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Book ReviewsOnce a Ranger |
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Book: Once a Ranger
Written by: Stan Johnson |
Publisher: Signet
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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Thank You Mr. Johnson-Looking Forward to More!
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5 / 5
Once a Ranger, right from the start grabs the reader in a very real way. There is no point where the author sells out with fantastic or non-sensical filler. This is my favorite category of Fiction and I read one-two such novels a month, so I am always on the lookout for that new author, who "keeps it real", makes his characters engaging & believable and makes the reader glad he spent the 5-6 hours in a world such as the one Mr. Johnson has created for us. Thank you for a refreshing approach & please, KEEP 'em Coming!!! Going out to buy Lethal Agent now!
Jumps Back at You
Rating:
5 / 5
This novel is a "good read" that jumps back at you. So for me that's so meaningful, since I do not live among "the literati," I read solely for enjoyment - especially novels, where the didactic can often be a real stretch. Johnson has taken his knowledge and writing skill and gave me a pleasurable 2-day ride last Fall at a time when I was all stressed up. "Once a Ranger" had all the necessary elements: well-developed characters, informed plot, timely issues and familiar, but interesting, protagonists. My only knock, a familiar dialectic: an Antagonist on the stimulants of children fetish and a Conquistador-complex, but Johnson got this arch-Colombian Bad Guy character to support all the other elements. The Lead Guy is an ex-ranger, and a comforting dad whose son gets snatch. With some old Buds and his Wall Street squeeze, they retrieve his son and some other kids. I simply enjoyed Johnson's weaving of this story! It took me away from my troubles for a brief time - and has jumped back at me often since, as so many of Johnson's themes and human nature insights are reflected back in the glare of today's news. Read it, if you seek some moments of pleasure!
BEGAN MY DAY, BEGAN AN ADVENTURE
Rating:
5 / 5
I received this book for Christmas and began to read it on my train ride to and from work (that is, after my wife swiped it and read it first!). It was the kind of book I couldn't wait to get back into. I didn't want the adventure to end, yet could not wait for the outcome. The author seems to have astute insight into the many details of commando-type assault and stealth tactics, which I found fascinating. I highly recommend this book and you will find it a very exciting "ride" into an absorbing adventure.
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