tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post4652462559407827304..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Storm Belgium ReviewCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-50322934844104217602014-09-03T07:59:59.651-05:002014-09-03T07:59:59.651-05:00Erik, I was hoping for something like Cross of Iro...Erik, I was hoping for something like Cross of Iron, which I love.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-86930842692939120672014-09-02T16:38:02.718-05:002014-09-02T16:38:02.718-05:00I had almost forgotten reading Leo Kessler books, ...I had almost forgotten reading Leo Kessler books, remembering now mostly "Assault Battalion Wotan" which became grimmer and grimmer when it moved to the Eastern Front. Which reminds me of the movie, 'Cross of Iron.'Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-89389738310412892502014-08-31T10:38:33.612-05:002014-08-31T10:38:33.612-05:00Rachel, definitely appears so.
Lisa, revenge sex ...Rachel, definitely appears so.<br /><br />Lisa, revenge sex is what the scene described.<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-78504137464012430702014-08-31T00:09:44.777-05:002014-08-31T00:09:44.777-05:00gritty sex scene?gritty sex scene?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-70222673058000878202014-08-30T17:07:51.145-05:002014-08-30T17:07:51.145-05:00Yeah, it does look like he's used to writing n...Yeah, it does look like he's used to writing nonfiction and not fiction. Rachel V. Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993034871233904955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35701692968743498672014-08-29T07:58:57.108-05:002014-08-29T07:58:57.108-05:00Riot Kitty, even that was fairly pedestrian.
Riot Kitty, even that was fairly pedestrian.<br /><br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-11011476111990738802014-08-28T22:41:04.097-05:002014-08-28T22:41:04.097-05:00I don't think any of it would appeal to me exc...I don't think any of it would appeal to me except the sex scene.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-23821588625184100682014-08-28T13:39:14.575-05:002014-08-28T13:39:14.575-05:00Prashant, even the training was really rather glos...Prashant, even the training was really rather glossed over in this one. It didn't really give me a feel for the life of a Jager.<br /><br />Oscar, I think that is wise. :)<br /><br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-30669427750305898392014-08-28T13:00:23.874-05:002014-08-28T13:00:23.874-05:00Thanks for the review, Charles. I won't have t...Thanks for the review, Charles. I won't have to read it.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-75740850592454424592014-08-28T12:22:35.979-05:002014-08-28T12:22:35.979-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-22738994039714744052014-08-28T12:22:28.439-05:002014-08-28T12:22:28.439-05:00Charles, this sounds like the Sven Hessler book on...Charles, this sounds like the Sven Hessler book on WWII novel I read not long ago except the training and the actual war were far too brutal and inhuman to be accurate and yet I believe it was.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-72852884747673881332014-08-28T08:16:05.910-05:002014-08-28T08:16:05.910-05:00Brian, it was a doozy.
David, I've enjoyed q...Brian, it was a doozy. <br /><br />David, I've enjoyed quite a few. Or I used to read them more. but this one didn't catch me.<br /><br />Alex, yep, I was expecting it to start with the war action and then at worst have flashbacks to training.<br /><br />Mark, yeah, I thought he'd have to drag the battle scene out. Didn't realize it was going to be written as if in "real time." :)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-22963463089467123352014-08-28T06:36:49.208-05:002014-08-28T06:36:49.208-05:00He needed the first 125 pages because the Battle f...He needed the first 125 pages because the Battle for Belgium was nearly non existent. The blitzkrieg rolled right through and captured the zinc mines in less than a week. The government capitulated almost as soon as the first Panzer division came across the border, but then he couldn't really go on and tell you what kick ass resistance fighters they had.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-30964285525670255412014-08-28T06:26:30.087-05:002014-08-28T06:26:30.087-05:00Sorry that one was such a bummer. Little misleadin...Sorry that one was such a bummer. Little misleading about the Belgium invasion.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-85129007805815574422014-08-28T05:57:13.621-05:002014-08-28T05:57:13.621-05:00War novels have to be quite exceptional for me to ...War novels have to be quite exceptional for me to take a look. Sounds like this isn't one of them. David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-17949663372283835982014-08-28T05:17:37.105-05:002014-08-28T05:17:37.105-05:00and a run on sentence to boot...ha...how much can ...and a run on sentence to boot...ha...how much can we fit in one long line....<br /><br />sounds like a skipper...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com