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ojeda87's review against another edition
3.0
I am not a military book/military memoir fanatic, I rarely read them. I found the book interesting, though sometimes annoyingly repetitive. The chapters have a predictable pattern, alternating between anecdote, buds references, and reflection. The repetition makes all of the connections clear so if you are an unfocused reader or audiobook listener it's easy to follow along. However, you often want to say, yes I got the analogy a long time ago, the first of 5 times you repeated it.
kimball_hansen's review against another edition
5.0
I read [b:No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden|15814872|No Easy Day The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden|Mark Owen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1345815909s/15814872.jpg|21585027] a few weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. This book deals with a general overview of "Mark's" time while being in the military rather than a specific mission such as his previous book. I love why he wrote this book and that he would do his service in the military all over again. What I like most about this author is that he is realistic and flawed. Many veterans and military people I've read about are leaps and bounds ahead of me in terms of physical and mental strength such as [a:Marcus Luttrell|379290|Marcus Luttrell|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1336146198p2/379290.jpg] or [a:Chris Kyle|2728589|Chris Kyle|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1371580260p2/2728589.jpg]. I'm sure Mark is too, but he doesn't show off his super human strength. He has a more authentic nature to him. I like that a lot. It gives me hope that I can do great things in the military (Since I've been reading many books lately of these honorable servicemen I've been getting eager to join). And did Mark know any of those other famous SEALs?
I didn't know the Navy trains dolphins and sea lions to hunt people and detect bombs. That's wild.
Some good quotes:
"All you can control is what happens in your three-foot world."
"Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast."
"The only easy day was yesterday."
"Mindset if the common denominator for Special Forces."
"The mental toughness used to overcome BUDS is the same to overcome combat stress or PTSD."
What does it mean when the author said "copy redacted" ? Was he editing something out because of those dumb lawsuits against him?
Apparently the snow and mountains of Afghanistan could have better ski resorts than any in the USA. Too bad it's overrun by terrorists and radical people that don't value human life.
The Taliban fighting season is in the Spring when weather is optimal.
I didn't know the Navy trains dolphins and sea lions to hunt people and detect bombs. That's wild.
Some good quotes:
"All you can control is what happens in your three-foot world."
"Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast."
"The only easy day was yesterday."
"Mindset if the common denominator for Special Forces."
"The mental toughness used to overcome BUDS is the same to overcome combat stress or PTSD."
What does it mean when the author said "copy redacted" ? Was he editing something out because of those dumb lawsuits against him?
Apparently the snow and mountains of Afghanistan could have better ski resorts than any in the USA. Too bad it's overrun by terrorists and radical people that don't value human life.
The Taliban fighting season is in the Spring when weather is optimal.
xxstefaniereadsxx's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
This is the second memoir book written by Mark Owen, a former Navy SEAL. The book discusses missions and other moments from Owen's military career. If you are into military history, or the Navy in general, you would probably enjoy this book.
phoenix_speri's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
kundan's review against another edition
3.0
Over his thirteen years as a Navy SEAL, Mark gained wisdom which helped him better understand himself and his comarades. He has identified numerous qualities a SEAL possesses and has dedicated each chapter in the book on one bullet point.
'How to swim fifty meters underwater without dying' is by far the most immersing chapter in the book. In this chapter, Mark as a young SEAL, has exemplified courage and brilliant presence of mind. This is only the second chapter.
The book leaves a lot to be desired in terms of its ordering of content and the essence is lost somewhere. 'No Hero' is a follow-up to 'No Easy Day', a first hand account of SEAL team six capturing Bin Laden. Having read this book I would hesitate to read Mark's first book.
'How to swim fifty meters underwater without dying' is by far the most immersing chapter in the book. In this chapter, Mark as a young SEAL, has exemplified courage and brilliant presence of mind. This is only the second chapter.
The book leaves a lot to be desired in terms of its ordering of content and the essence is lost somewhere. 'No Hero' is a follow-up to 'No Easy Day', a first hand account of SEAL team six capturing Bin Laden. Having read this book I would hesitate to read Mark's first book.
xkay_readsx's review
4.0
The E-edition will have white outs through out the book due to sensitive information. Regardless, it was a great read.
lanko's review against another edition
3.0
The narrator was a SEAL in the operation that killed Bin Laden and here (which is actually a sequel) he talks about the training and some operations.
It starts with him as a boy in Alaska, then him training as a SEAL then later he's already an officer. While it had interesting things there were too many time jumps (of lots of years) to really see growth except for the very early parts.
It starts with him as a boy in Alaska, then him training as a SEAL then later he's already an officer. While it had interesting things there were too many time jumps (of lots of years) to really see growth except for the very early parts.
remocpi's review against another edition
3.0
Segundo libro de Mark Owen tras su crónica de cómo mató a Bin Laden. El libro consta de ocho fogonazos, ocho recuerdos aislados desde que salió de la escuela de los SEAL hasta que se retiró, catorce años después. Son ocho misiones, las primeras de entrenamiento y las últimas en Afganistán, habiendo pasado por Irak. En cada una cuenta cómo fue todo y qué aprendió de ellas. El libro es interesante, al igual que su predecesor, a pesar de que el estilo del autor es tirando a aséptico, incluso cuando cuenta cómo eliminaban a los Talibanes casa por casa en remotas aldeas cerca de la frontera de Pakistán. Lectura interesante para el aficionado a estos temas.