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Title: Hong Kong : A Jake Grafton Novel by Stephen Coonts ISBN: 0-312-97837-5 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 03 July, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.78 (36 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Fun easy read - but not a great book
Comment: This is my first Coonts book, and I would disagree with some of the others who say you need to know who these people are for the story to make a lot of sense. At any rate, this was a good book because it held a level of suspense (who was the killer, how would the revolution turn out, when would it start, etc.) and the characters were interesting and likeable. In addition, the setting, current day Hong Kong, returned to Chinese control, is an extraordinarily interesting topic right now. This book provides a great fantasy to those who wouldn't mind seeing a revolution starting in Hong Kong. The downside to the book is this - the story is good, but the writing is sometimes a little simplistic. By this, I do not mean that it is necessarily written at a sixth grade level, I just mean that some aspects lack imagination and Coonts sometimes throws in metaphors and descriptions to cover a line here or there (not full pages like some authors might). The other thing I did not like was the fighting robots. The book had (some may differ on this one) a degree of realism in the story about the coming revolution, but then you get these robots, and they just seem too conveniently invincible and then you start feeling like you are reading a science fiction novel rather than a . . . I don't know what you call it, a 'hero novel' perhaps?. Also loved reading Coonts' portrayal of the local governor and army chief - too good pictures of intense tyrants. Overall, this was good beach book and I liked it, but I would not call it memorable. Read it if you have the time and want something lazy, but don't put anything else down to pick it up.
Rating: 3
Summary: Far-fetched but Entertaining
Comment: "Hong Kong" begins rather amateurishly, with dialogue and scenes reading out of a cheap, B-rated spy movie. Stephen Coonts quickly warms up to his trade, however, and shows his masterful skill at crafting a thrilling, though far-fetched, tale of the classic democratic triumph over Communism, through whatever means necessary. Interesting twists and turns await the reader, but the sheer amount of possibilities and details imagined by Coonts left me pleasantly suprised and even more attracted to the story. Particularly interesting for those who have a fancy for Sino-US economic and political relations, such as myself. In a phrase, a modern Ian Fleming "James Bond" novel.
Rating: 4
Summary: Grafton in Hong Kong
Comment: This book is not the best entry in the Jake Grafton series (I still hold out for the first, Flight of the Intruder) but it is a very good book, if you can put up with a couple of annoyances. The plot is rather simple. Grafton goes to Hong Kong at the behest of the government. His mission is to investigate whether the American consul there is getting involved in something he shouldn't be. The reason for sending Grafton is that a lifetime ago he flew missions in Viet Nam with the guy, and they're friends. So Jake goes to Hong Kong, and takes his wife along, because he met her in that city thirty years ago.
When they arrive, things get hot pretty fast. In addition to Jake's old friend (now a dot-com billionaire) there are various spies of dubious loyalties, an even more doubtful smuggler, and the usual Communist monsters running things. Coonts' politics are rather apparent (the fictional Democrat President has been bought off by the Communist leadership, and the Communists themselves are scum) and may be offensive to some people, or at least a bit annoying. His action sequences are fun, though I will say that the bit with the combat robots was a bit much.
Overall I enjoyed the book, though, and would recommend it.
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Title: Cuba by Stephen Coonts ISBN: 0312971397 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: America : A Jake Grafton Novel by Stephen Coonts ISBN: 031298250X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Red Horseman by Stephen Coonts ISBN: 0671748882 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: UNDER SIEGE by Stephen Coonts ISBN: 0671742949 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Minotaur by Stephen Coonts ISBN: 0440207428 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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