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The only reference I could find to or quote from this anthology was a essay on street kids on Changemakers

Need to rethink this 30/04/2020

Something went wrong with this one. So much so one can’t help questioning whether it is the same author.

I would question whether Red Notice by Andy McNab was in fact written by Andy McNab. It is a new series which lacks the authenticity of the earlier books I have read. He mangles the dialogue horribly when trying to introduce the complexities of an emotional relationship. It has a clumsy story line and I suspect these books are being churned out as quickly as possible to capitalise on the writers previous success.

A light easy read

An action thriller that is mostly believable whilst being far from likely. Written by someone who has had personal Special Forces experience.

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Another disappointing read.

The dialogue is not just boring, it gets really tiresome. A book where contemporary becomes jumbled nonsense. I need to learn to avoid plugs like..Lyrical..Evocative..&..Striking.

Anything but.

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It was going to be long flight there and back.

So I stocked up with what I could find from Andy McNab and Chris Ryan. Books I can skim through. However I do worry that I should be looking for stuff that has a bit more substance to it. Chris Ryans work is readable although the tales are very much do and die.

Helps to pass the time.

Ex SAS Chris Ryan writes combat action thrillers.

OK for a light read. But tend to be a little too gung ho and melodramatic.

Lost me very quickly. Tries far too hard to be that voice of the modern Chinese American teenager. Found it contrived, coarse and abrasive. Not the slightest bit stimulating. Simply irritating.

“[Jenny Zhang’s] coming-of-age tales are coarse and funny, sweet and sour, told in language that’s rough-hewn yet pulsating with energy.”—USA Today

“One of the knockout fiction debuts of the year.”—New York

“Compelling writing about what it means to be a teenager . . . It’s brilliant, it’s dark, but it’s also humorous and filled with love.”—Isaac Fitzgerald, Today

Afraid I don’t get it.