Mission Compromised: A Novel

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Summary: Gripping
Review: You'll notice I'm not male and yet I loved this book. It is an excellent book to spend time reading. A good story, very likable characters, and an accurate depiction of the political scene (I can personally vouch for it). It's suspenseful and loaded with superb plot twists. So what's the big deal that North launched a few well deserved jabs at those in high places. Not altogether undeserving given what we know. Christian themes are deeply rooted in many Marines lives (personal knowledge hereagain). And what are we expecting here, remember it is a work of fiction. Take it as that and enjoy yourself. This is a tremendous effort and well worth reading.

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Summary: Off to a great start.
Review: Oliver North (with help of co-writer Musser) is off to a great start as a novelist. I enjoyed this book more than I expected to. It has an exciting, intriguing plot & interesting characters. Yes, there are some boring spurts of techno-jargon (but not nearly as much as in some contemporary military thrillers) but I just skipped over those. It's the characters & the plot that drive this book (which is as it should be). I especially enjoyed North's rather daring move of making himself a character in his own novel. Not many authors would have the moxie to do that -- but it worked. I also liked the Christian sub-theme which I thought was very well done & seemed natural as part of the plot. So many Christian novels are too didactic & preachy. In this one, the characters' conversions seem like a natural development of their own personalities & the plot. A Christian-military novel is a narrow niche, but this novel is far far superior to another example I just read -- or, rather, tried to read -- it was so awful I gave up quickly. I refer to Mel Odom's "Apocalypse Dawn" -- a real turkey! If this is Ollie's literary revenge on his adversaries, that makes it even more of a fun read. I can't wait to read the sequel!

Rating:
Summary: Good Book
Review: Could make a pretty good TV movie