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OBLIGATION (OBLIGATION Series Book 1) (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006LFF7DS
Editore ‏ : ‎ Omega Group (24 dicembre 2013)
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Daniel C. Chamberlain

Donald Stilwell Aim's For Center Mass!

Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 15 maggio 2012

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I have to say, I only review one in ten or so Indie books I read. Many I don't even finish! Stilwell took hold of my throat from the first lines and I was hooked. I don't read in one sitting. I'm the kind of person who wants to enjoy a book over the long haul. I'll pace myself and no matter how good it is, I can close the cover and put it away for another time. The first night, I had to tell myself that it was time to turn off the light because 0300 comes mighty early! Needless to say, I was tired the next morning.

Stilwell has created an interesting character in Kevin. Not a typical military protagonist by any stretch. In an age when our mythical Hollywood heros are near automatons who blast their way into and out of every dangerous situation with hardly a care about danger or with absolutely no introspection or self recrimination afterward, it's refreshing to find a character who is both capable of great violence and revulsion at the thought of his duties. There were a couple of times I wanted to say: "Buck up Marine", but I was worried he'd kick my butt - even if it meant he'd feel bad about it later.

The relationship Kevin has with his Grandfather Joe, and later his military mentor Will, are simply among the most eloquently told passages I have had the pleasure of reading in some time. Bravo!

No book is perfect for every reader. Did I like every part? Of course not. As a writer, we face a danger of looking at a passage and saying: "I would have done that differently." But I didn't read this as a writer. I read it as a former military man, law enforcement officer and practitioner of certain martial artistries that have taken me to some of the colder places in Cold War history.

Stilwell captured the essence of a man's world and did so with aplomb.

I'm gonna buy the next one!

Dan Chamberlain

Author of the Amazon Best Seller: "The Long Shooters"

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becky

Fantastic read.

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 27 marzo 2012

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I would never have picked this book up if it hadn't been for a strong recommendation from my cousin. It would not be my usual genre but I may need to reconsider that.
I won't give away too much but this book has everything you need in a book.
I loved the way the author delivered the terrible losses in Kevins life quickly and didn't build them up over a few chapters, this made me feel that no character was safe in the book and left me guessing.
I also admire the amount of knowledge in the book, the golf, rifles and training was very thorough.
A beautiful and inspiring story and I eagerly await the authors next book.

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J. Viser

A Powerful, Entertaining Read

Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 20 febbraio 2012

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Others have written more detailed and technical reviews, so I won't repeat their insights. My favorite genres are political fiction and action-adventure. Obligation has what the action-adventure junky wants, but Stilwell has a few surprises laying in wait!

I won't give away away the game here, but what I really appreciate about Obligation is how the author confronts some societal taboos in a most unexpected way. I really didn't see "it" coming, and although it challenged my sensibilities, the author did a great job making it work (and made me think).

Also unexpected was the development of the main character, Kevin Anderson. Stilwell nearly brought me to tears in the first two chapters, providing some unexpected emotional depth that Kevin came back to the well for when needed. I keep using that word "unexpected" in describing Obligation, and that is a good thing.

Overall, a very strong performance by Donald Stilwell. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to get into the head of someone trained to do the things that need to be done, so that we may enjoy the freedom to indulge our egos by writing ebook reviews. And, then get a glimpse of how that person bumps up against "the rest of us." If any of us were to meet our guardians at the gate, would we be frightened or grateful? I hope both, and I hope they are something like Kevin Anderson.

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J. Potter

An American novel, a very human story

Recensito nel Regno Unito il 3 marzo 2012

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I have said before that the hardest books to review are often the best. This is usually because they speak at so many levels, explaining the quality becomes personal. I came across Obligation because it was reviewed on the Kindle Book Review. It had received four stars and the reviewer stated what an emotionally strong journey reading the book was. She wasn't wrong. And what a journey.

Kevin Anderson is ten when his father dies in Vietnam. When he loses his brother to a tragic accident his mother embraces depression. Taken in by his grandfather, Kevin is given the one thing he has cherished above all - love. As he grows to a young man he learns from his grandfather all the lessons that will be so valuable in his life. And then once more he finds himself alone. As a Marine he is selected for elite training, to do what few others can. Kevin is one of the best. But as he eliminates the threats identified by his government, he also loses something of what he is. Constantly stepping closer to the day he will turn his gun on himself.

I think the quality of this book comes from so many levels. One of Obligation's strengths is that it's `indie' written and published. It is not constrained by convention or genre. The author breaks just about every writing rule you can imagine. The beginning and end of the book is written in the first person, the middle is written in the third. During the first person narrative he will sometimes switch out and describe in third person the events happening around Kevin. Mid-dialogue he sometimes switches perspective from one character's point of view to another character's. The chapter headings defy convention. There is little conventional about this book from a narrative point of view, at all. But it all just works and it works extremely well.

