Nefer wrote:What did you think of Falcon, Ramon?
As usual with a Wilbur book it was hard to lay it down after I started to read it. Mostly I read on the bus to and from work, and of course before I turn the light off at night (unless my wife has some other plans...) And I must say that the bus rides have gone very fast these two past weeks.
If I should compare it to the first book (in writing order) in the Courtney saga, I rate "When the lion feeds" higher. Sean was a guy you liked from the start, whereas Zouga had some bad moments in my eyes.
I also have a hard time believing that Robyn and Zouga actually would survive the adventure. Ok, Zouga had been fighting in India (would have liked to read more about that), and there he might have learned to be the tough guy he is, but how can you explain Robyn's extreme physical ability?
I don't want to be sexist here or anything, but just because you have pretended to be a man at medical school, you can't survive the African wilderness a year.
To sum it up:
Did I like it? Yes.
It's a Wilbur, so of course I liked it. But the fact that it is a Wilbur makes my expectations so high. If I were to read a book written by an author I had never heard about, and it would be anything close to "A Falcon flies" I would rate it 5/5. Now when Wilbur wrote it I compare it to other Wilbur books, and then I give it a 4-.
Right now I'm 130 pages into "Men of men", and so far I have the feeling I will like this one better.