Posted on 06/19/2013 4:50:46 PM PDT by rhema
I read Term Limits three years ago. After I finished it, I ordered every book he had out from Amazon. I spent the whole winter just reading his books and I will re-read them again. Speaking of, Term Limits continues to be relevant.
I had a similar experience. I'd heard Flynn being interviewed on Hugh Hewitt's show and decided to look him up. I, too started with Term Limits and raced through all the rest (is there any other way to read a Flynn novel other than racing through it?).
My wife got me The Last Man as a birthday present last year. I kept putting off reading it because I knew I'd start it and it would be over in no time. I was already reading War and Peace, so I waited until I had to fly out of town last month. I love reading Vince's novels on planes. Aside from Flynn, almost all my reading is non fiction history stuff. But on a plane, I like something to keep me alert and awake. I thought The Last Man was one of his best books in years.
I daresay I was shocked at his passing. It seems so recent that he was on shows like Morning Joe publicizing The Last Man, and he looked great. I was still receiving Vince's email updates but had no idea his illness had progressed so far. I've been bummed all day since hearing the news. Kinda reminds me of the day Andrew Breitbart died.
That’s what I loved about his books - there was no ambivalence about killing the bad guys. A dead terrorist was always a good thing, and there was no confusion about who was good and who was bad or where the bad guys originated.
RIP Vince. And thank you for producing a great legacy of novels. I’ve only finished 3 and have been holding off on the rest. Devouring each one is like enjoying a fine bottle of wine except that I am never sad when I finish the wine but always sad when I reach the end of one of Vince’s great stories. Now I am very sad because we have truly reached the end of the line.
“Racing” is the word for it! Yes, The Last Man was thrilling and more original than I was expecting. All of his work just keeps you guessing and then marveling that he writes about stuff that hadn’t happened yet. I half-suspect that friends and foes alike have been reading him and plotting actions. The most chilling event to me was the terror attack in Mumbai a few years back where the terrorists were wearing bomb vests. And Flynn already used that in one story beforehand. I will miss him, greatly.
Yeah, I hear you! I just couldn’t get enough of the books and was always sad when each one ended. “No! Keep writing the story!” He just had an out-sized imagination. And his good characters did everything that we all wished our government would do and say. I loved the passages when Mitch or Kennedy would have to testify before Congress. Enjoy the rest of the books, you won’t be disappointed. I will have to make do with re-reading the books again. What a loss for us all.
Do yourself a favor, if you like political/techo thrillers, he was one of the best.
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