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Title: Lion's Game by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0-446-60826-2 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (428 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: I read this book before 9/11 and at the time found it contrived, flippant and generally disappointing. After 9/11, I find it extremely offensive.
The book begins rather well with a riveting description of the bombing mission over Lybia in 1986 and proceeds downward from there. Asad Khalil, the terrorist du jour, lost his family in that bombing raid while concurrently deflowering his reluctant girlfriend in defiance of the law, religion, etc. He also murders said girlfriend at the same time to stop her from screaming in fright as the bombs drop near their rooftop love nest. This, in his twisted way of thinking, gives him one more reason to hate the vile Americans.
Swearing vengeance - and possibly to escape his own death sentence based on his tryst on the roof - Khalil vows to make the Americans pay. He receives training in the necessary skills to murder and maim from a dubious character named "Boris" and presto-chango turns from a bungling juvenile rapist into a brilliant terrorist operative who can thwart the powers that be at every turn.
From that point on there are so many twists and turns in the story it makes one sea sick. No matter how absurd the circumstances, Khalil manages to be three or four steps ahead of everybody while killing infidels left and right.
Enter John Corey complete with a new girlfriend, Kate, (what ever happened to the "love of his life" from Plum Island?) to somewhat save the day. Never mind that just about everybody is dead by the time Corey and Kate manage to figure things out.
DeMille's books up to now have been quite good. I especially liked Plum Island. Corey's quick witted character fed up with administrative overkill and bungling in that book made sense. The John Corey in "The Lion's Game" has the same "I-don't-give-a-rip" attitude, only this time his witticisms come off as juvenile and very annoying. To sum up my feelings at the end of the book - the weak come off as strong and the strong end up dead. If you like that kind of plot, you will love this one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent novel, couldn't put it down
Comment: Another fantastic novel by DeMille, I can't believe some of you guys aren't eating this up. If you like suspense/mystery/cop/thillers this is it. Middle East terrorist stuff, love, sex, guns, murder, this book has it all.
I found a fault in "Plum Island" and it was that the antagonist wasn't believable enough because the book was written in the first person in its entirety and therefore the actions of the bad guy only happened in front of the main character. The Plum Island story preceded this book so read that first if you haven't already been turned on to DeMille. There is enough back story so that you don't have to read it first, but it would make the second book better in my opinion.
Anyway, in this one, DeMille uses the first person in a chapter and then goes to the third person in a chapter, jumping back and forth between our hero and the murderous terrorist. What it does is make the novel flow much better than the previous one and turn it into a real blockbuster. It is interesting how much better a novel is when you are able to feel and empathize with the bad guy a little bit. Excellent story the whole way through.
I can't recommend DeMille enough, he has it all, page turning books with suspense and a wonderful sense of humor. And when I say funny, I really mean good solid witty humor here, the man has a razor sharp wit and a great insight into the male/female relationship. Strong recommendation here, it's my second favorite after "The Gold Coast" which is a novel in a class by itself.
Rating: 3
Summary: A twist in the tale.
Comment: I picked up Lion's Game after hearing good reports about Demilles' writing from my brother and wife. The book certainly was gripping stuff. I found his writing style quite similar to that of Andy McNab, very off the cuff and personal. My only real gripe is that the last 25 pages or so was a real let-down. The closure of the story seem to be unduly hurried, and loose ends were tied up in a most unappealing manner. Possibly this is due to the lack of the terrorist point-of-view in the final chapters - a view which I highly enjoyed. This book is not a deep read at all, perfect for a lazy summer afternoon, or when you are getting interrupted/reading in short bursts, but be warned you will crave to get back to reading.
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Title: Plum Island by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0446605409 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Charm School by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0446353205 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Gold Coast by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0446360856 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0446358592 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Word of Honor by Nelson Demille ISBN: 0446301582 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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