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Summary: Great World War II book.
Review: JACKDAWS is a great World War II book, with a good setting and intriguing characters. It is about a team of six women parachuters who play a role towards the end of WorldWar II. I've read a few of Ken Follett's World War II books, including one of his greats, THE KEY TO REBECCA, and I'd definitley have to say that JACKDAWS is one of Follett's best writings. JACKDAWS is a must read.
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Summary: Oh, please!
Review: This is one of the silliest, most implausible books I've ever read. I certainly expected more from Follett, who has written some real winners. Commanding officers referring to a group of spies as "girls", the main character making ridiculously emotional choices while she's in command of a supposedly vital, world changing operation -- well, that's how it goes, through the whole book. Dumb, dumb, dumb. We know he's capable of better writing. This is a rip off.
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Summary: ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL KEN FOLLETT OUTING.
Review: JACKDAWS is a good read, especially for those who are sick of "manly men" getting things done. This time the women have a hand in things and that makes this an interesting book. There weren't a lot of surprises, but the plot moves right along and there is plenty of action. This is not a "chick book," even though women play a large role.
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Summary: Charlie's Angels meets the Dirty Dozen
Review: ...got the audio book from Blockbuster to pass the time during a road trip with the family.Overview:
Female Allied spies on a sabotage mission behind enemy lines in France just prior to D-Day. Based on a true story. Opinion:
Decent plot, really paints a good picture of the brutal realities of occupied France during WWII and covert ops. Lacked deep character development and the complexity of better novels in this genre. Good big screen movie candidate (which normally means bad book) Not in the league of classic Ludlum, Clancy, etc. I liked Follett's "The Third Twin", this one was a bit of a disappointment.
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Summary: Another Winner
Review: Once again Ken Follett has drawn us into the midst of the second world war and the resistance movement. As the Jackdaws are united, their varied habits and personalities are as captivating as the plot. Mr. Follett's supurb use of action and dialogue grabs readers and rivets them to "JackDaws" page-turning intrigue. Ken Follett's talent shines through page after page, making "Jackdaws" a must for avid readers. Beverly J Scott author of Righteous Revenge
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Summary: KEN HAS DONE IT AGAIN !!!!
Review: With Jackdaws, Ken Follett returns to his most successful period, the darkest days of World War II... D-Day is approaching. It is 1944 and the Allies are preparing for the invasion of Europe. In the occupied town of Sainte-Cecile, the French Resistance is preparing to blow up the chateau that now houses the vital telephone exchange connecting the French telephone system to that of Germany. Bombers have been unable to wreak enough damage on the chateau to disrupt communications for more than a few hours at a time, but the Allies need to make sure that communications is down for longer so that there will be as little forewarning of the invasion as possible. Felicity Clariet, known as Flick, is a British secret agent responsible for sabotage; she has survived to become one of Britain's most effective operatives in Northern France. By day, Flick is a first-aider with the Nursing Yeomanry. She knows that the Germans' ability to frustrate the Allied attack depends upon their lines of communications, and in the days before the invasion no target is of greater strategic importance than the largest telephone exchange in Europe. But when Flick and her Resistance-leader husband try a direct, head-on attack that goes horribly wrong, her world turns upside down. ... Follett shows his gift for putting the reader right in the center of the action with plenty of authentic details a narrowly thwarted disasters. ... By and large the Follett delivers a very pleasurable, very cinematic thriller about a ragtag, all-female band of British agents. Adventure, romance, enough dashes of humour to stave off the antacids and a bit too much nasty violence crowd the pages of what promises to be one of Follett's better novels. The author is a freelance writer based in Mumbai
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Summary: The female "Dirty Dozen"
Review: Ken Follett writes very exciting books, and this is certainly one of them. The action is almost non-stop, as is the suspense. Despite the breakneck pace of the book, the author does take the time to give us some character background for most of the folks, and that helps a lot in retaining our sympathies. He's even considerate enough to give the major Nazi figure some redeeming (at least in his own eyes) qualities, which serves to make him not the total monster we often meet in books of this type. If you want a read that will keep you turning pages from beginning to end, and one that you will enjoy, I recommend this bok.
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Summary: I couldn't put it down
Review: Luckily I read this book when I didn't have to go to work or do anything else. Once I got started, I could not put it down. I kept telling myself, "I'll read the next few pages, then I'll A: make dinner, B: feed the dogs C: you name it." I didn't do A: B: or C: until I finished the book. Sure it is pretty unbelievable, but it is a novel. And during war time, people do some pretty unbelievable things. I've recommened this to everyone I know who likes to read, and to some who don't.
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Summary: How a Female Saboteur Created Havoc Among the Nazis
Review: This is another excellent story from Ken Follett.... The setting is France, just before D-Day. German communications from France to Germany pass through a huge telephone center in Sainte-Cecile. Its destruction would be a great aid to the success of the allied landings. The story opens during a failed attempt by British Major Felicity (Flick) Clairet and French Resistance fighters to destroy it. She escapes, but not before German Major Dieter Franck, a man capable of cruel torture, identifies her. As the days count down to D-Day, Flick leads five British women in a daring attempt to destroy the heavily-guarded telephone center, while she plays a desperate cat and mouse game with Franck and hundreds of Gestapo troops. This is not your usual spy story. It's the story of a clever and courageous woman. If you are looking for a tale that will hold your attention, this is it.
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Summary: Excellent Follett, AS Usual
Review: Equalling ,or possibly even topping , his best sellers, " Eye of The Neddle" and "The Key to Rebecca", Ken Folett has crafted a winner again. Just prior to D-Day, six women set out from England to cripple German communications in France. At every turn they have road blocks thrown up before them but how they overcome these obsticles makes an interesting and fascinating story. Six set out but try to guess the number that survive.
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