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Summary: Garbage
Review: This may not be the worst book I've ever read but it is definetly in the top ten. It is certainly the worst military/adventure style book ever. The author assumes the reader is either an idiot or five. Mr. Reilly attempts to write about many things from killer whales to the French equivalent of our SEALS but obviously knows nothing about any of his subject matter. Good military fiction is at least based in fact. This book is based in nothing but mindless drivle puncuated by ridiculous and unbelievable action. The author doesn't even bother to adher to basic physical laws. He has his characters getting the bends when they dive rather than when they surface, killer whales eating humans like packs of sharks (they don't), and a container of liquid nitrogen the size of a hand grenade instantly freezing thousands of gallons of water. This garbage isn't even good enough to be fantisy. I would give it negative stars if possible.
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Summary: Reads Like A Movie...And That's Good!
Review: Exciting, over-the-top action makes this book a fun read. Characters? Well sure...stereotypical Marines, scientist types, and a little girl. Your typical fare for a story of this nature. A bit cliche' but loads of fun. Instead of going to a terrible movie, (Have there been any good ones lately?) read this book. You'll have fun!
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Summary: Ice Station
Review: I read this novel when I was on vacation last year, and thoroughly enjoyed it for what it was; an all action thriller. The action comes at tremendous clips, and the story rarely slows down to a speed under that of the Concord. My one negative comment I have to give is that you have to take a vacation, not only from home, but from reality as well. Some of the scenes leave you saying to yourself...come on now, exciting, but rediculous. I enjoy an action thriller as well as any other reader, but I would like to not have to leave my brain on vacation while I'm reading the book. I gave the story four stars because of it's terrific pace. Rarely have I read a book that was actually so much fun. I just wish the author would stay a little more credible, so that the reader wouldn't have to suspend reality to enjoy the book.
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Summary: he's da man!
Review: i just got done reading temple...the whole reason I got temple was because I picked up ice station first..picked it up and couldn't put it down..I was so absorbed in it that even when I wasn't reading it I was constantly thinking about it! characters you can get into, action that just does NOT let up! TOTALLY UNRELENTING...super cool military technology (and not 500 pages of explanation like the past few Clancy books)...not to mention the setting...Antarctica...amazing read! You really get into his style of writing...fast paced and down to earth characters that you enjoy reading about..you're mad when a good guy gets the shaft and happy when they're kickin' the bad guys butts..HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! Check out his other book, temple, also....while I liked this one better, temple still gets five stars...
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Summary: An Enjoyable Adventure
Review: Matt Reilly is a 27-year-old Australian who has tremendous imagination and a real knack for writing action/adventure stories with plausible characters involved in implausible events. This novel is about an American stationed in Antarctica. There is a discovery of a device, which appears to be a spaceship. Followed by an effort by the French and the British (but interestingly not the Russians or Chinese) to steal the device using elite military units with a take no prisoners, leave no witnesses model. Killer whales and a unique species of elephant seal that kills both killer whales and humans complicate the events. Combine all this with icebergs, stealth aircraft and you have an unending introduction to new ideas and new experiences.The central figures include a heroic Marine force recon lieutenant (whose exploits make James Bond seem trivial), a young girl, and a seal. This book has a number of factual errors that can be overlooked. For instance, Marine helicopter carriers have naval Captains not Marines commanding them, and negotiations occur at the State Department not at the Capitol. Many of the inventive solutions are impossible, but the pace, the inventiveness, and the cleverness keep you turning the pages. I am looking forward to his next adventure of the mind and spirit and will buy it enthusiastically.
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Summary: Utter trash
Review: This book is at approximately the maturity level of a 13 year old. No characterization whatsoever, a story line that has no credibility at all, dialogue that makes a Superman comic book look like literature by comparison, and complete lack of internal logic. Unbelievably poor, puerile, and chauvinistic; not even acceptable as light airplane reading. I rank this book as the worst I've read in several years, even making very large concessions to the fact that it is meant to be escapist entertainment. Forget it.
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Summary: Unputdownable! A roller coaster ride
Review: I really enjoyed this. I treated this as, and had as much fun as, a death-defying rollercoaster ride or an Indiana Jones movie. The story might have issues but hey who cares (this is not written as an intensely-researched Tom Clancy book, and who cares about the accuracy of the physics in Batman or The Peacemaker or Predator or P J O'Rourke...). I couldn't put it down, which amused and almost annoyed me. I read in two long sittings, chuckling in pleasure at each new thrill the author had put into the yarn. Again, it was a totally different experience to Le Carre or Graham Greene but a great amusement. I've also read his "Temple" (think Temple of Doom with loop-de-loop and corkscrew) and "Contest" (like being in a pinball machine with action whizzing around). They're confections and lot of fun. Don't let anyone tell you different.
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Summary: Great Action!
Review: This novel is nonstop action all the way through and not to be missed! Would make a great action movie - especially if you enjoyed Die Hard or similar type movies.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I started this book with high hopes of a good read after hearing several reviews about it. I was quickly disappointed. Mr. Reilly obviously failed to research any part of the facts he alluded to. He presented the Orcas as man killers which they are not. He was totally wrong in his description of the Marine Corps, Ranks duties and mission. I don`t know about the scuba diving but it sounded very unlikely even to someone who has never dived. So far as sinking the sub all I can say is that is was so far out of the realm of possibility that it was laughable. I feel that when fiction draws on factual matter then the fistion should be made to fit the facts and not the other way around. Perhaps when Mr Reilly learns to research his subject material a little better he will be able to write a much better action novel. In the meantime I could not recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Oh brother
Review: I like a good action book but I hate it when the author assumes you are a moron. Good fiction writing is achieved through the plot and characterization. Technical detail can be great if it helps the plot. Plainly wrong technical detail just drags it down. I bought the book at the airport to tide me over for a 7 hr flight. I stopped 15 mins into the flight and preferred to sleep instead.
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