Well, after all the urban fantasy & sci-fi/YA I've been reading, I thought I'd give something else a try. Extreme Measures is a thriller with CIA operatives trying to find a terrorist cell planning an attack against the capital itself, while wrangling with politicians who are hell-bent on protecting prisoners' rights.
It starts with two prisoners at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Two CIA operatives glide in under the cover of night to "interview" these prisoners, without knowledge of the Base Commander. Unfortunately for them, somebody noticed the goings-on and one operative gets arrested so that the others can escape. Cue the next scene, where a terrorist cell is hiding in the jungles of South America, preparing for their attack on American soil. And cut to Washington, D.C., where the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman (Chairwoman?) is trying to rein in the extreme interrogation techniques used by the CIA.
Being a fan of early Clancy, Follett, and Ludlum, I had great hopes for this book. While it is well-written, it didn't grab me & suck me in. I thought Rapp and Nash were both great characters, however there was just too much focus on Nash's family life. It didn't pan out into anything much in this story, either. Maybe the author is putting that to use in the next book?
In any case, the storyline was predictable. See the terrorists. See the CIA operatives try to find the terrorists. See the politicians restrict the operatives' actions. See the terrorists blast their way into and in America. See the CIA show the politicians the error of their ways. And so on and so forth. It's all so very black and white. With Clancy, Follett, and Ludlum, at least you sometimes felt for the bad guys. They weren't just stereotypical caricatures to vilify.
Give it a go if you're a Flynn fan. I'd rather re-read Executive Orders.
Title: Extreme Measures
Author: Vince Flynn
ISBN-10: 0-743-27042-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-743-27042-7
Hardcover: 430 pages
Publisher: Atria Books, 2008
giveaways!
Ashes of a Black Frost (11/1) | The Shattered Vine (11/3)
Coming soon:
drey's Giveaway Policy
FTC Disclosure: I am an affiliate at IndieBound, The Book Depository, and Amazon, and any purchases made by clicking on covers or links here may result in monetary compensation.
Coming soon:
drey's Giveaway Policy
FTC Disclosure: I am an affiliate at IndieBound, The Book Depository, and Amazon, and any purchases made by clicking on covers or links here may result in monetary compensation.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
what's here...
history...
-
▼
2009
(561)
-
▼
February
(50)
- One more day for The Terror giveaway!
- 44. Gauntlet by Richard Aaron...
- 43. Drood by Dan Simmons...
- Blog tour and giveaway ~ Drood!
- Giveaway ending soon for 8-book set!
- BTT - Collectibles?
- 42. Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn ...
- 41. Rogue by Cheryl Brooks...
- The Italian Lover Winners!
- 40. Jack with a Twist by Brenda Janowitz...
- What's on your nightstand? February edition...
- Last call!
- Teaser Tuesdays ~ Feb. 24...
- A lil' plug for Dirty Little Angels, by Chris Tusa...
- Kitty Norville winners!!!
- The Conservatory Overcoat GIVEAWAY!!!!
- Giveaway - Sway by Zachary Lazar...
- 39. Testimony by Anita Shreve...
- Interview meme...
- Only two more days for my Kitty Norville giveaway!!!
- Tag, I'm it!
- Coming up: Book Giveaway Carnival!!
- 38. The Italian Lover by Robert Hellenga...
- Teaser Tuesdays ~ Feb. 17th...
- following...
- Whole lotta LOVE Winners!!!
- I'm a winner!!
- Giveaway - The Terror by Dan Simmons...
- Your candy heart says...
- Pimping for Gena Showalter's The Vampire's Bride r...
- Looking for book hounds...
- BTT - Author Talking...
- 37. The Girl She Used to Be by David Cristofano...
- Teaser Tuesdays ~ Feb. 10th...
- 36. Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn...
- Giveaway - African American History Month...
- Giveaway - A whole lotta LOVE...
- Giveaway - The Italian Lover by Robert Hellenga...
- 35. Extras by Scott Westerfeld...
- A reading frenzy...
- 34. Specials by Scott Westerfeld...
- All done!
- Another redesign...
- drey's Wish List...
- 33. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld...
- Awards!
- Teaser Tuesdays ~ Feb. 3rd...
- Giveaway - All SIX Kitty Norville books!
- 32. Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn...
- A compilation of 2009 book giveaways in the blogos...
-
▼
February
(50)
2 comments:
I've never read any of Vince Flynn's books, but I do like this genre.
I usually do, too. I guess that's why I'm so mad that I didn't like the book!
Post a Comment
have a thought to share? I love comments!