The Lion's Game by Nelson Demille Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Lion's Game
Book Review: First Rate Look into the Terrorist Mind
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Lion's Game" is as good as fiction gets!! The story is superb and the writing style keeps the reader fully engaged.
As I read this, I kept thinking how intriguing it was that DeMille wrote it before 9/11. His insights into the mind of an Isalmic terrorist on a Jihad are fantastic. I particularly enjoyed the observations of Assad and Boris on American culture and how it varies from region to region. Very interesting and very accurate.
And the story itself was totally captivating. From the landing of the airplane to the trip across the United States to the final showdown in California, this was a superior and well thought out adventure. It was my first DeMille book, but it certainly won't be my last!!!
Book Review: Great Story, But No Ending
Summary: 4 Stars
This novel had a great story that reeled me in and dealt with issues that are relevant today (viz., terrorism on American soil). Definitely worth reading, although the ending was a let-down. It seemed to me like Mr. DeMille was trying to set himself up for a sequel -- a fine idea except that he hasn't ever come through on the promise.Book Review: A great read -
Summary: 5 Stars
After hating Plum Island, and John Corey's sarcasm, I almost passed up this wonderful sequel. A friend swore it was totally different, and am glad I read it.
It deals with a much more palatable Corey battling an Osama Bin Ladin type of character.
Unlike OBL, this character was likeable and you were hoping for a sequel with his character returning.
John C. returned in another adventure, but here's hoping DeMille will return with the same dynamic one day.
That will be a fine read indeed.
Book Review: 4 1/2 stars -- a great story from DeMille
Summary: 4 Stars
With Lion's Game, DeMille again presents a story with John Connor, a former New York City police detective who is now assigned to the Federal Anti-Terrorist Task Force, at the center. Set in the time before September 11th, Connor is tracking a middle-eastern terrorist known as the Lion, who is in the U.S. to seek revenge. Told in the first person from Connor's perspective, DeMille provides a humorous (in a sarcastic, deadpan sort of way) character that has depth and likeability. Connor brings intellect, inquisitiveness, and decisiveness to the story as he seeks to uncover the motivation of the Lion and, with that, increase his ability to predict the Lion's future moves. I have generally enjoyed the DeMille's books with the Connor character, but I found Lion's Game to be especially good - in part due the strong storyline in which the fictional events portrayed were entirely viable. DeMille is a great storyteller. This will be a hard book to put down. Thankfully I read it on vacation when I could consume large chunks of the book at one time. Keep in mind that this is the predecessor work to Night Fall and both books would be better if read in the order they were written (which unfortunately was not the way that I did it).
Book Review: The paperback book and audiobook are excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
Paperback: Five stars
Audiobook (read by Scott Brick): Five stars
Brick actually performs what he's reading instead of simply reading aloud. His range is a little limited (i.e., he's not very versatile when it comes to doing accents or women's voices), but his John Corey is spot on.