Book Review: Hostile Intent, by Michael Walsh

Oct 26, 2011 23:56

An NSA spy thriller written by the editors of National Review who thought Jack Bauer is a pussy.


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anonymous October 27 2011, 05:15:30 UTC
...Wow. That sounds like one of the most concentrated levels of fail in a book to ever exist. My "favorite" parts were the black sociology teacher who hates America and white people, the President being John Edwards (though I'm disappointed he apparently didn't cheat on his cancer-stricken wife), and the main character being eight years old when he was born.

I'd like George Soros being the villain more, except it seems that every crazy right-winger (and the LaRouchians, who I honestly have no idea what their political ideology is apart from insanity) has an extremely unnatural obsession with him so I'm used to that.

But now I want to write a left-wing technothriller. Maybe the main character can be a rogue CIA agent who goes around killing evil CEOs and abortion clinic bombers while encouraging unionization, affirmative action, and immigration? The Big Bad(s) could be a thiny-veiled version of the Koch brothers.

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tealterror0 October 27 2011, 05:19:03 UTC
(I accidentally posted anonymously before, sorry; I'll do my best to reproduce the comment here)

...Wow. That sounds like one of the most concentrated levels of fail in a book to ever exist. My "favorite" parts were the black anti-American anti-white social studies teacher, the President being John Edwards (though I'm disappointed he apparently never cheated on his cancer-stricken wife), and the main character being eight years old when he was born.

I would like George Soros being the main villain more, except that since every crazy right-winger (as well as the LaRouchians, who seem to have no coherent political ideology except insanity) has an unnatural obsession with him, I'd be more surprised if he wasn't.

But now I want to write a left-wing technothriller. Maybe the main character can be a rogue CIA agent--or even better, an Internal Affairs police officer--who kills evil CEOs and abortion clinic bombers while promoting unionization, affirmative action, and immigration.

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shinygobonkers October 27 2011, 05:36:49 UTC
I thoroughly approve of your left-wing technothriller idea! I like the idea of a rogue IRS agent myself...

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tealterror0 October 27 2011, 05:50:04 UTC
Ooh, that works! Like, the novel can start when he--or better, she--discovers defense contractors are withholding billions of dollars in taxes.

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shinygobonkers October 27 2011, 06:21:05 UTC
yes!!
...and because she has a super savant skill of calculating ANY number or mathematical problem of any kind (developed at the age of six), advanced training in [insert martial/weapons skill of choice] AND the authorization to go after tax-dodgers by ANY means necessary...

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shinygobonkers October 27 2011, 05:34:17 UTC
to be honest, i've kind of been waiting for you to post this review since you mentioned the book at capclave. and this TOTALLY made my night :D

...like, how is this a real book?

(also, color me impressed at your rate of book reading/review writing :0)

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anonymous October 28 2011, 02:56:09 UTC
HEY NOW, I don't want none of your pansy-ass liberal "it's not ok to hate liberals" pansy-ass whining. Those liberals are trying to make America soft and weak. Screw them, they deserve to be shallowly portrayed as straw men while the real tough, religious, white men run this country the RIGHT WAY.

~DarkSov

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