Customer Reviews

Liberation Day

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I read the other reviews and I can't totally disagree or agree. And after reading most of the other books (not in order), I just finished reading Crisis Four after Liberation Day, I have to say that if you really enjoyed the other books you'll probably still like this one.

On that point, I do have to agree that it seemed to get a little tired. Like Andy wasn't trying that hard to make a good story. All the usual tradecraft descriptions were there, but the plot wasn't. The book is okay, but compared to some of his other books, it wasn't totally up to scratch.

But if you've only read this book then you should probably pick up one of the other books to get a better idea what the series is like. Though if you don't like a litany of tradecraft descriptions then you'd probably not like the others as well. But to me that is all part of the charm of the series. It adds to realism.

Better luck next time.

I first met Nick Stone in McNab's REMOTE CONTROL. Stone is a man of action and a guy who can take a punch or two or three, as he gets bloodied in every one of his adventures and always comes out on top. While they were very entertaining and "fast reads," my own personal favorite was FIREWALL, I found LIBERATION DAY to be long on stakeouts and short on action. I remember wondering, when I was half-way through the book, whether McNab was the actual author. Something about the writing style and plotting of LIBERATION DAY seemed to be missing. While the previous books were true page turners, the last book was something of a yawner. I hope McNab goes back to the old formula when he writes the next Nick Stone adventure.

McNab has written a number of thrilling books since leaving the SAS, but this one falls short. While endless radio checks and conversations may be realistic, that doesn't mean it makes for an exciting book. Let's hope McNab gets back on track as his other books were quite good.

I've been a great fan of McNab's books, but I bought this one from Amazon several months ago and I still haven't finished it.

Unlike previous McNab novels, this one just isn't as gripping and there really isn't anything great to say about it. It's not bad, but I think even existing fans of the Nick Stone series will, like myself struggle to enjoy this.

I await the next McNab book with concern.

A flat read. The technical expertise is still there, but the dry sense of humour and British slang which grabbed me with Remote Control is long gone. Where, who knows...But the Nick Stone books are a fair bit poorer without them.

Since I was out of recreational reading material the other day, I picked up Liberation Day by Andy McNab at our library. This is an espionage thriller novel with a main character by the name of Nick Stone. It's also part of a series using the same characters. This is the first time I've read McNab's writing, and I can't say I was impressed...

This story takes place shortly after 9/11, and Nick Stone is going on one last mission. He has to infiltrate a country, find a certain target, and physically cut off the guy's head and deliver it back to his handlers. If he completes this, he's been promised his US citizenship. His girlfriend finds out about his last mission and decides to leave him, making his future less certain. With this turn of events, he goes back into action. He's asked to track down a series of physical money transfers in Monaco and Nice that will be used to finance more terrorist activities. That is the majority of the action in this novel.

The author apparently was an actual Special Operations member who has to have his novels reviewed by British Secret Service before publication. The realism and understanding of the trade shows up in his writing, but it's to the detriment of the storyline. There was far too much checking of watches, radio chatter, and detailed descriptions of each area. While it may be accurate from a spy standpoint, it makes for a less-than-exciting read. The plot was rather basic, and it was as if he was trying to fluff it out with all the spy minutiae.

Maybe his earlier stuff is better... This one certainly didn't do it for me.

I don't know what book the other people who left reviews, were reading, but I loved this book. I like feeling like I am the one doing the waiting, blowing my nose and losing the feeling in my legs. I read all Andy McNab's books and I love all of them. I appreciate his spycraft thinking and I am right along with him, wiping my prints off my coffee cup. It is a real out of body experience and also a nice travelogue. Some of those other reviewers must have been reading while watching TV. This is a book to savor and read every word.

I just got through reading this book after 3 days.

Its been a while since Andy wrote a book and it was very satisfying. Although I didnt find the story as involved as some of his other novels, such as Last Light and Crisis Four, it was well worth reading.

Just like his other books, the attention to detail is extreme.

For some reason, this book seems to over-ride you with detail and not as much action as past publications. I can count on one hand the amount of encounters that Nick Stone faces, which seems alot but the encounters seem shorter than past encounters, but, the book does a great job with descriptive and believable detailed information to keep you from putting the book down.

I loved the book, and its a shame that there are no other new ones on the horizon that we know of. I have the entire Andy Mcnab collection and have almost read them all twice, 3 or 4 times each for Bravo Two Zero and Immediate Action.

A definate buy for any Mcnab fan, you will want to add this to your collection.

The plot zips along, the violence is intense (and genuinely stomach-turning), and this book also gains points by being the only novel I've ever read - of many - set in the South of France that appears to have been written by someone who has actually been there for more than a long weekend in a Juan-les-Pins bar. The local colour is spot on, and the evidence McNab gives of having actually researched his locale is impressive. However, I can't say I enjoyed the book, and I think the reason is McNab's writing style. While this may have the authentic feel of a field report from the sort of character Nick Stone is supposed to be (assuming such characters exist), it's leaden and repetitive. I read the book in a sitting on a Sunday afternoon and was carried along by the plot. However, had I tried to read it over several evenings I suspect that I'd never have made it all the way through. With more sensitive (or more brutal) editing this would have been a great book. But it isn't. Kudos, however, for writing a book set in France that doesn't base its descriptions of the country on a combination of the green Michelin guide with a dash of Peter Mayle.

This is surely not one of the best books of Andy McNab.
Liberation Day is a funny book with nice characters and Humour.
The Story is not so great as Crisis Four or Firewall, but it's a good read and worth the money.