Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780739422984
Format: Large Print
ISBN number: 0739422987
Label: Warner Books
Manufacturer: Warner Books
Page Count: 1094
Printing Date: 2002
Publishing house: Warner Books
Sale Popularity Level: 1226953
Studio: Warner Books
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Nelson DeMille is hit-or-miss from my perspective; his John Corey novels deliver, but he occasionally writes a mediocre book (Up Country and Spencerville). This sequel to "The General's Daughter" is okay, but it's mostly dialogue concerning Paul Brenner's tours of Vietnam. He is sent on a recon mission to find an eyewitness to a possible murder committed by a U.S. Army officer. He meets Susan Weber, an expat living in Vietnam, and she proves to be alternately likable and shrewish. The book is interesting if you want to know more about the Vietnam conflict or history, otherwise, skip it and read his John Corey novels. They have far more action and slightly more intrigue.
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While on my third trip to Vietnam in 2003 with my (Vietnamese) wife, I picked this up from the used book store on De Tham Street in Saigon (the one subsequent to the corner cafe if you know De Tham Street). A friend had recommended it to me via email.
Up Country turned out to be one of the best reads in a long time. So good that I didn't put it down for three days (except for sleeping).
Highpoints were the vivid and accurate descriptions of modern Saigon; the insightful character study of the self-important North Vietnamese (Communist) military officer who became Brenner's nemesis; and the escape to the Highlands by motorcycle. There are numerous insights and details in Up Country that you just wouldn't know unless you'd spent a lot of time in modern Vietnam. So clearly Demille did his homework and by that I mean he went to Saigon and Vietnam and captured the most obscure details about the people, the culture, and the terrain.
This was a great read, and reflects Vietnam of 2002/2003 very accurately. It's a very entertaining story as well.
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Those folks who called this book a travel log were obviously not in Viet Nam in 1968. I suppose you had to be there to appreciate it.
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Up Country is a compelling, fast paced read. Demille is a real story teller and his writing style makes you feel like you are right there. He weaves facts and history into the story line in a way that makes the book not just a tale but a history lesson. When you finish you want more.
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I've read all 6 major DeMille books with Paul Brenner/John Corey. This one was NOT a page-turner. I felt like it was more a romance novel -- for guys. The motorcycling around Vietnam with a hot chick thing occupies 700 pages. The last 100 has the actual mystery and resolution. And it's not that compelling.
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