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An endless recap

Revisado: 07-29-16

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Someone who hasn't read any of the books preceding it. This book is almost just an endless rehash of things covered in the previous books - some even repeated several times within this book. If you removed the redundancies and rehashing this book would probably only be about 3-4 hours long.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Line of Fire?

All the repetition: repetition of story lines, having different characters tell the same thing over several times, repeating endlessly the specific military nomenclature for an item - such as the cavalry swords converted to machetes - 30 or 40 times.

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Terribly read. Worst I've heard.

Revisado: 11-11-15

Would you ever listen to anything by C. Snelling Robinson again?

Not sure. Couldn't judge the book fairly because the reader was SO bad.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Heavy accent, terrible monotone. No effort or no talent.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Not that I could get to.

Any additional comments?

Don't. Just don't!

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Far too many absurdities to get past

Revisado: 07-17-13

What would have made Keys to the Kingdom better?

SPOILER (but it really needs spoiled to save you the read): To be better the book needed even vaguely realistic characters and activities: Vain, self-absorbed, famous photographer becomes master spy - instantaneously. Main character works for state department - becomes one man savior of the world by going undercover all alone and without government help. Too dumb to realize he should take precautions since people are trying to kill him and others, so he doesn't and people around him keep dying. But smart enough to save the world. At nuclear brink Pakistan and India can't contact each other so he gets on a bus and rides for 20 hours to give his phone to the Indian president to talk to Pakistan. When nuclear device is found to be on container ship heading to America for detonation do they send Navy Seals? Naval ships? No - the photographer goes in - and arms the nuke and blows it up off the U.S. coast. No effort to save ship or crew who were innocents. Arm the unarmed nuke and blow it up!

Has Keys to the Kingdom turned you off from other books in this genre?

No. Just to be more observant of quality. I heard good things about this and admired Sen. Graham and thought he could bring his special knowledge and background to the book. Good info involved, terrible writing.

What about George K. Wilson’s performance did you like?

I had no problem with the performance, just the material he had to perform.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Keys to the Kingdom?

Oh, lord...

Any additional comments?

I didn't want to give up on the book. I kept waiting from 1/3 to 1/2 way on for it to get better. To become vaguely realistic in characters, possibilities and reactions. Sadly, it did not. The ending seemed to set up a second book. Thankfully it didn't happen. Use your credit elsewhere.

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Love Griffin; hated this book!

Revisado: 05-29-11

I have enjoyed all of the various Griffin series: military, spies, police. Even earlier books in this group. I give this one star because I couldn't give zero. This one is a rip - literally one-third of the book is recapping and complete retelling of things that occurred in the prior books of this group. I am talking about hours - 3-4 hours of recap used as filler to make this longer. I understand and expect a recap of a character or background for someone who didn't read prior books but this is absurd. It starts and doesn't quit and goes on for chapters. Someone who hasn't read prior books doesn't need that much and those that have read them don't need/want to hear it. Write original or make it a shorter book but don't fill hours with pure repetition. I don't know who Butterworth is but this doesn't sound like Griffin.

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