Mmmm... With this book I got the feeling that I was listening to a four year old who was going on and on with an unbelievable story and saying, "And then you know what happened? It got cold and rained. And then you know what happened? Gaven ate a dragon fly." It moved very fast and it was like the author is one of those old barrel chested vets (got nuthin but love for ya') who love to talk up the military lingo with fellow vets. Seriously, I felt like I was hanging out with my dad and a fellow Air Force vet that he ran into at the Wagon Wheel. Us civilians, we catch the majority of what they are talking about, but some of it is just a different language. And yet it's not entirely unpleasant to listen to, even though you feel like an idiot for not understanding a lot of it. This book made Russian sound just awful. There were times where I was like, "Sure Japan would be very powerful and would probably take over the world; but what the hell is the point of saving a trailer park like Russia!?" I can only hope things aren't that bad for folks in Russia. But as I am an ignorant and lazy American I'm not going to take the time to look into it and clarify whether the book was accurate about the conditions in Russia or not. Not a bad 'read'/'listen on tape' but not my style of book; though I can see why some people enjoy it.
