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Don't sit down to listen to this tape until you have a clear ten hours to spare because turning it off is next to impossible. During World War II a small group of commandos sneaks onto a German-held Greek island to destroy a gun battery which guards a strategic strait. The tale is gripping, and Steven Pacy makes it even more so as he narrates in a taut and spare style. Pacy's modulated, crisp British accent, his perfect understatement and timing convince listeners they are hearing a spontaneous account rather than a reading. A perfect choice for audio--particularly as the narrator so successfully captures the drama and characters. R.B.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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An entire navy had tried to silence the guns of Navarone and failed. Full-scale attacks had been driven back. Now they were sending in just five men, each one a specialist in dealing death. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Very descriptive, Jun 17 2006

By	S. Griffith (Bangor, Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Guns of Navarone (Paperback)

As an adventure novel, it can be an exciting read - once you get into it. However, the average reader will get lost in the description. To some, the size alone can be intimidating. The storyline isn't very plausible, but if that is put aside some can find it very exciting. It is best to skim-read, however, for at least the first half of the book. I read this book in school and, based on experience, I can say that you either love the book or you hate it. It is an opinion you must form for yourself.

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4.0 out of 5 stars not exactly literature but pretty exciting, Oct 25 2003

By	Randy Keehn (Williston, ND United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Guns of Navarone (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this book when I was in my early teens and I became an immediate fan of Alstair MacLean. His books waste little time before you get right into the action and then there's action all the way through to the end. I can't remember how many of his books I eventually read; there was "Puppet on a Chain", "Ice Station Zebra", "Force 10 from Navarone", "The Satan Bug", etc. etc. etc.. About the time I was reading "River of Death" I realized that all the excitement in his books didn't always make up for the hasty way in which he seemed to write them. The tough guy with no personality eventually lost my interest. In my opinion, "The Guns of Navarone" was his best work. Maybe it was the World War II setting that gave it added appeal. He didn't have to waste any paragraphs establishing the cause or who were the good guys and who were the bad. Whatever it was, I remember feeling like I needed to take a deep breath when I was finished with it.

It's too bad that literature and spellbinding adventure rarely come together in one book. I remember reading Henry James's "thriller" "The Turn of the Screw" when I was a teenager. That book put me to sleep trying to drag myself through it. Action has no time for character development. Some books make you want to stop and think while others make you want to keep turning the pages. I used to enjoy Alstair MacLean's novels. I would heartily recommend them to any young man who's looking for excitement in a paperback.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dear Mokarl, Sep 26 2002

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This review is from: The Guns of Navarone/Audio Cassettes (Audio Cassette)

Sir, I do not know where you went to school but your appaling spelling doesn't exactly support your claim that "The Guns of Naverone" has poor sentence structure etc. How would you know? You seem hardly qualified to judge given your command of the English language. I suggest you hit the books a little before you give such ridiculous reviews. This is the exact reason I love these reviews, they are hilarious!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Simple writing that is far too long
From a military viewpoint, this story is not even close to believable. From a liturature viewpoint, this book has simple sentence structure, simple character development, and very... Read more

Published on May 22 2000 by mokarl

4.0 out of 5 stars Awful Writing; Great Reading
MacLean is unbeatable when depicting men simultaneously facing dangerous assignments and horrendous weather conditions. Read more

Published on Mar 22 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent suspensful and full of edge of the seat encounters
I am 35 years old and I first read this book when I was in the 9th, grade. A couple of years later about 1978 or later the movie came out and I watched and again the characters... Read more

Published on Feb 3 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best war adventure stories ever
I read this book when I was in 10th grade and thought it one of the best books I'd ever read - I later read the author's "HMS Ulysses" which is even better - and still... Read more

Published on Jan 2 1999