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A review by michaelbtice
Created, the Destroyer by Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Have you ever read a book, and when you're done, you just think to yourself, "Did I like this book?"
That is how I feel about "Created, The Destroyer".
It was definitely a book written in the 1960s, considering how women are represented and treated and the casual racism, but since it was written in the 1960s, and we cannot use modern sensibilities to judge a book written 60 years ago, we just have to look beyond that.
Taking that out, I'm just wondering what exactly was here? Was there any actual meat in this book that makes it worth reading more of the books in The Destroyer series?
I feel like this the same way I do about the Dirk Pitt novels by Clive Cussler. Boy, did they start out bad, but the fist Pitt novel I ever read was Inca Gold, and that was great and a lot of fun, so they have to have just gotten better over the years. The Destroyer was made into a movie, and if you fall into that 44-52 range of men who saw "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" when it played all the time on HBO when you were a kid, you're probably one of those people interested in where Remo came from. That's what brought me here, finally.
Looking at this book, the Afterward made me laugh my ass off. It was a short, fairly quick read. The action was fun and energetic. The bad guys are bad and the good guys are good.
I guess this is like proto-Jack Reacher? Maybe, in a little while, I'll move on to the next book and see if things get better. Maybe I can skip a bunch of books and go straight to something better? Like when I read Inca Gold first and thought all Dirk Pitt novels were good!
Worth reading? Ehhhhhhh… I don't feel it has really left any kind of impression on me. It was just pure fluff. I enjoyed it, though, so I guess that makes it pretty average overall.
That is how I feel about "Created, The Destroyer".
It was definitely a book written in the 1960s, considering how women are represented and treated and the casual racism, but since it was written in the 1960s, and we cannot use modern sensibilities to judge a book written 60 years ago, we just have to look beyond that.
Taking that out, I'm just wondering what exactly was here? Was there any actual meat in this book that makes it worth reading more of the books in The Destroyer series?
I feel like this the same way I do about the Dirk Pitt novels by Clive Cussler. Boy, did they start out bad, but the fist Pitt novel I ever read was Inca Gold, and that was great and a lot of fun, so they have to have just gotten better over the years. The Destroyer was made into a movie, and if you fall into that 44-52 range of men who saw "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" when it played all the time on HBO when you were a kid, you're probably one of those people interested in where Remo came from. That's what brought me here, finally.
Looking at this book, the Afterward made me laugh my ass off. It was a short, fairly quick read. The action was fun and energetic. The bad guys are bad and the good guys are good.
I guess this is like proto-Jack Reacher? Maybe, in a little while, I'll move on to the next book and see if things get better. Maybe I can skip a bunch of books and go straight to something better? Like when I read Inca Gold first and thought all Dirk Pitt novels were good!
Worth reading? Ehhhhhhh… I don't feel it has really left any kind of impression on me. It was just pure fluff. I enjoyed it, though, so I guess that makes it pretty average overall.