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.]
Terrorism is an ideology that has been around for decades. The idea of forcing innocent people to subscribe to a particular belief has always existed, and this is a terrible menace. The governments of various countries have set up more agencies with professionals to combat this, but so far, it has not been a smooth fight. This is the story that Jack Winnick tells in East Wind.
The book begins with a reminiscence and leads the reader to Uri's last operation before Danielle left him. The 41-year-old is a highly skilled Israeli field agent of the Special Operations arm of Mossad, codenamed Metsada. Called up by the government and assigned to the FBI, Uri Levin was to investigate a terrorist organization threatening the US and is suspected to be responsible for the explosion that the book opens with, which took place in Marina del Rey. Working with Uri is Lara Edmond, a nerd with ties to the entire computer network.
Love, betrayal, courage, terrorism, and politics are the central themes that the book is built on. Uri and Lara's love, Uri's courage even after losing an eye in a battle, and Hakim's betrayal of a friendship are contained in the plots of this book, and as they each unfold, they are quite interesting. One would have expected that with his exposure to Western culture and education, Walid Jahangiri would have no justification to become an extremist. But again, isn't that what is called "radicalized terrorism"?
When I first read Devil Among Us (book two in this series), I knew I was going to go back and read book one. This is not because the book is incomprehensible but simply because the author is an awesome writer who, with his outstanding skills, made sure I was captivated from the beginning to the last page of the book. The standalone books in this series are what make the series an interesting one.
I'm an avid lover of eastern culture and language, and my interest in the language tripled with the sufficient use of Israeli terms in this book.
What I love most about East Wind is that the characters are all very interesting and adequately developed. Despite how many there were, no character was behind or lacking in details. Jack Winnick crafted his story uniquely so that I got an image of every scene in my mind, just like in a movie. The descriptions were vivid, from the prologue to the last chapter.
There are a few sexual innuendos in the book that an overtly sensitive reader might not be very comfortable with. Apart from that, there's nothing not to love about this creative masterpiece by Jack Winnick.
There were no errors at all in the book. This shows that the book was exceptionally edited. Hence, I rate it 5 out of 5 stars. I recommend this book to lovers of fiction and people who like reading about terrorism.
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East Wind, 2nd Edition
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Terrorism is an ideology that has been around for decades. The idea of forcing innocent people to subscribe to a particular belief has always existed, and this is a terrible menace. The governments of various countries have set up more agencies with professionals to combat this, but so far, it has not been a smooth fight. This is the story that Jack Winnick tells in East Wind.
The book begins with a reminiscence and leads the reader to Uri's last operation before Danielle left him. The 41-year-old is a highly skilled Israeli field agent of the Special Operations arm of Mossad, codenamed Metsada. Called up by the government and assigned to the FBI, Uri Levin was to investigate a terrorist organization threatening the US and is suspected to be responsible for the explosion that the book opens with, which took place in Marina del Rey. Working with Uri is Lara Edmond, a nerd with ties to the entire computer network.
Love, betrayal, courage, terrorism, and politics are the central themes that the book is built on. Uri and Lara's love, Uri's courage even after losing an eye in a battle, and Hakim's betrayal of a friendship are contained in the plots of this book, and as they each unfold, they are quite interesting. One would have expected that with his exposure to Western culture and education, Walid Jahangiri would have no justification to become an extremist. But again, isn't that what is called "radicalized terrorism"?
When I first read Devil Among Us (book two in this series), I knew I was going to go back and read book one. This is not because the book is incomprehensible but simply because the author is an awesome writer who, with his outstanding skills, made sure I was captivated from the beginning to the last page of the book. The standalone books in this series are what make the series an interesting one.
I'm an avid lover of eastern culture and language, and my interest in the language tripled with the sufficient use of Israeli terms in this book.
What I love most about East Wind is that the characters are all very interesting and adequately developed. Despite how many there were, no character was behind or lacking in details. Jack Winnick crafted his story uniquely so that I got an image of every scene in my mind, just like in a movie. The descriptions were vivid, from the prologue to the last chapter.
There are a few sexual innuendos in the book that an overtly sensitive reader might not be very comfortable with. Apart from that, there's nothing not to love about this creative masterpiece by Jack Winnick.
There were no errors at all in the book. This shows that the book was exceptionally edited. Hence, I rate it 5 out of 5 stars. I recommend this book to lovers of fiction and people who like reading about terrorism.
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East Wind, 2nd Edition
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For some reason, terrorism is one of my favorite topics. I think it is an interest in trying to find out why these people seem to use violence to try and get their point across. In this book, it overshadows the romance, which, to me, is a good thing.
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