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Jeff423
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I too tried a bottle of Famous Grouse after reading his books. I thought it was OK but eventually went back to Johnny Red.
Jeff
Jeff
W.E.B. Griffin books - anybody else tired of them?
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I enjoyed the first couple I read. But I got tired real quick of trying to keep track of Col. Bluster who is the grandson of Gen. Disaster, who married Maj. F---ups daughter, who was a Vasser roomate of Sgt. Major Puffenstuffs cousins thired wife, etc.
I am a fan--especially of the earlier "ranks" novels ("The Lieutenants", "The Captains", et al).
But--handing out "battlefield" promotions in cocktail lounges and corporals driving around in Packard convertibles because they're scions of rich captains of industry is outside my military experience!
...and how come every hero is from Argentina???
Good reads anyway!
Tim
But--handing out "battlefield" promotions in cocktail lounges and corporals driving around in Packard convertibles because they're scions of rich captains of industry is outside my military experience!
...and how come every hero is from Argentina???
Good reads anyway!
Tim
opoefc
US Veteran
I'm reading Black Ops now, but I agree that these have gone downhill from their original appeal. If you have served in the military or intelligence units of our gov't, some of the situations get a little far fetched from what you saw first hand, or were able to get away with, w/o getting shot on the spot or court martialed, however that's what can make the reading interesting. Entertainment, whether written or visual, has to appeal to your imagination, or it's not marketable. I can recall the astonishment I felt when I first saw the M.A.S.H. TV series. No way, Jose, could any field hospital have operated that way in Korea, in my time! When my friend, Gary Burghoff, joined the show, I often kidded him about the un-reality of his role vs. a real life Company clerk's job. Gary is a Colt collector, so I was always ready to remind him about that serious flaw in his character. His brother , Dave, is a top level S&W collector of many years, so the flaw was not genetic!
glypnir
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W.E.B. Griffin co-wrote the follow-on exploit the brand MASH books. He said he had fun doing it, but I was completely unable to suspend disbelief when reading them.
With most of his newer books, I can get into them pretty well.
Especially the Brotherhood of War ones.
As William E. Butterworth, he wrote lots of juveniles that I like, many on Nascar and other forms of racing, sometimes with some Vietnam era helicopters mixed in. He wrote a book on oil, which I've read, and a book on Army air power during the Vietnam war, which I've also read. I own that one. It's rarer and more expensive than the W.E.B. Griffin books, which are still in print.
I've got a fair number of the W.E.B. books on my Kindle as well. They are relatively inconsequential, but I find them great escapist literature. He's gotten lots of my money over the years.
With most of his newer books, I can get into them pretty well.
Especially the Brotherhood of War ones.
As William E. Butterworth, he wrote lots of juveniles that I like, many on Nascar and other forms of racing, sometimes with some Vietnam era helicopters mixed in. He wrote a book on oil, which I've read, and a book on Army air power during the Vietnam war, which I've also read. I own that one. It's rarer and more expensive than the W.E.B. Griffin books, which are still in print.
I've got a fair number of the W.E.B. books on my Kindle as well. They are relatively inconsequential, but I find them great escapist literature. He's gotten lots of my money over the years.
R-Tex
Member
I'm reminded of something Louis L'Amour said when interviewed about his stories. He said that all his books shared four common things: the good guy, the bad guy, the girl, and the deed to the ranch.
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