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Summary: Bad Book is more like it
Review: I used to be a real fan of Higgins' earlier work like The Eagle Has Landed and Storm Warning. I have been less than impressed with his more recent efforts, but fond memories of his past glory made me give this one a try. It will be the last time. Judging from the gossamer plot, inconsistent characters and general "I've-written-the-bloody-book-so-send-me-my-check" style, apparently all the talent has drained out of Mr. Higgins. I'll grant that it was a fast read, but that's because there was nothing of substance there to hold a reader's attention. Other reviewers have already enumerated the book's many deficiencies. I just have one question. Why would Higgins create such a potentially interesting character as von Berger (an heroic Waffen SS Officer with integrity, who wasn't a member of the Party) and then throw him away with almost no character development? Worse yet, what little development he did give him went totally against the type of person he initially described when he was introduced at the beginning of the book. What a waste.
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Summary: Suspense Novel for 3rd graders?
Review: I've never read Jack Higgins before and probably won't bother to again.
This book had an interesting premise (the Hitler diary), a decent beginning, then...
Nothing. I can't believe I even finished it. It was like a comic book without pictures. Except, of course, comic books have better dialog. (ie. "I thought I was a good pilot, but you're a great pilot. Isn't he a great pilot, Billy?"). There are worse examples but this one was at the end so I remembered it better.
How did this guy become a best-selling author?
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Summary: Poor cousin sequel to Midnight run.
Review: If you are a Jack Higgins fan you know what to expect. This book is by the numbers.Higgins goes into great detail setting up the book with the Hitler diaries subplot. However, this whole section goes nowhere. It could have been much more interesting. The Von Berger character as a villian does not really work out. I listened to this on CD. Patrick MacNee does a creditable job as the reader. If you have nothing better to do, you may want to pick this book up. Otherwise, I would try other works.
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Summary: Bad Company - Bad Writing
Review: If you know anything about writing you won't enjoy this book. If you are devoid of information about plot development, characterization and drama you might give this two stars.
Isn't there anyone to tell Higgins this is terrible?
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Summary: Standard Higgins, but MacNee AWFUL!
Review: If you've ever heard a great professional reader like Frank Miller or David Case, you'll know why I can't stand it when authors or actors narrate a book. Patrick MacNee has no feel and his accents are atrocious. His idea of an Italian accent is to add an 'a' to the end of every word. Just awful!
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Summary: Losing steam!
Review: If your looking for more of the same thats what you'll find with Jack's latest in the Sean Dillon saga. Other then an admirable attempt to present a softer Sean to the readers, this is a story that is just as exciting as the others in the series but no more so. Personally I don't have a problem with the "more of the same approach," but it does cause one to wonder whether the story is losing steam. I enjoyed the book because I love Jack Higgins. However I do hope the series will add a new twist sometime soon.
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Summary: An Appropriate Title for this Book!
Review: It has been a while since I have read Higgins and I realize I have not missed him. I loved his earlier works, but this was pretty boring. It starts with promise, tracking a S.S. Officer who is entrusted with Hitler's secret diary. This fact amounts to basically nothing and we follow his career to current day where he has become a business tycoon. He finds himself at odds with Sean Dillon and the rest of the plot was like watching paint dry. And as Forest Gump said, "That's all I've got to say about that". If you want WWII related plots, read "Black Cross" by Greg Iles or "Sands of Sakharra" by Glenn Meade.
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Summary: An Appropriate Title for this Book!
Review: It has been a while since I have read Higgins and I realize I have not missed him. I loved his earlier works, but this was pretty boring. It starts with promise, tracking a S.S. Officer who is entrusted with Hitler's secret diary. This fact amounts to basically nothing and we follow his career to current day where he has become a business tycoon. He finds himself at odds with Sean Dillon and the rest of the plot was like watching paint dry. And as Forest Gump said, "That's all I've got to say about that". If you want WWII related plots, read "Black Cross" by Greg Iles or "Sands of Sakharra" by Glenn Meade.
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Summary: Higgins Strikes Again
Review: It's the same cast of characters--General Ferguson and Sean Dillon--teaming up again. I particularly enjoyed the beginning, in Hitler's bunker during the last days of WWII. I liked the character of Max Von Berger, an SS officer who was destined to be the keeper of Hitler's secret diary. This book is not Higgins at his best. But, is still better writing than one gets from most authors.
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Summary: He should be charged with taking money under false pretences
Review: Jack Higgins has gone from author to hack in the past decade, and this piece of rubbish is a continuance of his down-hill slide. The characters are one-dimensional at best, with zero development. The plot, for lack of a better word, is contrived and predictable. How many bottles of Krug & Bushmills can they drink? How many times can he mention a Carswell silencer? How often can the good guys win while only suffering the loss of a single throw-away character? Does anybody care about these boring and repetitive plot lines or the translucent characters? When I got to page 33 and the Germans fleeing 1945 Berlin were passing around a wine bottle WITH A SCREW CAP (not invented for another 25 years or so), I knew the author and the publisher didn't care about anything but the revenues. You can buy this hard-bound cartoon and read it, or you can scoop your eyes out with a rusty spoon. They both provide the same level of enjoyment . . . I apologise for the single star, but they don't offer a zero star option.
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