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Summary: KATHY !.....
Review: Even more tedious than the rambling diatribes concerning Admiral Morgan and the "red headed" beauty were the lengthy homo-erotic soliloquies on the subject of the bravado and manliness of Navy SEALS.
After completing this novel my greatest concern was the amount of effort required to dispose of it.
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Summary: Poorly Researched, rushed ending....
Review: I have read all of Mr. Robinson's novels and have enjoyed them all. I found Shark Mutiny to be as entertaining as the rest of them. However, in a casual conversation between the XO of the Shark and the leader of the SEAL team, they discuss the recent win of the horse White Rajah. The horse had just won the Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown, which Mr. Robinson says happened at Laurel Park. Sorry, sir, but the Preakness is run at Pimlico in Baltimore, MD, and has been for the last 125 years. Laurel Park, in Laurel MD, is about 25 miles south of Baltimore; but it is right by Fort Meade. Perhaps Admiral Morgan used to cut a few tickets on his way home when he was stationed there.There is no excuse for such shoddy research, and I cannot believe none of the editors caught such a glaring error. The location of one of the most prestigious races in the Thoroughbred calendar is not exactly a secret, and would not be hard to verify. That aside - I found the book to be a good read overall.
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Summary: Lost the plot
Review: I have read all of Patrick Robinson's previous novels and have noticed a steady trend towards the ridiculous. It would seem that after reading The Shark Mutiny he has reached it. Enough of the Chinese and the Iranians already, please. Even Tom Clancy has different enemies from time to time. The characters are unbelievably cliched, the Australian Intel officer, give me a break, no one in Australia really speaks like that. From an Australians point of view it was embarassing. It doesn't end there, the Chinese leaders are portrayed as insane, but inept meglomaniacs, while the US leaders and military characters are seemingly invincible. The way he portrays the SEALs is almost embarassing, boy does he love these guys. I think the author is masquerading as a SEAL recruiter! If I read one more description of their zero body fat physiques or their superior intelligence I was going to put the book down for good. Through his characters the author portrays unbridled racism through the use of offensive and derogatory remarks about the Chinese and the Iranians. Does he really think that the senior military and poltical leaders of the United States speak like this? The plot generally is confused and like most of his previous works, reminds me of an old episode of Batman, the old villain comes back, hatches a dastardly plan but the good guys come to the rescue and all the villain can say at the end is "Rats, foiled again!" If you don't believe me, read all of his other books as well. The ending is incredibly rushed and distorted when compared to the rest of the book. He wraps up several plot developments in a couple of paragraphs at the end of the book which took well over half the book to evolve. Overall, he has managed to hide a good idea for a story behind poor plot decisions, poor characterisation and an inability to see beyond his own right wing views.
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Summary: Shark Mutiny
Review: I really like this author but for his latest 2 books, Unseen and Shark Mutiny, I was very disappoointed in how he resolves the conflict. I probably will not read any more by him. the writing is great, as is the story -- I just did NOT like how he chose to end either one. And -- I cannot find any way to contact him from his website.
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Summary: Bad story, bad execution
Review: I've read a large number of books in this genre--From Clancy and Bond all the way across the spectrum. And this book is the worst of all. All of the characters came across as caricatures of a single adjective--meaning you could sum up the entire personality of each character with one word. Admiral Gruff, or Commander Unreliable, etc. This is the only Robinson book I've ever read, and I'm not sad to say it will be the last. I only finished it because I actually paid for it. It gave me the same feeling I get when I'm paying my bill at the dentist. I don't mind the far-fetched story so much. I mean, it's a sometimes necessary to draw from the unlikely in this genre of story. The biggest issue is the bevy of totally unreal cartoon-like characters. Yosemite Sam has more depth than all of these characters combined.
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Summary: Nathan Beitler
Review: I've read all of Patrick Robinson's books, and this one was as good as any of them. I also listened to it on tape with my co-workers, and they absolutely loved it. Although the actions of the US seem a bit unrealistic, the action is great, the characters are bold and colorful, and the premise is intriguing. I'm not sure if this book is my favorite or not, but I can definitely say I enjoyed it just as much the second time through as I did the first. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves reading about covert special forces operations, as that's what the majority of the book focuses on. It appears that not everyone liked the book, but I enjoyed it immensely, and couldn't help but give it 5 stars for pure entertainment value.
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Summary: Virtually unreadable
Review: Sorry, but I have to say that I made it about halfway through this book before I literally couldn't read another page. I tried to finish it, but it just didn't work. The dialogue is forced and unpolished, the plot is reaching beyond the realms of reasonable suspension of disbelief and none of the characters seem to make any decisions which are logically thought out. Pick another book.
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Summary: Virtually unreadable
Review: Sorry, but I have to say that I made it about halfway through this book before I literally couldn't read another page. I tried to finish it, but it just didn't work. The dialogue is forced and unpolished, the plot is reaching beyond the realms of reasonable suspension of disbelief and none of the characters seem to make any decisions which are logically thought out. Pick another book.
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Summary: Sharks vs Seals
Review: The title of this book bears no resemblence to the actual story. After listening to Kilo class on tape, I thought I would enjoy another novel by Robinson. I was wrong. The story is not logical, the political content is very one sided, and the story line stretches the border of reason. The ending of this book would cause a mutiny by anyone currently involved with the military. This is one book that does not deserve to be read.
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Summary: A staggeringly bad book
Review: This is really a five-star book, except with a minus on the front. Clearly written to cash in on the post-9/11 US audience, it is trite, gung-ho and racially insulting (many references to "towelheads" and "Chinks"). The US is pure and wholesome and can do nothing wrong, the nasties are bad, bad, bad and can do nothing right. The actual "mutiny" of the title is a bizarre appendage at the end of a longish book, and by this time you've lost all interest in both story and characters and are reading out of sheer determination because you paid good money for this garbage and you are desperately trying to get something slightly more closely approaching your money's worth. I personally have read my last Robinson.
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