Reviews for Freckles

The average rating for Freckles based on 2 reviews is 1 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-04-16 00:00:00 Thomas Chapin I didn't like this book. The premise sounded so exciting, and I kept thinking it has to get better when it gets to the action. There were so many instances of Dale Brown using outrageous scenarios that just aren't realistic. The main character is like a wimp that doesn't have any common sense, yet he works with his friend on these outrageous experiements that never really do any good. At the time of reading the book, I was on a underway on a Navy ship working over 18 hours a day / 7 days a week. I threw the book across the room when I came to a section that was something like this: The police officers met in the briefing room. Their clothes were ragged, most of them hadn't combed their hair or even showered. It was no wonder with them working more than 12 hour days for 2 weeks. 12 hour days for 2 weeks? Are you serious? I looked at information about the author and he's a retired Captain in the Air Force. Well no wonder 12 hour days for 2 weeks seem like hell to him. Things like this go on and on - I ended up tearing up this book at the end and flinging pages all over the mess decks. Several times while reading it I threw it down and stomped on it. Why did I keep reading? It's like watching a bad movie... I just can't stop and I wonder how it's going to end. I've swore off Dale Brown books and I swore to punch him in the face if I ever met him (though I don't think I could cause he looks like a nice guy). I've been told this is not his best work.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-01-20 00:00:00 Andie Nagel Neo-Nazi terrorists decide to raise hell in the Valley. A defense consultant decides to go head to head against them, while having a baby with his ex-military wife, inventing impossible weapons and armor, nursing his rookie cop brother back to health! Right on Bro! This book really has no purpose but to satisfy the author's craving for impossible technology plot devices. The characters are all stupid, annoying, opaque, one dimensional stereotypes. The story is not interesting, and promises nothing but implausible techno garbage at every turn. I can't really say there is any good mass market paperback fiction out there. You get what you get. This is sort of tech-fiction porn for people with absolutely no knowledge of anything who find amazing technology like the Segway or Roombas exciting. I suppose people think they're learning something by reading this kind of techno-thriller. I used to feel smart while reading Crichton. I was 5 though.