Review of East Wind, 2nd edition
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Review of East Wind, 2nd edition
[Following is a volunteer review of "East Wind, 2nd edition" by Jack Winnick.]
Jack Winnick, author of East Wind, Second Edition, has devised a 268-page novel that blends action with intense characterizations. The book is filled with romance, drama, action, terrorism, and violence. For example, he places the reader inside the minds of the would-be terrorists, Hossein and Walid. These characters learn to live in our cities and pretend to adopt our way of life while patiently preparing themselves to perform their vicious attacks on America. His narrative on these two men instructs us about the mentality that explains how terrorists are brainwashed to kill and destroy those that are not like them, particularly Americans. The title refers to a bad omen or superstition that comes with an easterly wind in the Middle East. The reader needs to read the book to grasp the significance of it.
Uri Levin, a Mossad agent, and Lara Edmond of the FBI are co-protagonists who thrust themselves into tracking the terrorists. They are both field agents, but Lara is forced to live with the discrimination of a male-dominated profession. At the onset, Lara and Uri experience mutual attraction and gradually yield to it, but the author does this in an eloquent and sensitive way.
The author also submerges the reader into the age-old hatred and distrust between Muslims and Jews, and the conflict of Palestine with western culture. He demonstrates the tension, violence, and atrocities that are exchanged by terrorists and world governments. He even writes an elaborate detailed account of the engineering of a homemade nuclear bomb.
Winnick weaves a story that is historically accurate without interfering with the essence of a good novel. He portrays an act of treason by an American agent, and how the west deals with their own problems of too much freedom, as the Palestinians contend. I am accustomed to violence in literature which allows me to be tolerant when I encounter it. Winnick is a prolific writer who creates intricate detailed scenes depicting violent acts.
My favorite part of the book was the romantic encounter between Uri and Lara, which was described without obscenity. I found no negative aspect in the story. He had no grammatical errors or typos. It is evident that the book was proofread and professionally edited.
I give the book a 4 out of 4 stars, and I recommend it for adult reading. The novel is an introduction to a series about the adventures of Uri and Lara which I intend to also enjoy.
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East Wind, 2nd edition
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Jack Winnick, author of East Wind, Second Edition, has devised a 268-page novel that blends action with intense characterizations. The book is filled with romance, drama, action, terrorism, and violence. For example, he places the reader inside the minds of the would-be terrorists, Hossein and Walid. These characters learn to live in our cities and pretend to adopt our way of life while patiently preparing themselves to perform their vicious attacks on America. His narrative on these two men instructs us about the mentality that explains how terrorists are brainwashed to kill and destroy those that are not like them, particularly Americans. The title refers to a bad omen or superstition that comes with an easterly wind in the Middle East. The reader needs to read the book to grasp the significance of it.
Uri Levin, a Mossad agent, and Lara Edmond of the FBI are co-protagonists who thrust themselves into tracking the terrorists. They are both field agents, but Lara is forced to live with the discrimination of a male-dominated profession. At the onset, Lara and Uri experience mutual attraction and gradually yield to it, but the author does this in an eloquent and sensitive way.
The author also submerges the reader into the age-old hatred and distrust between Muslims and Jews, and the conflict of Palestine with western culture. He demonstrates the tension, violence, and atrocities that are exchanged by terrorists and world governments. He even writes an elaborate detailed account of the engineering of a homemade nuclear bomb.
Winnick weaves a story that is historically accurate without interfering with the essence of a good novel. He portrays an act of treason by an American agent, and how the west deals with their own problems of too much freedom, as the Palestinians contend. I am accustomed to violence in literature which allows me to be tolerant when I encounter it. Winnick is a prolific writer who creates intricate detailed scenes depicting violent acts.
My favorite part of the book was the romantic encounter between Uri and Lara, which was described without obscenity. I found no negative aspect in the story. He had no grammatical errors or typos. It is evident that the book was proofread and professionally edited.
I give the book a 4 out of 4 stars, and I recommend it for adult reading. The novel is an introduction to a series about the adventures of Uri and Lara which I intend to also enjoy.
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East Wind, 2nd edition
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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