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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
The first book in this series was really good. This one was disjointed.
The first half spent a lot of time on a sub plot that was dropped until the last 40 pages. Then the main plot kicked back in and was hard to follow - all the main characters are referred to by multiple names, even within the same paragraph. Court, Courtland, Gentry, Six, The Grey Man. Even the supporting characters have multiple names - it's hard to keep up.
Then our Hero (Court, Courtland, Gentry, Six, The Grey Man), who was basically the Terminator in book one - shot, stabbed, blown up - he just kept going, is now a drug-addled mess. Despite that, he spends a good deal of time with an arrow sticking out of his back. What???
Book one was pretty good, this one was disappointing. I hope book three can pick back up again.
The first half spent a lot of time on a sub plot that was dropped until the last 40 pages. Then the main plot kicked back in and was hard to follow - all the main characters are referred to by multiple names, even within the same paragraph. Court, Courtland, Gentry, Six, The Grey Man. Even the supporting characters have multiple names - it's hard to keep up.
Then our Hero (Court, Courtland, Gentry, Six, The Grey Man), who was basically the Terminator in book one - shot, stabbed, blown up - he just kept going, is now a drug-addled mess. Despite that, he spends a good deal of time with an arrow sticking out of his back. What???
Book one was pretty good, this one was disappointing. I hope book three can pick back up again.
Man, this is total brain candy. I wish I had more to say about this book. The story was just enough to allow me some entertainment. No true suspension of reality, and that's okay.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
The second book in the Gray Man series, the book follows up some time after the conclusion of the events in the first book and follows Court and his mission in Darfur Sudan - and working both for the Russians and as a black ops mercenary for the CIA. What I appreciated about Greaney and his writing style is that he changed the format of the book from the first book - whereas the first book was a cat and mouse chase with altering POV between Court and Fitzroy, and Lloyd, the second book is strictly with Court (with some alternative POV coming from some minor characters with Court in scene) and the second book is built more along your traditional spy novel.
Again, while there was a little more dialogue, and some of the authors personal beliefs seemed to have seeped into the writing again, this was still an enjoyable thriller made for a new generation of thriller fans, and Court proves again to be a perfect candidate to the name of The Gray Man.
Again, while there was a little more dialogue, and some of the authors personal beliefs seemed to have seeped into the writing again, this was still an enjoyable thriller made for a new generation of thriller fans, and Court proves again to be a perfect candidate to the name of The Gray Man.
The second Gray Man novel is darn near as good as the first. Court Gentry has mostly recovered from the extensive wounds he received in book one, [b:The Gray Man|6547865|The Gray Man (Gray Man, #1)|Mark Greaney|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1335649192l/6547865._SY75_.jpg|6740331], except for a dependency on pain-relieving drugs. Of course that will come into play at the most unfortunate time. Now, just as he learns he’s working for a Russian whose policy includes assassinating your predecessor, he’s approached by an old friend/foe with the CIA for a job. It’s an opportunity to clear his name and lift the shoot-on-site order against him. But instead of an assassination, it’s a near-impossible kidnapping job…of none other than the President of Sudan, a man responsible for much of the mayhem in Darfur.
I’m surprised I enjoy these books so much. I got a little burned out on similar series involving one-man rogue killing machines that thwart their political bosses, but this one is different, at least so far. Part of the attraction is that Court Gentry is far from perfect, even in his execution of the mission and often takes brutal damage along the way. As he says, “Plans are just lists of sh*t that will go wrong.”
Looking forward to number three.
I’m surprised I enjoy these books so much. I got a little burned out on similar series involving one-man rogue killing machines that thwart their political bosses, but this one is different, at least so far. Part of the attraction is that Court Gentry is far from perfect, even in his execution of the mission and often takes brutal damage along the way. As he says, “Plans are just lists of sh*t that will go wrong.”
Looking forward to number three.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
medium-paced