War Dogs: The True Story of How Three Stoners from Miami Beach Became the Most Unlikely Gunrunners in History

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I’ve found the perfect contract for us,” Diveroli said. “It’s enormous — far, far bigger than anything we’ve done before. But it’s right up our alley.” Judge Lenard gazed at Diveroli for a long time. “If it wasn’t so amazing, you would laugh,” she said. Then she sentenced him to four years. Ito, Robert (2016-08-12). "Guns. Money. Iraq. And Then a Screenplay for 'War Dogs.' ". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11 . Retrieved 2016-08-29. I was military and respect military greatly. The author dedicates this to the men and women of the military. That's good. The story however is (in my opinion of course) weak. It gets lost in the telling and winds itself around the internal struggles of the protagonist with a mild sprinkling of politics and social commentary. I have however taken the entrie trilogy out of the library so I plan t to (try and) see where it goes. Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club had misgivings about the film's slant and biographical omissions, writing: "One might quibble with the way Phillips limits responsibility on the Pentagon deal by painting AEY as better businessmen than they actually were [...], while avoiding the darker sides of the story..." [34] Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film two out of four stars, stating: " War Dogs is a film about horrible people that refuses to own the horribleness." [35] See also [ edit ]

The book is filled with many heart-warming stories of the affection that dogs and soldiers show each other. One theme that emerges is the reluctance of the dog handlers to admit that there is a love been them and their dogs. Perhaps it is a coping mechanism. With all of the stories presented, it is hard to believe that is not a mutually shared love in these unique relationships. The middle, however, was plateauing out a bit and I didn't like that the author either didn't know or didn't care to make the distinction between biology and geology (when talking about Mars' ores). And don't get me started on the female spec ops Marines (as a woman, I love that women can serve but spec ops? give me a break!). That's about the best response I can muster for this book. It's billed as an "epic tale of war", but I certainly didn't notice anything "epic" about it. And the war? What war? Seriously, there's more talking about the war than any actual combat, and the combat that is here is minimalistic at best. I get it...this is a thinking man's Sci-Fi tale. It just should have been labeled as such to avoid up-front confusion. Initially, Jesse Eisenberg and Shia LaBeouf were set to star in the film; [16] however, Jonah Hill and Miles Teller were eventually cast. [17] [18] Further casting was announced in early 2015, with Ana de Armas joining in February, [19] and JB Blanc joining in March. [20] Screenwriter Stephen Chin based many of the incidents on his own experiences in Iraq. [21] Through my grandfather and his dog, Stubby, I learned that being raised by dogs meant learning the meaning of unconditional love, being both trustworthy and faithful, living with dignity and without hesitation or regret, and caring for others less fortunate or in need." (p. 7)

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The disorientation in the beginning worked greatly for me. It made me "part of the team". I also liked the hard sf bits in the end. Poor set-pieces: the hand to hand combat scenes read more as choreographed dances than as, you know, actual fights. Battles with the Antags were hardly better.

Really enjoyed this book. Because there’s so much history and ground to cover, everything is fairly brief, but it’s extremely interesting and I loved the insight into the handlers as well as their dogs. I knew going in that it was #1 of 3, so I'm OK with how it ended. Clearly Episode One of a story that looks as though it might be Bear's take on Haldeman's Forever War idea. That's cool, there's room for that.

Bear credited quite a few people in the military for their help with this book. It is easy to see why. The plight of the soldier with incomplete information features heavily. This is also one of the flaws with the book. There is a lot of slang and it’s hard to keep up with. Still, it gives the story an authentic feel. Look for the unexpected in War Dogs. Bear takes some familiar themes and really turns them around. There are the aliens (The Gurus) who show up first and seem helpful. Then there are the aliens (The Antags) that show up on Mars. The Gurus recruit humans to fight the Antags on Mars.. Sound familiar but it gets all turned around when something new is discovered.

I inspected the stuff and it seems good,” Podrizki told him. “But dude, you know this is Chinese ammo, right?” Frankly the less than stellar rating on my part comes partly from the fact that I wasn't in the mood for a heavier somewhat self righteous read. This isn't space opera, neither is it a military read in the sense that we deal with actual military situations. And if you're upset about Bear writing Halo novels, just remember that lots of writers you know have done Star Wars, Star Trek, and a metric craptonne of comics, because guess what? They have to pay the rent. Those novels sell, whether you like them or not, and if they make some money doing those, even if it seems to you they're "beneath their talents," then they can keep writing the stuff that does blow your mind that you have to convince people to buy and nobody ever really appreciates until you're dead.War Dogs is a futuristic sci-fi military novel. In the future, Earth has visitors are known as the Gurus. The Gurus gave Earth technological gifts and other bits of knowledge. This much is on the cover flap, so I can safely say that I am not spoiling anything. They came in peace and initially asked nothing in return. Eventually they did reveal that their actions were only partially altruistic. More of a reciprocal altruism in fact. They let it be know, to their small cabal, that they have been traveling around fighting their long time enemy which we have come to known as the antagonists. Antags for short. Earth was enlisted to help fight this ancient war as the Antags were making their way into the solar system. This was technically optional, but if you want to get new shiny toys from the Gurus, you became signatory. Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (Aug 18, 2016). "The gun-running true story War Dogs is all bark, no bite". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 18 August 2016. Writing Style. Lots of narration. Breaking up an active plot to insert chapters of world-building that are only semi-relevant. A weird tone, and barely legible dialogue from the humans that live on Mars. The Grifter recalls the classic Bear novel Eon with its multiple surprises and unknowns, just ripe for exploration. The book stops short of that, the exploration, so there must be a sequel. One of those "publishing" sequels, split a longish book into two or more, and call the set a series.

Sneider, Jeff (December 3, 2014). "Miles Teller Eyed to Join Jonah Hill in Todd Phillips' 'Arms and the Dudes' ". TheWrap . Retrieved December 4, 2014. What I really liked was the Mars lore Bear is establishing. What the Skyrines come across and learn is a fairly interesting plot line that sets the hook to bring readers along to the next volume of this series. Unfortunately you really only start getting to the more interesting unravelings towards the end of the book, leaving you with a cliffhanger. The cliffhanger certainly makes we want to continue on, but I do wish I learned a bit more first. a b Evry, Max (April 30, 2015). "Arms & the Dudes: First Photos of Jonah Hill and Miles Teller on the Set". comingsoon.net . Retrieved May 10, 2015. Why humans made it that easy and just handed the planet and everyone on it over to the Gurus, I don't know, but I have my suspicions. We definitely know entirely too little about the Gurus and Antags (from what they look like to where they came from etc) and don't seem to inquire too much about details either. Ben-Hur' remake likely won't be able to topple 'Suicide Squad' at the box office". Los Angeles Times. August 16, 2016.Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 12, 2015). " 'Whiplash' Star Miles Teller Joins Jonah Hill In 'Arms And The Dudes' ". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021 . Retrieved February 16, 2015. Calm down,” Diveroli said. “Don’t throw around three-letter words like IRS. We can find a settlement.”