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Detachment Delta: Operation Iron Weed

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One dimensional characters where the kragle family, who are the focus of this book, are all the same iteration of the same identity. Only one of them has any uniqueness with any emotion the others are walking robots. It seems like thier purpose is to be present at major points in the story flow. It is unfortunate that almost all characters of Middle Eastern descent are portrayed as evil extremist while the others with the exception of one are willing followers are believers in the American soliders.

On the good side there are some points where you can't let the book down. There is some suspense and thrill in the tail I only wish there was more dimension in the characters and dialog.

After reading this book I found myself wondering if this guy ever "really" spent a day in the Special Forces. Little things like his attention to detail are what bothered me the most. on page 303 he mentions a character carrying a Glock pistol, on page 343 he mentions the Glock again yet in the next paragraph he states " Cassidy cocked the hammer on his double action semi-automatic..." If you could show me the hammer on a Glock I would really appreciate it. Glocks DO NOT have hammers.

Also the poorly written "sambo" treatment of the housekeeper was just a bit to stereotypical. I expected her to say " Yes massa no massa". This guy doesn't have a clue. SF or no SF he needs to research his work a little better. Lastly the Kragle family is boring to no end. Lets hope they all die at some family reunion in a future book. Preferably murdered by the housekeeper with the terminal case of EBONICS. DO NOT COMPARE THIS RUBBISH WITH CLANCY

I dont know why you guys are being so harsh. I think that the book was a bit odd at times but very interesting. The family represented did seem to be a bit too similar, but thats what happens when an entire family is raised only by a military father, they all join the armed services. I also like how he showed how corrupt past presidencies were without using any names. On the whole I think this was a terrific book