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david_megginson's review against another edition
3.0
Griffin writes entertaining books, including this series, but like the Corps and Brotherhood of War series, it loses steam as it goes: each book has more pages and less plot. In this series, Griffin (and his son, who co-authored) also have a strange fixation against Evita Perón, portraying in a later book as a vulgar sex worker, and also (ahistorically) claiming that Juan Perón had never been married before.
But the biggest problem with this and his other series is that they don't portray anything like the actual conditions military personnel live under. Every series I've read so far has at least one fantastically rich and powerful officer who takes the other characters under his wing and puts them up in mansions or five-star hotels, or flies them around in his private airliners. Frequently, they also have political influence right up to the president. I doubt most veterans had military service like that.
So yes, entertaining adventure stories (at least early in this series), but turn your B.S. detector up to 11 and prepare for the occasion not-subtle NRA plug along the way.
But the biggest problem with this and his other series is that they don't portray anything like the actual conditions military personnel live under. Every series I've read so far has at least one fantastically rich and powerful officer who takes the other characters under his wing and puts them up in mansions or five-star hotels, or flies them around in his private airliners. Frequently, they also have political influence right up to the president. I doubt most veterans had military service like that.
So yes, entertaining adventure stories (at least early in this series), but turn your B.S. detector up to 11 and prepare for the occasion not-subtle NRA plug along the way.
papamoose23's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
genizah's review against another edition
3.0
Very much dudely books for dudes. But the best kind, which is the kind with no women. I greatly prefer a thriller writer who doesn't even try to write women as people over one who does, and thereby reveals what a nightmare he is at it.
ryno23's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, to be honest 1) I stopped reading this book fairly early to read two others, and 2) when I started back reading it, with several cues popping up, I realized I’ve read this. Embarrassing. Hey, sometimes you forget to mark a book off your list AND review it (shrug). Solid book, but moving on. :)
jgolomb's review against another edition
3.0
"An officer is honor bound to face whatever hazards his duty requires; not throw his life, or that of his men, away."
"Honor Bound" takes an interesting mix of colorful characters, wartime intrigue, blends them together in an uncommon World War II location, that results in a fairly deep and fun book. Based mostly in Buenos Aires, prolific military writer, W.E.B. Griffin does a good job of creating fairly fleshy characters, and creating a unique WWII thriller.
It's a little hard to even characterize this book. There's not a ton of military action, though it's clear that Griffin is passionate about the subject, as well as his adopted home of Argentina. The primary characters are just short of cliche's, but neither are they totally unique.
"Honor Bound" takes an interesting mix of colorful characters, wartime intrigue, blends them together in an uncommon World War II location, that results in a fairly deep and fun book. Based mostly in Buenos Aires, prolific military writer, W.E.B. Griffin does a good job of creating fairly fleshy characters, and creating a unique WWII thriller.
It's a little hard to even characterize this book. There's not a ton of military action, though it's clear that Griffin is passionate about the subject, as well as his adopted home of Argentina. The primary characters are just short of cliche's, but neither are they totally unique.
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