Review: Unending action and horrific death
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2013
FASTTake genetically engineered monsters, a mad scientist, a psychotic mastermind, sadistic hench men, brave military men and innocent victims to carnage and you have "Fast".I can't imagine what it takes to write a book with this kind of detail to military strategy, non stop action and heart stopping suspense.  There was so much detail I have to appreciate this author's research and imagination.But, the action just wouldn't stop.  I too began skimming to get to the end of each horrific scene.  It was just scene after scene of death or near death experiences.  That wouldn't have been so bad if there was more character development.  Of course you want the good guys to win.  But aside from that, I didn't get to know them enough to really care.  There was never enough break in the action to develop a connection.Vanessa in particular had absolutely no personality.  She was never traumatized, or shocked about the carnage she witnessed.  She never disagreed with what she was told to do.  She never objected.  She never broke down or cried or got angry.  Coleman seemed much more concerned about his fellow soldiers than his former wife and mother of his son.  They were completely disconnected from each other. They wanted to rescue their son. But I never felt the gut wrenching urgency and fear for his his life they should have had.So if you don't care about story line or character development, but are into non stop action then this is the book for you.