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I've tried to give Griffin a number of chances ever since coming across my uncle's copy of The Majors back in the late '80s, but after slogging through several novels I have to really wonder how this guy got so popular.
I think his intentions are good. Fiction that shows the inner workings of police and military life, especially when it concerns historical subjects, can be fascinating. But Griffin just makes it tedious.
I first tried to tackle The Colonels, which dealt with the formation of the U.S. Army Special Forces "Green Berets" and includes the Bay of Pigs invasion. While the topic was right up my alley, the book moved along slowly and seemed to focus on far too many characters, many of which were minor and could have easily had their page time severely shortened.
I then jumped into his Badge of Honor series focusing on the Philadelphia Police. But The Victim, a tale about a mafia hit, was filled with stale dialogue and was pretty lifeless.
By Order of the President, part of the Presidential Agent series, dealt with the theft of a commercial airliner and the concern that it may be used in another 9/11-style attack (which is based on an unsettling real-life incident). While this novel was enjoyable, it contained a flashback sequence that was far too long, bogged down the pace and added very little important information.
Most recently I delved into The Corps series with Semper Fi. A look at the eve of World War 2 in China should be intriguing, but this book was yet another disappointment. Griffin loves dwelling on minutiae (descriptions of rank patches, how much one marine spends on his shirts, pointless and lengthy chunks of background info) that just serves as needless filler. He also is massively repetitive in regard to dialogue and descriptions. How many times do we need to hear the old saw about how a marine follows orders no matter how inane they are? Or witness yet again how no one can believe "Killer" McCoy really took on that group of Italians?And while I enjoy a well-rounded character, Griffin is way too generous with unimportant details and history.
There's nothing wrong with military and police fiction that has less emphasis on action, but, in my humble opinion, Griffin misses the mark.
I think his intentions are good. Fiction that shows the inner workings of police and military life, especially when it concerns historical subjects, can be fascinating. But Griffin just makes it tedious.
I first tried to tackle The Colonels, which dealt with the formation of the U.S. Army Special Forces "Green Berets" and includes the Bay of Pigs invasion. While the topic was right up my alley, the book moved along slowly and seemed to focus on far too many characters, many of which were minor and could have easily had their page time severely shortened.
I then jumped into his Badge of Honor series focusing on the Philadelphia Police. But The Victim, a tale about a mafia hit, was filled with stale dialogue and was pretty lifeless.
By Order of the President, part of the Presidential Agent series, dealt with the theft of a commercial airliner and the concern that it may be used in another 9/11-style attack (which is based on an unsettling real-life incident). While this novel was enjoyable, it contained a flashback sequence that was far too long, bogged down the pace and added very little important information.
Most recently I delved into The Corps series with Semper Fi. A look at the eve of World War 2 in China should be intriguing, but this book was yet another disappointment. Griffin loves dwelling on minutiae (descriptions of rank patches, how much one marine spends on his shirts, pointless and lengthy chunks of background info) that just serves as needless filler. He also is massively repetitive in regard to dialogue and descriptions. How many times do we need to hear the old saw about how a marine follows orders no matter how inane they are? Or witness yet again how no one can believe "Killer" McCoy really took on that group of Italians?And while I enjoy a well-rounded character, Griffin is way too generous with unimportant details and history.
There's nothing wrong with military and police fiction that has less emphasis on action, but, in my humble opinion, Griffin misses the mark.
