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Primitive
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A bit convoluted... (2010-07-30) : 3/5
This had potential to be a really great thriller but gets too caught up on itself about halfway through. It ends up as a book with too many plot turns, too many unnecessary characters with long unneeded back stories and ends somewhat unfulfillingly. I would not read this book if you do not already believe we suffer from global warming and/or think our government may abuse citizens of other countries in the name of "truth." The author conveys a strong political message that would easily offend those not already converted to his message. I give it three stars because there were parts that were truly suspenseful and I got the book while it was free on Kindle...but I probably won't recommend it or read it a second time.
Mildly interesting, but overall too preachy (2010-07-30) : 2/5
I found 'Primitive' to be troubling on a number of levels; primarily in the portrayal of nearly every single male character as a predator. We have almost every stripe of evil shown in the book: the rapist, the sadist, and the negligent father (this one even 'allows' a friend of his to take his young daughter away for a week so he can use and abuse her). Authority figures fare even worse. Watch out women, every cop wants to ogle you or falsely accuse you. The military is treated even more shabbily. The only even remotely 'nice' males are members of ALF (Animal Liberation Front) which has operated for years as a terrorist organization.
While I found the story interesting enough to read the entire novel, the preachiness of the agendas presented along with the constant portrayals of the two main female characters as having been haplessly victimized was both jarring and annoying. Had I not picked the kindle version up for free, I would certainly have returned it long ago.
There were some intriguing ideas presented, and I do think that author has at least an IDEA of what makes a good thriller, but this one seems to have fallen far short of the mark he was aiming for.
terrible book... filled with cliches, wildly unbelievable (2010-07-05) : 1/5
I don't usually bother reviewing a book unless it's really great...or really terrible. This book is definitely one of the latter. Now, before someone accuses me of being some right-wing "denialist" when it comes to climate change, let me say that I'm neither. In fact, I'm a scientist who believes very firmly in some of the very dire predictions being made by the scientific establishment with regards to our impact on our environment. However, books such as "Primitive" only hurt the cause. What started off as a mildly entertaining read with an interesting opening hook--super model kidnapped by environmental terrorists--quickly devolved into an amazingly unbelievable pile of US-hating, eco-terrorist garbage. My only consolation is that I downloaded the Kindle version during a free trial... and not a single tree was killed (or a dollar wasted) for me to read this trash.
For one thing, the idea that the *CIA* would have possession of some "top secret" environmental bombshell paper is absurd. The CIA is not in the business of doing scientific research, nor would they have the means to provide either the necessary data for such work or the ability to keep the results "top secret". And no halfway reputable scientist would be silent if they did discover such dire results as are mentioned in this novel. Science is collaborative in nature. Any planetary changes on the scale envisioned by this ridiculous plot would have been percolating in the peer-reviewed scientific journals for months, if not years...not squirreled away in a top secret CIA paper...unless, of course, the entire scientific community is in on the conspiracy.
Second, the author's portrayal of all military and federal personnel in this book borders on the absurd--jack-booted, one-sided villains that could only be written by someone who has had no exposure to any of the men and women who do those jobs every day. Oh, and by the way, "CENTCOM"--short for Central Command refers to a geographical combatant command in the Middle East; it has nothing to do with events taking placing within North America...not counting that whole "posse comitatus act" that severely restricts the use of the US military on US soil. Even in the event that the military was called in to conduct an operation in Canada, NORTHCOM (or Northern Command) would take the lead. Plus, any such operation that might conceivably be undertaken would be so heavily constrained by Rules of Engagement and civilian governmental oversight that the final "showdown" in the book would never have happened.
Don't waste your time on this book.
Not a real page turner but pretty good read (2010-06-07) : 3/5
And so what if there was an obvious message - what's wrong with that? I thought it was a pretty good message although a little exaggerated. It made me think about my values a little more.
Couldn't finish it--preachy and boring (2010-05-27) : 2/5
I couldn't finish this book. I read 28% of it, all the while thinking its going to get better. Then I thought, wait a minute, I have some awesome books on my Kindle why am I reading this when I am struggling to enjoy it and feeling preached at by a liberal, anthing goes, save the planet liberal all the while. I got it as a free download and still won't read it. Don't pay for it, its a waste of money.
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