Helpful Score: 3
For "no excuses" bone snapping, bloody brain-spattering, joyous mayhem, John Ringo's ex-SEAL hero known as "Ghost" is a killing machine. Lots and lots of almost believable action. (For the real thing read anything by Navy SEAL Captain Richard Marchinco- a true American Hero VERY badly treated by limp dicked bureaucrats- but that's another story.) About a third of the way into a great read, Ringo loses it and starts a totally unbelievable descent into BDSM porn. I couldn't believe it- I know some of the real people he models his "Ghost" character after, and believe me, THIS AIN'T THEM! He got his fingers burnt as his follow-up Ghost book "Kildar", (A much more professional job, and a really tough one to put down.), almost completely avoided the crudities in the "Ghost" book.
Helpful Score: 2
This is a techno-thriller not his usual (or at least to me usual) sci-fi. Definitely written on the dark side full of violence. Part of series.
Helpful Score: 2
WARNING!!!!
If you are a liberal, do not read this book!
If you are a feminist, do not read this book!
If you are a Baptist, do not read this book!
If it weren't for the great action sequences, in this offering, I would think you could only find GHOST in an ADULT book store. The book tells three stories revolving around a former SEAL who doesn't candy-coat the fact that he is a bad man. He has two ways of venting his frustration and relieving tension--he has to kill someone...or he has to rape someone. Fortunately, he only kills bad guys...and he only rapes by contract. He is heavy into S&M, bondage, Goth, and patriotism.
GHOST is full of all of the above. The body count is high, the sex is plentiful and extremely graphic, and the action is nonstop.
And there's a sequel!!!???!!!
If you are a liberal, do not read this book!
If you are a feminist, do not read this book!
If you are a Baptist, do not read this book!
If it weren't for the great action sequences, in this offering, I would think you could only find GHOST in an ADULT book store. The book tells three stories revolving around a former SEAL who doesn't candy-coat the fact that he is a bad man. He has two ways of venting his frustration and relieving tension--he has to kill someone...or he has to rape someone. Fortunately, he only kills bad guys...and he only rapes by contract. He is heavy into S&M, bondage, Goth, and patriotism.
GHOST is full of all of the above. The body count is high, the sex is plentiful and extremely graphic, and the action is nonstop.
And there's a sequel!!!???!!!
Helpful Score: 1
Somewhat different military fiction. Ringo has added some S & M interludes which are a little disturbing and the frequent pro-Republican stuff is also off putting.
Great first book in an action filled series. The military action descriptions are what you would expect from a Ringo book and are much enjoyed. This first book in the series is actually two different adventures of the main character. There are very graphic BDSM descriptions in this series so it might not be something you would want a young teenager to read.
