. Perhaps it was the subject matter (the conflict was interesting, but I didn't engage well with the backdrop of the Vietnam War), or perhaps it was the perspective (I think this writer does his best work in first person), but this novel didn't please me the way I hoped it would. The best writing, in my opinion, occurred in interchanges between the hero Ben and his wife Marcy. We see that Marcy and Ben are together in spite of their problems and difficulties simply because they chose and choose to be, period... with their example, DeMille makes a fairly strong comment about adulthood and marriage. I also loved Vincent Corva... more power to the successful Italian American! However, the nun thing went nowhere despite considerable build-up, and the end left me with an almost deus ex machina dissatisfaction that I found disheartening after over 700 pages. However, if war stories amuse you, and if you appreciate internal-conflict issues, this might strike you a bit more positively than it did me. For my money, though, I'd go for The General's Daughter, if you want some snappy great DeMille.
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Summary: Excellent read
Review: I am difficult to please but Mr Demille has certainly made me a happy man with this rivetting story. It would make an excellent movie. Highly recommended. Anyone who likes this will also love The Gold Coast. Enjoy!!!
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