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Plum Island by Nelson DeMille December 29, 2006

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This book made me think about the price tag one has (hopefully may have) that’s making us go from a normal moral being to someone who starts acting amorally, or even commit a crime. Would I cheat my employer if that allowed me to pay off my car? No. My mortgage? No. Be all set for the rest of my life? and so on. You get the sequence. I don’t know if I would break eventually or not… Honestly, I don’t know. I would like to think that would not be the case.

The book itself–a bit rough, a bit wiseguyish, and surely entertaining. And, a reference to the Gold Coast is made, and that’s my favorite DeMille book.

Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille, or “John, save the world, please” November 18, 2006

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So, John Corey saved the world again. Despite all the evil doings of resurrected Ted Nash, John succeeds.

OK, sarcasm aside. I just finished the book. It was a grasping story, an easy read, with a plethora of jokes and smart quick responses by increadibly smart and yet so arrogant and primitive hero. The plot is a mix of unbelievable (another CIA conspiracy theory) and—that’s scary—something that’s possible these days (e.g. the suitcase stuff the Russians missed when the USSR fell apart). The book was a good material for a Hollywood production, and I guess it’s bound to be converted to a major studio production sooner or later.

What was the best in the book?

  • John Corey, with his taste for “pigs in blankets” and incredibly witty responses to anything anyone can say. How he treated Rudi (?) from the gas station… That was classy.
  • Storytelling.
  • Narration by Scott Brick. I listened to the story read by Scott–an excellent narrator, very good in thrillers, but also amazing in e.g. The Heart of Darkness–and again, this was a great performance. Apparently, Scott enjoyed the job as well, and the hilarious jokes made him “waste a lot of takes,” which he admits himself in the interview with the author.

If you are looking for a good vacation-type of terrorism thriller, that’s the book for you. In the “entertainment” class of novels with is 5 out of 5.

Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille November 15, 2006

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Hmmm… Honestly, I don’t know why I’m going through it. I guess it’s the story, storytelling, and the unbelievably primitive yet very smart John Corey. I’m right in the middle of the book, and it’s a bit disappointing as a follow-up to the much more intriguing Night Fall. Why? I think the undisputable success of Night Fall is related to the real events behind the story. Wild Fire has no such event behind it, and that makes the story hard to believe (hopefully).

I am not judging the book now. I will finish it before I let you know the grade.