What do You think about Flight Of The Intruder (2006)?
This was interesting to me because it was written by and based on the combat experiences of the author who did exactly what my father did in Vietnam. He was even in the same squadron and might have flown some of the exact same planes as my dad. Unfortunately, I can't get my dad to read it or see the movie, due to his as yet unresolved personal issues with his experience. As a result of his beliefs, he quit after flying nine combat missions. What is so personally interesting to me is that the author displays in his character the exact same political conflict and the resulting inner turmoil as my father has described his to me. The way the character resolves this personal crisis would be to my father, I believe, cathartic and satisfying.
—Colin L.
Easily one of my favorite novels. I'm a naval aviation fan boy as it is, but this book was written by a man that actually lived what he wrote about, (much like Ian Flemming), and it shows. The material is so well sourced and written that it's easy to follow, and the explanations for the technical aspects of the aircraft, carrier life, and tactics are easy for anyone to follow. As a pilot, I enjoyed being able to recognize a lot of the technical aspects as well, but that was really just for me. The story is a great one about a man that has a job to do, in spite of the pointlessness of it all. He gets tired of not risking his life, but risking his life for nothing, and finally decides to do something about. It perfectly expresses what I'm sure a lot of other soldiers in Vietnam felt, but using creative liberty to take it a little farther than most responsible soldiers would. The movie does this book no justice. Avoid it at all costs. But definitely read the book.
—Dustin Gaughran
For the first book in the Jake Grafton series, it kept me interested. I do not think it was a great story by any means, but it was good and worth the read. I have now moved on to book two, so at least it has me hooked for at least another book. Character development I found to be a bit lacking, besides Jake, characters seem to have stereotypical comments and no real depth to them besides his love interest. Some strings of his story telling just seemed to be odd placements for non important or in my opinion non character forming moments. Hopefully as the series goes forward, we will see more character development. The story itself seemed a bit weak, and stretched out a bit more than it needed to be, and had an anti-climatic ending, hopefully they will get better as the series goes on.
—Samuel Sieja
