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Andy McNab
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Pages: 400 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0593055578
Pub: Bantam Press
Pub date: 2006-11-06
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 49435
Reader Reviews:
Different but very good (1/1 people found this helpful)
Something has changed - the editor?
The language is a bit different, the style is different, etc. A story of a battle in details. But very well written and gripping. I finally spent the whole night just to get to the end. The end again is also a bit surprising.
The usual for McNab attention to details, the hero who isn't really a hero (makes a lot of mistakes), interesting characters, etc. The story develops, is fast and dramatic.
Recommended. I loved it.
The worst Nick Stone novel yet. (6/10 people found this helpful)
After reading all the other reviews I was extremely dissapointed to discover "Recoil" is in fact the worst (by miles) McNab book to date.
Since the sublime "Remote Control", McNabs books have steadily decreased in quality. This is especially apparent when he puts in a kind of romantic story (like he has done previously in "Last Light") that all the gritty drama disappears. Yes, there is action and violence in this, but it is all very straight forward. Previous stories seemed to have more edge and you would will Nick Stone on, hoping that he succeeds. Now he goes all the way to Africa to see his girlfriend and that is not what I expect from Nick Stone! Now I know these tough characters need a human side to them to allow readers to identify with them, but this was ridiculous.
I said after reading "Last Light" I wouldn't read anymore Nick Stone novels but I ended up sticking with them. Sadly, "Recoil" is just so poor I honestly dont think I will be reading the next one. The story is just boring and if McNab wants to go down a more political route, then I suggest he invents a new character, and lets Nick Stone live happily ever after in wedded bliss somewhere.
Blood and guts (1/3 people found this helpful)
The only McNab I had read before this was his first biographical book which I enjoyed as the story of a very brave if not an attractive man. Stone, Mcnab's hero has his unattractive side too but beneath the tough soldier's exterior it seems there is a soft heart too. I think what you get with McNab is very much a reflection of the author himself. You sense he has used all these weapons.he is an expert in the field not in mere theory. he is not though an expert in personal relationships, except for soldier to soldier.
It is a gripping read set in the darkest heart of Africa. It is one long battle to survive against the odds and not many do. There is much blood and more use of the f word than I like to read but I guess that is the language of the ex-S.A.S. and their ilk. A happy if unrealistic ending. The romantic comes out in the author in the end.
McNab delivers again (1/3 people found this helpful)
Once again with Recoil McNab doesn't disappoint. I thought McNab books were just for blokes until my boyfriend got me to read one and now i'm hooked. Can't wait for the next one, although i saw on his website andymcnab.co.uk he is launching short audio stories to download on mobile phones.
Another good one! (3/3 people found this helpful)
Well McNab has done it again and produced another fast-pased action story. Yes he does follow a familiar plot but I don't think that's a bad thing - it's the reason why I like his books! Since I have read all his previous Nick Stone stories I am kinda as interested in how his life pans out as well as the action that goes on. So in that respect I found the ending quite sad...
As mentioned in one review, this is not pretending to be a literary masterpiece - it's a McNab novel! The last half is certainly very gripping, especially if you've already read/seen Black Hawk Down - you can kinda imagine what he's describing.
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