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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Man I missed Mitch Rapp. The new author did a great job of capturing the essence of the character and the interplay with all his friends and enemies around the world. Loved it.
When I started to get back into reading around five years ago I fell in love with Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series. It's a pretty straightforward CIA thriller with a great lead character and some passable side characters. Each of the four of five novels I've read in the series have been great fun reads.
The Survivor is the first novel in the series after the passing of Flynn. It's written by Kyle Mills and he doesn't a fantastic job keeping the feel of a Mitch Rapp novel alive and well. My problem with The Survivor is more about how I've fallen out of love with the ideals of this series. Mitch Rapp as a character is too perfect. He's dulled out even more in The Survivor to a point that he's basically Superman with a badge. I never really cared about the plot or the moving pieces in the book, as expertly woven as they were.
I really struggled to get through The Survivor. It felt heavy handed. The inter conflict in the CIA that drives the majority of the plot just wasn't compelling. The other problem I had with the novel was that it felt clumsy with its political leanings. Flynn has always had Republican rhetoric in his novels, but Mills didn't feel as skillful with his approach. That might have been magnified for me because of the election happening while I was reading.
When I finished The Survivor I realized that I'm officially done with this series. As fun as they can be to read, they've completely lost their luster for me. There's never a real sense of stakes with these books and the more I read them the more I struggle with finding them fun or enjoyable. This is a well written Mitch Rapp novel but not enough to keep me going forward.
The Survivor is the first novel in the series after the passing of Flynn. It's written by Kyle Mills and he doesn't a fantastic job keeping the feel of a Mitch Rapp novel alive and well. My problem with The Survivor is more about how I've fallen out of love with the ideals of this series. Mitch Rapp as a character is too perfect. He's dulled out even more in The Survivor to a point that he's basically Superman with a badge. I never really cared about the plot or the moving pieces in the book, as expertly woven as they were.
I really struggled to get through The Survivor. It felt heavy handed. The inter conflict in the CIA that drives the majority of the plot just wasn't compelling. The other problem I had with the novel was that it felt clumsy with its political leanings. Flynn has always had Republican rhetoric in his novels, but Mills didn't feel as skillful with his approach. That might have been magnified for me because of the election happening while I was reading.
When I finished The Survivor I realized that I'm officially done with this series. As fun as they can be to read, they've completely lost their luster for me. There's never a real sense of stakes with these books and the more I read them the more I struggle with finding them fun or enjoyable. This is a well written Mitch Rapp novel but not enough to keep me going forward.
I really like the storyline though you would have to read the previous work to understand all the events of this one.
In terms of the storyline, I like the fact that Mitch Rapp is chasing a ghost in terms of information release about the CIA, and being set up to fail, and they are always one step behind.
The ending is also interesting in terms of poisoning. Would have been nice to know more about the list of operatives.
Definitely a good read.
In terms of the storyline, I like the fact that Mitch Rapp is chasing a ghost in terms of information release about the CIA, and being set up to fail, and they are always one step behind.
The ending is also interesting in terms of poisoning. Would have been nice to know more about the list of operatives.
Definitely a good read.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Kyle Mills does a seamless job picking up where Vince Flynn left off. The only noticeable difference was a little more blood, brains, and pieces of skull splattering on the wall than Flynn.
Wow. This book actually surprised me. The feeling from the last few books was Mitch Rapp was falling into a rut. The unfortunate demise of Vince Flynn has allowed a new author to take up the reins and Kyle Mills actually provides his own spin on Rapp.
This sequence allows Mills to shake up the status quo a bit and rattle Rapp and Kennedy. The action as always is frantic and the pace is electric. The contempt for the political class is furthered as is the contempt and disdain for the Muslim world, in this case Pakistan.
There is a bit of soul searching that Rapp indulges in and is kind of justified given the body count Rapp has racked up over the last few books and was conveniently shoved under the carpet. The way Mike Nash has been treated in this book marks a welcome change given to how he has been treated earlier
This sequence allows Mills to shake up the status quo a bit and rattle Rapp and Kennedy. The action as always is frantic and the pace is electric. The contempt for the political class is furthered as is the contempt and disdain for the Muslim world, in this case Pakistan.
There is a bit of soul searching that Rapp indulges in and is kind of justified given the body count Rapp has racked up over the last few books and was conveniently shoved under the carpet. The way Mike Nash has been treated in this book marks a welcome change given to how he has been treated earlier
I think this was a lot wordier than the books actually written by the late Vince Flynn. At first I was going to give it 2 stars...but changed my mind at the end. Trouble with the Pakistanis should have given Mitch a lot more action. I found my mind wandering a lot. Not good when it's an audiobook.
A worthy successor in the Mitch Rapp series. I think Vince Flynn would be pleased.
This is the first Mitch Rapp book written by Kyle Mills after Vince Flynn passed away (at least I think it’s the first). It’s not terribly compelling and I found myself going through it very slowly (never a good sign, especially in a “thriller”)