{"id":2142,"date":"2019-03-27T19:30:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/misoli-ofdreamsandreality.de\/?p=2142"},"modified":"2019-03-27T19:34:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:34:29","slug":"vince-flynn-american-assassin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/misoli-ofdreamsandreality.de\/en\/vince-flynn-american-assassin\/","title":{"rendered":"Vince Flynn \u2013 American Assassin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Expectations\nbefore reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Blurb: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two decades after the Cold War, Islamic terrorism is in the rise, and CIA Operations Director Thomas Stansfield forms a new group of clandestine operatives \u2013 men who do not exist \u2013 to meet this burgeoning threat abroad before it reaches America\u2019s shores. Stansfield\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9e, Irene Kennedy, finds the ideal candidate in the wake of the Pan Am Lockerbie terrorist attack. Among the thousands grieving the victims is Mitch Rapp, a gifted college athlete, who wants only one thing: retribution. Six months of intense training prepares him to devastate the enemy with brutal efficiency, leaving a trail of bodies from Istanbul and across Europe to Beirut. But there, the American assassin will need every ounce of skill and cunning to survive the war-ravaged city and its deadly terrorist factions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
I am very\ncurious about this plot. There are two options: Either this book sees the\nactions of the CIA and Mitch Rapp critical or it presents those actions as the\nonly right and effective way to fight terrorism. We\u2019ll see. I am sure either\nway this will be a very interesting novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am very curious about this plot. There are two options: Either this book sees the actions of the CIA and Mitch Rapp critical or it presents those actions as the only right and effective way to fight terrorism. We\u2019ll see. I am sure either way this will be a very interesting novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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4,25 stars<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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…This is the first time I am wondering about my rating system.. because I was really surprised how many stars this book in the end. \ud83d\ude00 But read for yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I am a bit torn \u00a0how to rate this. On the one hand I liked the story a lot. It is so exciting and thrilling. It is so interesting to see how they plot and then how this plan actually works out. But then on the other hand you always wonder \u201cis this really the only way?\u201d. Yes, the guys they assassinate are terrorists or at least supporting terrorist organizations. Yes, they have their codex that they don\u2019t harm women, children or pets \u2013 just that one person that is their target.\u00a0 And yes those terrorists have killed innocent people. But does this justify just to kill a person? \u00a0I am not so sure. Also at some points this plot was really bloody and I wished I hadn\u2019t read those parts. So overall I\u2019ll rate it with 3 stars, I guess that\u2019s a good compromise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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At first I\nwas quite confused by the different characters. You didn\u2019t know much about each\nof them, except for the names of course. And then there were quite some changes\nin perspective. But this was only in the beginning and as soon as I got this\nsorted out it got better. The story is told from 3 main perspectives: The\nAmerican, the Russian and the Arabic (there is more than one country involved).\nAnd this is what makes the whole story really interesting: To be omniscient and\nsee all the plans and reactions and everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What I like\na lot is the development of the characters. Or rather the development how you\nas a reader get to know these characters. At first they are only described\nquite vaguely. Which is another reason for the confusion at the beginning. But this is also fitting because when Mitch\nRapp and the others first come to the CIA training they aren\u2019t allowed to\nreveal their identities because it is some kind of selection process. Later\nthey are allowed to reveal their real names. The reader gets to know most of\nthe characters better and also gets some insights but for a long time many\ncharacters remain a mystery. The biggest mystery is probably Mitch Rapp. Even\nthough you collect some details from his life, his feelings stay kind of\nhidden. Until a certain point. And from that point the whole story becomes even\nmore interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also I like\nthe different characters and the way they interact with each other. This\n\u201clove-hate\u201d between Mitch Rapp and Stan Hurley is so much fun. Even though most of the characters are\nprobably not the easiest people to get along with you kind of start to like\nthem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The whole\nstory is based on real facts and events. For example the Lockerbie terrorist\nattack where Rapp\u2019s girlfriend died really happened. This makes the story\nreally realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also love\nhow they visit different cities. I especially enjoyed the part in Hamburg.\nBecause I know Hamburg quite well and I was able to recognize few things from\nthe description there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I totally\nlove the style. I loved it right from the beginning. Writing such a serious and\nbrutal story and still maintain such a humorous style \u2013 just brilliant. Also I\nlove the use of rhetorical devices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opinion\nafter reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I am not\nentirely sure how I feel about this novel. On the one hand I liked it. I liked\nthe setting, I loved the style, I also liked parts of the plot. Especially the last\npart of the book which was even more thrilling than the (very thrilling) rest\nof the book. I also liked the characters. Grumpy Stan Hurley. And also especially\nMitch Rapp despite his wish for retribution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then on\nthe other hand I don\u2019t really understand the purpose of being an assassin when\nyou want to be the good guy. In the end the plot makes a lot more sense to me.\nWhen they are in a very difficult situation and try to get out. But before.. I\nam really not sure. But due to my rating system here it got a quite high\nstar-ranking as you can see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two decades after the Cold War, Islamic terrorism is in the rise, and CIA Operations Director Thomas Stansfield forms a new group of clandestine operatives \u2013 men who do not exist \u2013 to meet this burgeoning threat abroad before it reaches America\u2019s shores. Stansfield\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9e, Irene Kennedy, finds the ideal candidate in the wake of the Pan Am Lockerbie terrorist attack. <\/p>\n
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