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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
I finished this a week ago...it has taken me this long rate it because it just wasn't very good. Shallow characters, lots of unwarranted stereotyping and just kind of dumb. I wanted to like it.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Listened to the audiobook read by Ray Porter (amazing work) published by Simon & Schuster audio. The novel did not go too deep into specifics, but it is a good action novel for new adults. This is a popular title, so I will not fault the deus ex machinas. I can fault the novel for not having any good Islamic representations for a book with Muslim bad guys. However, thankfully the novel is not at all political and serves as a pro-American revenge thriller. I commend Jack Carr on his debut novel.
Understandably, this novel is for veterans or those interested in lone wolf military thrillers. I am not the target demographic, but I enjoy the specific details of military knowledge or during action sequences. I have not seen the Amazon series with Chris Pratt, and I have no intention of doing so.
Understandably, this novel is for veterans or those interested in lone wolf military thrillers. I am not the target demographic, but I enjoy the specific details of military knowledge or during action sequences. I have not seen the Amazon series with Chris Pratt, and I have no intention of doing so.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF at 54%
I was reading this with my bro so I pushed on and pushed on so I could keep up but eventually found myself hating to pick it back up.
I can see why he likes it: 1) he’s a gun enthusiast and this author spends a lot of time talking about guns, describes them in detail, and often gives a history lesson.
2) it’s a spy thriller with the cliched SEAL/spy character that’s being hunted a la Jason Bourne, jack reacher, mission impossible and I’m sensing my brother likes that alpha male stereotype in his fiction
3) it has a political conspiracy of sorts and my bro loves reading nonfiction about the FBI, CIA, etc
For me, the character seemed underdeveloped; the story too coincidental and far-reaching; and it was missing something—cinnamon in a carrot cake recipe. You don’t realize how important that trivial 1/2 tsp is until you accidentally leave it out.
Life is short and there are too many books I want to read!
I was reading this with my bro so I pushed on and pushed on so I could keep up but eventually found myself hating to pick it back up.
I can see why he likes it: 1) he’s a gun enthusiast and this author spends a lot of time talking about guns, describes them in detail, and often gives a history lesson.
2) it’s a spy thriller with the cliched SEAL/spy character that’s being hunted a la Jason Bourne, jack reacher, mission impossible and I’m sensing my brother likes that alpha male stereotype in his fiction
3) it has a political conspiracy of sorts and my bro loves reading nonfiction about the FBI, CIA, etc
For me, the character seemed underdeveloped; the story too coincidental and far-reaching; and it was missing something—cinnamon in a carrot cake recipe. You don’t realize how important that trivial 1/2 tsp is until you accidentally leave it out.
Life is short and there are too many books I want to read!
There are many ways this story could have been written but this was no where near the best. Too conservative, trumpy, toxically masculine, chauvinistic, white-saviorism, overall bigoted, and mostly just propaganda, etc. don’t waste your time. And if that wasn’t enough then you also shouldn’t read it cause it reads like someone who’s never read a book themselves, taken a class on how to write, or used a thesaurus to find better words. Did he not graduate middle school?
There’s thousands of other good military/ revenge books. This one flopped for me hard. Barf.
There’s thousands of other good military/ revenge books. This one flopped for me hard. Barf.
Definitely my first Navy SEAL book. I can see the appeal but there was a lack of character depth and a major focus on revenge killing (some which were incredibly brutal). One book in the series was enough.
A classic man who lost it all seeking revenge story. What stood out to me was that the story was exceptionally politically charged (a former marine wrote it) and the detail in which they describe military tactics (bomb-making, weapons, etc.)