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Summary: I think his wife wrote it.
Review: I like Dale Brown. I think I have almost all of his books. And I think I've figured out a pattern. So far, each one has been about airplanes. And each one has been, presumably, written by him. Following me so far? Ok. Now, out of the blue, he "writes" a book that has nothing to do with aviation, and it is not good. Oh no, not good at all. Did you notice how the whole acknowledgments section says how his wife gave him all this information and research? I think she helped a whole lot more than that.
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Summary: nice body armor
Review: The book had a great beginning to it and a very interesting plot. This is my first Dale Brown book. I hope I will be able to read more of his work. This book was action-packed.
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Summary: I've seen Robocop, thanks
Review: This story started GREAT. I have no way of verifying whether or not all that information about meth gangs and mercenaries is accurate, but it sure was interesting. But then Mr. Brown introduces some cutting-edge "technology" that makes our hero unstoppable. Well, unstoppable except for an Achilles heel which is requisite in this cliched character. Yawn. You want a book that makes amazing technology understandable and believable? Try Michael Crichton's "Timeline".
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Summary: Pretty light-weight for Mr Brown
Review: I'm afraid I don't think this book is up to Dale Brown's normal high standard - the action sequences are okay, but the plot is fairly far-fetched, and the premise of a Brigadier-General running round in a super-suit that could have come out of a Harry Harrison novel is just a bit silly.
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Summary: Looking for a Dale Brown book? Avoid this one!
Review: I have bought and read every Brown book and loved them...they were impossible to put down. "Tin Man" was easy to put down! I have tried to read this book 3 times since I bought it and have yet to get through the second chapter. Thank goodness "Battle Born" is a return to the "tried and true" Dale Brown genre!
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Summary: Lots of books in this genre do it MUCH better.
Review: This absolutely has to be one of the most poorly written books I've come across in quite a while. I won't go into details which would spoil the plot, but suffice it to say the characters act like no one else on earth does, events which are just plain inane occur, and damn if the entire plot isn't a dog.One of the few books I had to hold my nose just to get through. Real lame. Avoid.
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Summary: Overal a decently entertaining book
Review: This being my first Dale Brown book, i feel that overall i enjoyed this book, even though at times it was rather repeatative. I enjoyed this book and, even though slow at times, I would read another Dale Brown book.
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Summary: Dale Brown is a technoignoramus.
Review: "Tin Man" is written by a man who has a tin ear for science and technology. Hydrogen explosions in air are chemical reactions. They are energetic but hardly frightening in open spaces. Dale Brown thinks that when hydrogen burns in air it is the same reacion as the fusion of hydrogen to make a nuclear reaction which is the basis of the hydrogen bomb. This is nonsense. This book is silly.
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Summary: don't give up
Review: If this is the first book you've read written by Dale Brown, do yourself a favour and go back and read the others.......they were good......this is not. Dale Brown is at home in the air, and so is Patrick McLanaghan. Neither do so well on the ground. Sorry Dale, but this is the first of all your books I couldn't be bothered finishing......I was continually trying to work out why Patrick was still alive considering all the mistakes he was making. On the street...and I know.....brains and experience will never be replaced by technology, no matter how good it is. I guess I'll finish it one day, just to see whether Patrick somehow manages to blunder through, but for all our sakes, including yours, both of you should be back in the air, where you belong.
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Summary: The action keeps moving
Review: I never read a Dale Brown book before, but I heard it advertised on the radio and I was in Wal-mart and the next thing you know I am taking to the airport to read on my trip. I found the plot to be a little stretched but if I look at the movies lately this is not so far off the mark. The plot moves quickly. The characters are strong and the technical details are very good. Needless to say it was a page turner for me and the book was over all too soon. I will look for other Dale Brown books in the future.
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