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Original Title: | The Fifth Profession |
ISBN: | 0446360872 (ISBN13: 9780446360876) |
Edition Language: | English |
David Morrell
Paperback | Pages: 498 pages Rating: 3.99 | 2305 Users | 82 Reviews
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This book started out great, mystery intrigue spying and bodyguard-ing. Then it took a left turn out of interesting into crazy town. Spoiler Alert* Their brains were messed with. So it goes on and on and on Matrix style with is this a dream is this a real memory or is this fabricated. Chapter after chapter as they are chased and chase people. Oh and then all of a sudden the woman who was saved is suddenly and inexplicably in love with our protagonist. Seriously there is hardly any meaningful conversation or emotional exchange and then it is all "I love you" and "I would follow you into hell" it would be way more believable and I would have not sprained my verisimilitude had she just wanted a quickie in the sack. But back to the is it real is it not problem. The author lost me about 3/4th of the way though the book. Perhaps I was not paying attention and speed reading because "oh no is this a dream or not let's chase and be chased" was happening. (never I) but I have no idea WHY the main character and his (Again suddenly and inexplicably BEST-EST friend in the world) had to have the same memory, that happens to happen later in real life? Really? So if any of you careful readers could drop me a line to explain it to me that would be great, because I am sure as heck not going to re-read this.Point Out Of Books The Fifth Profession
Title | : | The Fifth Profession |
Author | : | David Morrell |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 498 pages |
Published | : | April 1st 1991 by Grand Central Publishing (first published 1990) |
Categories | : | Thriller. Fiction. Action. Mystery. Mystery Thriller. Suspense. Adventure |
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Ratings: 3.99 From 2305 Users | 82 ReviewsJudgment Out Of Books The Fifth Profession
What a missed opportunity. Morrell is probably one of the sloppiest bestselling writers around. While the story could have been cool, the book is bogged down by his repetitive writing style - what's up with those karate-callused hands in every second paragraph and Morrell's obsession with people tasting bile on a constant basis - to name only a few.On top of that he forgets and drops an entire major plot line halfway through the novel and offers up a finale that makes neither sense nor does itor a moral, but it needs to be bloody, and it needs to be fun. This book is both of those things, and in spades.It is also deeply, and unintentionally, silly.It doesn't seem that way, at first. There's an intro about the importance and glorious history of professional protectors, in both Eastern and Western cultures. Then we get our hero, Savage, starting a new rescue assignment. Then we get a flashback, which starts very well...And ends with a moment so OTT it becomes splat-stick.Back to the
Started off good, got kinda annoying, got annoying, got dumb, got retarded, got jesus fucking christ./
The beginning was really great til about halfway through. Then the premise got rather confusing. (that's an understatement) but on the whole I did enjoy the book.
It's been a long time since I've read any David Morrell and I had forgotten what a web of a story he can create. High octane page turning read!! By the time I got to the last few chapters I was just as eager as the protagonists to find out why and how the inexplicable happened. I always enjoy learning about other cultures and this book surprisingly took me there also through one of the MCs -Akira and part of the journey to unraveling a mystery is set in Japan. Savage & Akira are two
An interesting tangle of plot and character as Morrell flashes between past, present and false memories. A great fast paced read, possibly slightly less violent than some of his other books.
Savage and Akira, protectors, aka bodyguards, aka "The Fifth Profession," are severely injured at a meeting...but when they compare notes, each saw the other killedin fact, beheaded, right after their client was killed. Problem: all are still alive. False memories via surg procedure. Sidebar of love story with Rachel. Just too many wild improbabilities for me, leaps of illogic...glad when I was done that it was over.
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