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Summary: Secret Honor
Review: A very disappointing book. I did not find anything about a plot to kill Hitler and there was less intrigue and less suspense than what is found in the Boy Scout's Handbook. The 2 main characters succeeded in impregnating 2 Argentinian naivettes and that seemed to be the highlight of the "story". A couple of plane rides around South America resulted in a smidgeon of activity but other than that it was "Yawnsville" all the way. The endless, needless repetition of the Kraut's formal titles were boring and only added to the author's "paid per word" remuneration. The reviews on the book's rear cover were obviously written by people who have never read the book. Especially vapid is the Kirkus Reviews' "gibber-al" comment.
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Summary: Secret Honor
Review: A very disappointing book. I did not find anything about a plot to kill Hitler and there was less intrigue and less suspense than what is found in the Boy Scout's Handbook. The 2 main characters succeeded in impregnating 2 Argentinian naivettes and that seemed to be the highlight of the "story". A couple of plane rides around South America resulted in a smidgeon of activity but other than that it was "Yawnsville" all the way. The endless, needless repetition of the Kraut's formal titles were boring and only added to the author's "paid per word" remuneration. The reviews on the book's rear cover were obviously written by people who have never read the book. Especially vapid is the Kirkus Reviews' "gibber-al" comment.
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Summary: Too "Ho-Hum" for me!
Review: Although I am an avid reader of W.E.B. Griffin military books,this whole series is turning out to be a real disappointment to me. I hope that the current book is the last of this series. The story line involving an American Marine of Argentine descent and his involvement with the O.S.S. and struggles to keep Argentina out of W.W.II as a German co-belligerent is awfully thin and contrived. The character development usually present in most Griffin books is sadly lacking here.The characters are,at best,forgettable and terribly shallow. This is probably the worst effort yet by my favorite author;it is the only one of his books that I didn't feel the urge to re-read. Two stars is generous. If you started this series and feel the need to wrap it up--O.K. read the book. Not a good intro to W.E.B. Griffin for a new reader...
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Summary: Secret Honor
Review: As one of those readers who has also read all of W.E.B. Griffin's military books, I was not only highly disappointed by this book, but was also highly irritated by the fact that it is nothing more than the second book of the "Honor" series with a couple of extra characters thrown in and a new cover/name. If someone is interested in reading this book and has already read "Honor Bound", I would suggest that they save their money and simply read "Honor Bound" again. I haven't bothered to compare the two books side-by-side, by I imagine that many segments would prove to be identical, word-for-word.I also agree with another reader who commented that he was tired of the fact that all of W.E.B. Griffin's books are centered around a wealthy individual who elects to serve in the military to do his country a big favor. These "heroes", who are totally independent throughout his books, continually refuse to follow orders from his superiors, and do as they please, free from any discipline which might follow. As a 22+ year military retiree, I can assure you that it just doesn't work that way. While I won't necessarily say that I won't read any more of W.E.B. Griffin's books, I will say that it is highly doubtful that I will waste any more money on one. There are too many other authors out there that will give you more than your money's worth.
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Summary: never thought I'd say this about a Griffin book.... dull
Review: As someone who has bought and read every Griffin book written under that pen-name, _Secret Honor_ makes me wonder if he might be losing his touch as Uris and Clavell did. The Argentine series up to now has been promising and exciting. However, the first time something interesting happened, I looked down: I was almost exactly halfway through the book. Absent is the strong sense of Argentine political intrigue that characterized the earlier books in the series. About the only character with a defined goal in the book is the head of the US OSS, who continues to pressure the main character for a piece of information. The rest sort of wander aimlessly through it. Low suspense--very atypical for the author. Add this to the normal Griffin shortcomings of lousy proofreading (normally forgiven due to the minor nature of it relative to great storytelling) and overdependence on infidelity as a theme, and it totals to a disappointment. I worry that the point is being reached where his name guarantees a certain sales volume to the publisher, with a resulting laxity in quality control. If that were true it would be really unfortunate given the number of great books Griffin has authored. If this is your first Griffin book, please don't give up; try the first book in any of his series, and you will see what good work he is capable of. Why 3 stars rather than 2 or 1? 1 means a total waste of time; the book is not. It's just not as good as most of the author's work. Why not 2 (below average work)? Because there is at least enough classic Griffin material in here to be somewhat attractive. What is below average for Griffin is still better than a lot of what gets published these days. It's essential to be fair to the author.
