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Summary: timely subject, fat book, thin plot
Review: This very talented novelist brings his easy read style on the subject of modern terrorism and Muslim fundamentalists. This book was enjoyable and ironic, especially with events of the recent past. Certain references in the book to the Twin towers etc. are really quite chilling. The story chronicles a terrorist killing spree throughout the United States and Demille builds the story up leaving you somewhat satisfied at the end.
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Summary: An Outstanding Game
Review: I've read them all and this one is one of the best. You don't find yourself wanting to skip ahead to the end, because the details in the middle - the chase - are really great reading. The plot holds together, the characters are well developed, there's enough technology and a bit of romance for everyone and the ending is enjoyable. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Eerie references to 9/11
Review: Overall a good story with the New York cop as hero (but whose wise cracking wears thin over 600 pages), and a Lybian terrorist whose frequent and hideous acts turn him into a carricature of the "Middle Eastern bad guy". However, what really startled me were the many references to the events of September 11, starting with a plane that could crash into New York City, the many mentions of the World Trade Center bombings, even the terrorist's frequent use of private planes because of lesser security. ....
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Summary: Amazing how close to reality this novel is
Review: This one seemed as though it was ripped from today's headlines. I read The Lion's Game almost two years ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it back then. It's one of those novels that is just written so well that you can't wait to get to the next chapter.What makes this novel work so well is the main character, who also narrates. John Corey tells the story with just enough wit to keep it entertaining. It is the wit that drives this story, even though there is more than enough action. If you liked Plum Island, and liked John Corey in that novel, then this is a must read. If you like action/suspense novels, you'd be doing yourself a big favor by picking this up.
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Summary: AWESOME!!!!
Review: As the sequel to Plum Island, I couldn't decide which one I liked better. This book kept me in the game the whole time through. Main character, John Cory is a guy you want to have a beer with. Demille's sarcastic/wiseass sense of humor comes through in Cory. Without giving the story away, let's just sya that Cory goes on a wild hunt (with beautiful, younger babe, of course!) for a terrorist. After this one, everyone's wondering when Demille is going to bring Cory back. He says Sept. 2004. It will be a long wait.
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Summary: A fun ride!
Review: REPOST of a review I accidently left under my wife's name/account. She would have given this book a 5 stars vs. my 4. One problem I had was I didn't feel there was resolution to the story. Talk about setting you up for the next book! Other than this, the book had very enjoyable characters, kept you guessing when the good guys would finally catch on, and had some side-splitting humor. The only other irritation I had was the feeling that it this book was one big marketing ploy: 1) about a half-dozen references to other books(with the hopes to get you interested in the others); and 2) already mentioned the end feeling that resolution never happened. If these two things don't bug you too, then the book is a must read
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Summary: Laughter and suspense - pure Demille
Review: I almost fell out of my chair when I read one of these reviews that stated Demille's Charm School was the best work by this author, and that Plum Island was the worst. Charm School's setting was bleak, the plot didn't seem to have any real urgency or direction, and there wasn't the humor I was expecting after reading Plum Island and The General's Daughter. I actually couldn't finish it. However, Demille has more than redeemed himself with The Lion's Game. The plot is fast paced and very well thought out - and John Cory's humor had me laughing out loud. His humor is a bit crass, but that just makes it funnier. It's been awhile since I've enjoyed a book this much. I'm actually going to pick up Demille's latest book without waiting for the paperback. If you want some pure escapist, fun reading - pick up The Lions Game now.
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Summary: A great disappointment
Review: The first half of the book was good. It moved quickly and the terrorist was very believable. The events depicted were amazing as the book was written prior to the tragic events of 9/11. The main character, John Cory was an idiot as was his girlfriend. His silly and stupid comments really got old. The dialogue was so predictable that it was depressing. The second half of the book was truly awful with nothing happening for many pages. The ending was the worst part of the book. I would not recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Whimsical but grounded
Review: I have read nelson demille for years; and had previously thought I had read everything good by him. Like most authors, i felt he suffered from some type of disease of only being able to write 3-5 good books before the writing inevitably goes down hill. It was into this section that I had classified demille, I read generals daughter, rivers of babylon, charm school among others, and really didn't enjoy anything else by him I tried. Then this summer after not reading a demille book for years i picked up plum island, and 5 hours later I put it down with a smile on my face and hoping and wishing that he would continue the story of hte character he began: John Corey. He did, and so that is why I am going to talk about lions game. John Corey is back, from LI and his convalescense and is ready to start business as usual. He meets a new woman who surprisingly is a match for his chauvanism and egotism, and of course we are re-introduced to the spooks that John loves so much: Ted Nash and George Foster. Anyway, read the book if you want to know about it. . .the reason for this review is to sing the praises of Demille in writing this book. This book was whimsical and funny, every other line was an off-color joke, or some type of inner comment made by john corey and they all had me laughing either on the inside or outloud. Genuinely this book could be considered a comedy if it wasn't for the seriousness of the plot lines. This style of writing is a fine line to walk: there are terrible things that the books main enemy do, and any humor stemming from this could be taken as macabre and distasteful, but Nelson pulls it off admirable and creates one of the best reads I have had the please of experienceing in a while. I say it again as i said after plum island, I can't wait for a new book with John Corey in it; and I can't wait to see where and with who he will end up with in whatever new book comes out.
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Summary: First crack at Demille
Review: This was my first Demille book I read, and I am quite thankful to the bloke that lent it to me. Going into the novel, I didn't have any reservations, and I hadn't heard much buzz from Demille. My only experience with his works was from watching the film adaptation of General's Daughter - not impressive top say the least. However, I have learned over the years that a really good book can make for a really horrible movie (just look at the Stand). Anyhow, I took an instant liking to the main lead of the novel John Corey. I took a shine to both his attitude and hi sarcastic wit. Demille also paints a somewhat sympathetic view to the Libyan terrorist, which I felt was more than justified. It gave a well-needed sense of reality to the novel and kind of put you into the shoes of the so-called enemy. The ending was a little weak, but all in this entire book was extremely enjoyable to me. I look forward to reading other works by Nelson.
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