Helpful Score: 1
I made it through half this book, then stopped reading, realizing with some surprise that I just didn't care about the outcome. That was disappointing!
The ex-president's daughter is kidnapped by the world's most infamous terrorist, in retaliation for the accidental killing of his own daughters. The book read just like a screenplay to me: short scenes (er, chapters) very slickly moving the story ahead moment by moment. The how's and why's of the U.S. government's response to the kidnapping, it's battles and strategies against global terrorism overall, and the personalities and clashes behind the scenes, were surely Clinton's contribution. The writing itself was taut and descriptive--but even so, it just didn't hold my interest, and at 594 pages, I needed lots of interest.
** 1/2 Two and a half stars.
The ex-president's daughter is kidnapped by the world's most infamous terrorist, in retaliation for the accidental killing of his own daughters. The book read just like a screenplay to me: short scenes (er, chapters) very slickly moving the story ahead moment by moment. The how's and why's of the U.S. government's response to the kidnapping, it's battles and strategies against global terrorism overall, and the personalities and clashes behind the scenes, were surely Clinton's contribution. The writing itself was taut and descriptive--but even so, it just didn't hold my interest, and at 594 pages, I needed lots of interest.
** 1/2 Two and a half stars.
Very suspenseful international thriller, with lots of twists and (mostly) believable characters. Well done.