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Summary: Lacks Excitment
Review: Compared to all of W. E. B. Griffin's published novels, I found his most recent effort, disappointing. Too much of Secret Honor, is concerned with the events surrounding the wedding of Clete Frade and Dorotea Mallin and the inconclusive efforts of the German government to identify the traitor responsible for the assassination of two senior SS officers which was described in the previous book. Secret Honor seems to be a transition between the author's last book set in Argentina, Blood and Honor, and his next intended volume in the Honor Bound series. We are introduced to a series of important historical figures including Count Claus von Stauffenberg, Evita Duarta and General Adolf Galland, each of whom one hopes will figure prominently in the author's intended sequel. We also are familiarized with one of Germany's most important secret weapons of World War II, the ME-262 jet fighter aircraft. Except for target practice, only one shot is fired in this book by or at any of the main characters. But many important events occurred the period covered, April through June 1943, including: the fall of North Africa to the Americans and English, Allied preparations to invade Sicily, the first Warsaw Ghetto uprising, the siege of Leningrad, preparations leading to the Battle at Kursk (the largest tank conflict in history), the introduction of escort carriers and advanced radar in the battle against U-boats in the Atlantic, and MacArthur's attack up coast of New Guinea. I hope that W.E.B. Griffin's next effort is more exciting.
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Summary: More
Review: Despite my following criticisms, I will probably purchase his next book in hardback without reviewing it. The author has an annoying habit of being entertaining and historically inaccurate in the past but this work had only one glaring error, probably a typo. This book is an accetable continuation of an appealing soap opera series but should not be read by anyone not already hooked by the story. It is disjointed, erratic and gives the impression of hurried completion. It heads nowhere, leads nowhere and arrives nowhere. It is a series of anecdotes rather than a coherent story. I have read and re-read every one of the author's books (under this name) more than once and will probaby do so again-more than once. The fact remains, that a reader goes for the moment and not the long run in any of his novels. They are most dissatisfying in that they never finished as either novels or series. They are just abandoned. And each time I buy, in recent years, another completed work I anticipate the frustration of never achieving closure. Read the work, prepare to be hooked and then abandoned. So, just go for the moment of reading and never expect more from this author.
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Summary: AS always, can't put it down
Review: Great book. Slow moving at first, but it doesn't take long before you find it difficult to put it down. Mr Griffin, I'm waiting the next The Corps Series. Being a retired Marine, I find the books interesting and informative.
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Summary: Unworthy Characterizations
Review: Griffin has helped me spend much of my time learning more about military history from many perspectives, countries, branches of service, and battles. That is to say that I think I've read if not all, then most all of his books in each series: it's been kind of hard to keep up. A recurring theme that runs throughout his books is his disdain for enlisted members of the military or their equivalent in the police series. If an enlisted man is worth his weight, then he does the right thing and becomes an officer. The only exceptions to this are the Argentine retired senior sergeants who gruarded the Senior Frade and now guard Cletus. I'm disappointed because some of the finest and most courageous men I've known were Corporals and Sergeants and enlisted ratings in the Navy and Coast Guard. There never has been a time when all the men in the military or police could all be officers: men and women were needed in the trenches. So, Mr. Griffin, how about a story where the enlisted folks succeed mightly, not by becoming officers, but by being the honorable, hard-working, and dedicated individuals they were. Thanks
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Summary: READING CON BRIO
Review: Griffin proved himself to be a champion of military suspense with "Honor Bound" and "Blood and Honor." Brace yourselves for a roller coaster of thrills because he's done it again. In "Secret Honor," a German general plots the assassination of Adolf Hitler. At the same time in Buenos Aires the general's son is targeted by the SS following a botched Nazi operation. OSS agent Cletus Frade knows them both and he knows the truth. But, Frade is branded a rogue agent by the OSS. All three men are in peril. As always, Tony Award nominee Lang reads with brio. His stellar performance is the perfect showcase for this astoundingly well crafted story.
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