- Paperback: 112 pages
- Publisher: lulu.com (13 Nov 2010)
- ISBN-10: 1446664864
- ISBN-13: 978-1446664865
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.8 x 0.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,914,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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John Thomas Sargeant was not an officer or even an Nco for that matter, he never rose above the rank of Private, nor did he ever want to. He had a secret to keep, which would see the end of his army career if it was ever discovered? But what was he really looking for? Why was he in the army when he didn't have to be? This is the story of his time in the army and some of the people he met along the way.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I had read some of the reviews to this book and they nearly put me off. I thought the book was very good, well written and funny. As an Ex WO2 from the infantry I could relate to everything the author was putting across. All soldier's and ex-soldiers will find this book a good read so give it a chance.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I literally gave up reading after about 10 pages due to the tiresome and bothersome lack of proof reading that the author obviously didn't do before publishing.
It's dire. The writing "tone" from the author lacks any conveyance of any humour at all. It's almost like reading a stand up comedy routine that has been stone walled by the audience and who is about to have several pint glasses thrown their way. I am sure the author can tell these stories in a funny(ish) kind of way after getting tanked up on several beers but he has failed miserably in conveying any humour in a book.
It's terrible!
27-Dec: Update to this review. I have now endured the reading of the entire book, and although the story line gets a tad better when he gets to Hong Kong, it is, when all has been said and done, atypical squaddie shags around Hong Kong story with a slight twist of lemon and Walter Mitty thrown in.
The original review still stands however in that the author is not a natural 'gag' teller and it continues to still feel like 'forced' humour. The book throughout continues to have a truck load of grammatical school boy errors contained within it, and it is for these reasons that it still remains a terrible and tiresome read.
If you want to read an outstanding ex squaddie book with excellent humour thrown in, then read: "Extreme Risk" by Major Chris Hunter.
It's dire. The writing "tone" from the author lacks any conveyance of any humour at all. It's almost like reading a stand up comedy routine that has been stone walled by the audience and who is about to have several pint glasses thrown their way. I am sure the author can tell these stories in a funny(ish) kind of way after getting tanked up on several beers but he has failed miserably in conveying any humour in a book.
It's terrible!
27-Dec: Update to this review. I have now endured the reading of the entire book, and although the story line gets a tad better when he gets to Hong Kong, it is, when all has been said and done, atypical squaddie shags around Hong Kong story with a slight twist of lemon and Walter Mitty thrown in.
The original review still stands however in that the author is not a natural 'gag' teller and it continues to still feel like 'forced' humour. The book throughout continues to have a truck load of grammatical school boy errors contained within it, and it is for these reasons that it still remains a terrible and tiresome read.
If you want to read an outstanding ex squaddie book with excellent humour thrown in, then read: "Extreme Risk" by Major Chris Hunter.
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