So we come to the writing. This is the bit many indie authors get wrong because they publish too early. Obligation reads extremely well. The writing is lean and unobtrusive. There is no writing pretence at all. Almost every word is invested in the story, which means you are to. This happens pretty quickly. By the time we have moved past the death of Kevin's father in Vietnam, an event that will go on to shape Kevin's adult life, we are totally hooked. The writing gives you no excuse to dismiss this as a well-intentioned indie effort. The moment the eleven-year-old Kevin teams up with his grandfather, you know something special is about to happen. Likewise, every moment he spends with his best friend Peter, informs the story and our opinion of Kevin, not only as a child but as a man.

I could go on and on about this book. The absolute strength is that it taps into our innate emotions. Life can be hard. Few of us will have known a life anything like Kevin's, but his journey and struggle to ratify who he is against the decisions and deeds of his life, can be paralleled to just about everyone. That is why, when the emotional moments arrive on the page, we, certainly me, find ourselves with tears on our cheeks while journeying on public transport.

So, you might be thinking, if the book was that good, why did you only give it four stars? Firstly and least of all, because too little is explained about how Kevin evades capture as he removes the threats from his nation's population. Most of all though, it's because there are moments when the author's voice slips through the narrative and sounds at odds to the voice of Kevin, that we have been so transfixed by through the book. This book is great, but with a careful hand it could really shine. It is a very American novel, but its quality is the very human story.

Very highly recommended.

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Joshua Merrick

When duty calls, only the best and bravest answer the call of Obligation

Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 24 giugno 2012

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Obligation

by Donald Stilwell

I have only one regret in reading this book, and that is that I didn't read it sooner! "Obligation", by Donald Stilwell, is one of the best novels of 2011-2012. From the prologue to the last page, I was drawn into the characters' lives, cheering for them in their greatest moments, weeping with them through their losses and trials, and whispering encouragement to them during their darkest hours.

This is not your standard military thriller, it is the record of a family - a family whose quest for justice and goodness leads them from the common pursuits of suburbia to the thick of battle, both on and off the field. In "Obligation", we follow the life of one Kevin Anderson, the orphaned son of a fallen Vietnam hero; Kevin begins his tour of duty as a young boy, standing up for and taking care of his Autistic older brother, Matty in his father's absence. As if losing her husband and the father of her two sons wasn't enough, Kevin's mother falls into a deep depression when an accident claims Matty's innocent, young life - and Kevin's obligation begins to grow.

Fate throws the young man into the care of his grandfather, a Marine Veteran himself. The two men spend little time going through their closets, but get right down to business, learning (and teaching) the skills that can save a life - or end one that stands as a threat to the innocent and good-natured people of this world. Using all his skills and a little wisdom begat of his years, the old man begins to see life in a new light through the eyes of his young grandson. Just as his shield is lowered and he begins to relish the simple pleasures he denied himself for so many years, Pops is smitten by a massive heart attack. Kevin picks up the fallen shield, adding it to his ever mounting obligation to preserve justice and protect the innocent.

Forgoing a full ride scholarship to the school of his dreams, Kevin follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather before to become a Marine. All too soon, he learns what it means to become one of the few, the proud, and he is selected for a top secret training program that turns him into a cold, killing machine for the government. Somewhere between his training and his eventual retirement (8 years later) from the program, the weight of his obligation shifts, and Kevin begins to question the justification behind the deaths he brought about in the name of justice. Only after he becomes a member of the SWAT team of his childhood community does he begin to see the good that comes of ridding society of its less moral components.

With his new-found fervor, and a renewed commitment to serve and protect, Kevin is beginning to find honor in his service when once again fate turns against him and ugly death claims his team mate and only childhood friend, Peter. Peter's death is hailed as the passing of a hero, but Kevin guards the dark secret closely, hating himself every moment for his part in hiding the truth from Peter's young son. Then Kevin assumes the role his grandfather undertook so many years before, that of caretaker and teacher to the young boy, a boy alone and confused and scared.

Now the tables turn, and Kevin must become the man to Ethan that his Pops was to him; in doing so he learns to live again, and in time to love. But the obligations he bound himself to continue to rise to the surface, and at the end of the book we find Kevin called upon once more to use his prowess in meting death to those worthy of it to save the man who trained him to be a ruthless killer so many years ago - the same man his father died to protect in Nam.

"Obligation" is a look behind the tinted, projectile resistant glass into the heart and soul of the men who serve and protect our gentle-hearted society every day. It will leave you with a greater understanding of who these men and women are, and why they choose to serve - and even though they don't ask it, it will demand sympathy and deeper respect for their actions. Well done, and Sempre Fi!

Joshua Merrick

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