Mad Dog

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  This book often doesn't know if it's a biography, moral compass or historical text. Conflicting sources are often quoted side by side leaving you to make your own mind up and factor your own version of events whilst the story veers from Johnny to the wider political spectrum - via petty arguments an ... (continue)

  This book often doesn't know if it's a biography, moral compass or historical text. Conflicting sources are often quoted side by side leaving you to make your own mind up and factor your own version of events whilst the story veers from Johnny to the wider political spectrum - via petty arguments and rumours of security forces corruption. In an attempt to explain the impact of Adairs decisions or the triggers that led to them, the story flitters back and forth in time which just leaves you confused and flicking back a few chapters to see if that guy with the gun was the same guy as in the last chapter or not.

  The whole thing ends up as a bit of a mess - not to mention the fact that the two authors writing styles are clearly left separated and intertwined which is jarring.

  It's a shame, because the story itself is an interesting one, and given a bit of polish and an editor the book would have been much more powerful.

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• English Books
• Paperback 352 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 1840188901
• ISBN-13: 9781840188905
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Pub date: Aug 01, 2005
• Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?

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