Review: Great. Action filled. Extremely well written. 5 plus stars.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2013
"Stand od Die" by Charles Kimbro was just outstanding! I couldn't quit reading and stayed up late to finish. I nearly missed being late to work and found myself tending to nod off in the afternoon. It was worth it.The book starts off introducing you to the many main characters and there are a lot of them. Each seems to have his or her own plot thread. After the action starts, which is pretty soon, it never stops. The author writes a page or two on each thread, a common style, but handles it well and never loses you. You keep wishing he would have written more, but then you pick up the action in the next thread and get enthralled in it. You might think the book would be choppy, but it isn't. Kimbro handles it well with the end result being you want to read faster and faster to see what happens in each thread. I know I'm going to have to read it again just to insure I didn't miss anything.This book is about marines and fighting. It's about pushing your limits under severe stress and measuring up to your peers and yourself. In one of my favorite passages, Gunny Giordani, who doesn't really care for female marines, is speaking to Lance Corporal Kasoulos, a 120 lb female Marine.“Kasoulos, you’ll have to carry him.” “She’s just a girl, gunny…” Porter argued. “Shut up Porter. She’s a Marine.” Kimbro, Charles (2013-01-25). Stand or Die (Kindle Location 4411). Charles D. Kimbro. Kindle Edition.If you like action and characters growing and maturing, this is your book. I loved it.