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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I continue to like the wise cracking John Corey. This story centers around the American born Panther a terrorist that is operating out of Yemen and is one of the organizers of the USS Cole attack. Corey and his wife, Kate Mayfield, are assigned to find the Panther. So it is off to Yemen. Most of the book takes place in Yemen.
DeMille does a very good job of presenting the 'feel' of Yemen. He accurately describes how dysfunctional and dangerous life for a Westerner can be. I enjoyed the richness of this description and how the culture interacts with someone like Corey. The only negative that I have with the book is that it is more centered on the location of the story than it is about a mystery/thriller.
It will be interesting to see where DeMille takes Corey and Mayfield from here.
DeMille does a very good job of presenting the 'feel' of Yemen. He accurately describes how dysfunctional and dangerous life for a Westerner can be. I enjoyed the richness of this description and how the culture interacts with someone like Corey. The only negative that I have with the book is that it is more centered on the location of the story than it is about a mystery/thriller.
It will be interesting to see where DeMille takes Corey and Mayfield from here.
I usually enjoy Nelson DeMille books, however, this book took so long to get to the real action. I found myself continually checking to see how many more pages until The end. I hate to say that because he is usually one of my favorite authors. This one was a disappointment to me.
Very disappointed with this book. It just rambled on and on and on without getting to the point. May be the last I read by this author.
Plot is thinner than thin. Hundreds of pages and nothing happens except we get a tour of Yemen and page after page of insufferable narrative. It's as if Mr DeMille had a quota of smart-ass internal dialog per page that he had to fill. If you cut out half of it, the book would shorten by 20% and still be just as boring.
I'm ashamed I wasted as much time on this one as I did. Avoid.
I'm ashamed I wasted as much time on this one as I did. Avoid.
"Paul Brenner seemed to have a sense of humor. I know someone with a similar sarcastic wit. This was not going to make us buds; there's room for only one top banana in the show."
My favorite Nelson DeMille alpha males met. John "Funnier Than Brenner" Corey teamed up with Paul Brenner, my first love among DeMille heroes. This meant double the humor, double the suspense, double the action.
"I glanced at Kate while Brenner was speaking, and I could see she was somewhat taken with Mr. Macho. She had that admiring look in her eyes that she usually reserved for me and Bon Jovi."
I had fun reading about Corey being "threatened" by Brenner's presence.
And the John Corey – Paul Brenner bromance!
My favorite Nelson DeMille alpha males met. John "Funnier Than Brenner" Corey teamed up with Paul Brenner, my first love among DeMille heroes. This meant double the humor, double the suspense, double the action.
"I glanced at Kate while Brenner was speaking, and I could see she was somewhat taken with Mr. Macho. She had that admiring look in her eyes that she usually reserved for me and Bon Jovi."
I had fun reading about Corey being "threatened" by Brenner's presence.
And the John Corey – Paul Brenner bromance!
At about 625 pages, I don't think this book would be worth the time investment for most people. I read pretty quickly so that wasn't a problem. I knew nothing about this author nor this character but doubt I will read anything else. Too many dialogue tags drove me crazy as well as the main character's, well, character -- it really got on my nerves. Repetition of the objective of the operation ad nauseum along with other stylistic things really grated on my nerves. A big book doesn't always mean a big story. Right??
Nelson DeMille is one of my favorite authors. Not the literary John Steinbeck type, but the guilty pleasure, can't wait for his next book type. I might have to initiate a breakup after this book. It was OK, which is why I gave it two stars, but it wasn't gripping and the first 300-400 pages were redundant. John Corey was pedantic, obnoxious and occasionally funny. His wife Kate was a doormat. The majority of the book takes place in Yemen, yet at the end of 600+ pages, I knew very little more about Yemen and its people and what makes them tick than at the beginning. The last 300 pages were better, but still left me with a lot of unanswered questions and the desire to smack John Corey upside the head.
I'll read the next one, but only if I see decent reviews here on Goodreads first.
I'll read the next one, but only if I see decent reviews here on Goodreads first.
Read this one second like an idiot but still great!
First DeMille I've ever read. Definitely can't stand John Corey, the narrator. He's sexist and perpetuates stereotypes. Totally unlikeable character. I liked Paul Brenner much better. Strangely, all the other characters, even minor ones like Al Rasul have way more depth than Corey's own wife, who only needed to be there for one plot reason. Otherwise, she was totally unnecessary. Also, the only real, page-turning action took place in the last 15% of the book. Of course the ending leaves things open for a sequel, but I'll just read the ploy synopsis when it comes out on Wikipedia, tyvm.