thefitzvh
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I'd like to give a little response to both Mr. Ross' "Unintended Consequences" and Mr. Bracken's "Enemies Foreign and Domestic." I figure since they both post here, they'd probably read it.
The nature of my duty in Iraq means that abou 1% of my time is mayhem, and the other 99% is sheer boredom. I regretfully admit that boredom was my sole motivator for FINALLY picking up these two books and reading them. I'm ashamed now to admit that my only reason for reading them was that I ran out of guitar magazines, and a friend of mine had both books. I read some of EFAD about a year ago, but never finished.
I pray that your books will be remembered as mere fantasy... given history, however, including the handling of the Katrina fiasco, I have to admit that they may be remembered in an almost prophetic light.
Both books are wonderfully written, and a chilling reminder of the dangerous direction our Gub'mint is going. During Harry's rant in the middle of UC, I became so furious that my knuckles were white from being clenched so hard. Not because the book itself was angering me, but because it was all true, and all so damned horrible.
I hope that more people read your books, gentlemen, and truly take to heart what you've written.
You've both obviously put a lot of work into these books, and it shows. Again, i'm sorry I missed them for so long.
One thing I especially liked was the positive portrayal of many military members in EFAD, including the LTCDR who stood up at the FIST checkpoint to defend the man who was being assaulted by the agent. There are other examples in the book as well. You clearly conveyed an image of honorable military men, who sometimes had to do horrible things in order to defeat horrible people, and you also portrayed federal law enforcement adopting those same tactics. The difference, which you made apparent, is that those old SF vets had a war to fight, and the ATF goons were waging their own private war against our own...
I apologize if I'm rambling, but I read both books, almost nonstop, over the past 5 days. I couldn't put them down, and they've had quite an emotional response for me.
Thank you both for reminding me of things that no proper American should forget. I only pray that one day my kids (assuming i have them) can look back and laugh at their old paranoid dad for his crazy theories.
On a lighter note: I have a nicely bound hardcover copy of UC, but only a paperback of EFAD... And, to be quite honest, it fell apart rather quickly. I was wondering, Mr. Bracken, if you had any plans to release your book in hardcover? I'd love to own a handsome hardcover version to put on my shelf in the computer room when I get home. I also have a tendency to over-read books, and hardcovers tend to last better through my obsessive re-reads.
Thanks guys, I loved the books. I'm looking forward to reading the EFAD sequel.
The nature of my duty in Iraq means that abou 1% of my time is mayhem, and the other 99% is sheer boredom. I regretfully admit that boredom was my sole motivator for FINALLY picking up these two books and reading them. I'm ashamed now to admit that my only reason for reading them was that I ran out of guitar magazines, and a friend of mine had both books. I read some of EFAD about a year ago, but never finished.
I pray that your books will be remembered as mere fantasy... given history, however, including the handling of the Katrina fiasco, I have to admit that they may be remembered in an almost prophetic light.
Both books are wonderfully written, and a chilling reminder of the dangerous direction our Gub'mint is going. During Harry's rant in the middle of UC, I became so furious that my knuckles were white from being clenched so hard. Not because the book itself was angering me, but because it was all true, and all so damned horrible.
I hope that more people read your books, gentlemen, and truly take to heart what you've written.
You've both obviously put a lot of work into these books, and it shows. Again, i'm sorry I missed them for so long.
One thing I especially liked was the positive portrayal of many military members in EFAD, including the LTCDR who stood up at the FIST checkpoint to defend the man who was being assaulted by the agent. There are other examples in the book as well. You clearly conveyed an image of honorable military men, who sometimes had to do horrible things in order to defeat horrible people, and you also portrayed federal law enforcement adopting those same tactics. The difference, which you made apparent, is that those old SF vets had a war to fight, and the ATF goons were waging their own private war against our own...
I apologize if I'm rambling, but I read both books, almost nonstop, over the past 5 days. I couldn't put them down, and they've had quite an emotional response for me.
Thank you both for reminding me of things that no proper American should forget. I only pray that one day my kids (assuming i have them) can look back and laugh at their old paranoid dad for his crazy theories.
On a lighter note: I have a nicely bound hardcover copy of UC, but only a paperback of EFAD... And, to be quite honest, it fell apart rather quickly. I was wondering, Mr. Bracken, if you had any plans to release your book in hardcover? I'd love to own a handsome hardcover version to put on my shelf in the computer room when I get home. I also have a tendency to over-read books, and hardcovers tend to last better through my obsessive re-reads.
Thanks guys, I loved the books. I'm looking forward to reading the EFAD sequel.
I love that book (and UC) and have to get Matt's new one.
