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21 of 24 found the following review helpful:
 Brilliant book, marred only by editor failure Mar 01, 2011
By sitechex-20
Author, I am not. Nor was I in Vietnam, although I've read 200+ books about Vietnam.
This book is in my top 10. However, an avid reader I am. I know good from bad.
Author, I hope you're reading this.
At 2/3 through the book, you lost it on editing, and made ridiculous spelling and grammar mistakes on a work of art. I'm not trying to be harsh, but they really pull the reader out of the story.
I am a veteran too, although not Vietnam, and salute you for all that. I'm just jotting this down as a reader who loved the book.
This is a fantastic, vivid, gut-wrenching work.
But please, Author. The worst thing you can do is jolt a reader out of the story with spelling and grammar mistakes. I spotted ten simple spelling and grammatical mistakes in the last third of the book, things like, "I road the Freedom Bird with him" when you meant "I rode the Freedom Bird". It's like - you had a deadline. Which I really understand, but come back and fix it for posterity's sake.
This is a fantastic, beautifully rendered, well-crafted, graphically detailed novel. You have it all, and you screw it up with some simple spelling and missed words in the last 2/3? Fix it, already. I'll give you 6/5 rating.
M
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Worth the time Jul 12, 2011
By cagey9
From the time I started reading this novel till the end I enjoyed it. Yes I might be a little rogue but I don't doubt anything about our country. The plot started off and ended with a surprise. I downloaded it to my Kindle and it was well worth the cost. Not to short and not to long.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
It Meant Something To Me Dec 18, 2008
By P. Meyer
Lealos is an author who can put the reader in the scene. In this case, the scene is a horrific, criminally-insane war that is run by corrupt officials and wastes millions of innocent lives. Told from the view-point of Frank Morgan, the story follows this assassin as he attempts to right at least one of the wrongs of which he knows he is guilty. The humidity, the heat, the stench, the red soil, the mud, the gore -- all are brilliantly described in this taut, fast-moving story.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Very Compelling Read!! Dec 19, 2008
By Vive Bene
"Live Well"
Very compelling read! Don't Mean Nuthin' is a Vietnam War military thriller that immediately puts you right there. The author vividly captures the stream of consciousness of Frank Morgan, the Phoenix Program assassin with a conscience. Highly recommend it!!!
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Ron Lealos - Don 't Mean Nuthin' Review Mar 03, 2009
By Gary R. Campbell
"GRC86"
I have never been to Vietnam and have never read a book about the Vietnam War. I was interested in the book because of the Author, Ron Lealos. The book opens up with an in your face intensity of war and violence which is the backdrop. After a few chapters the murder for hire main character starts to reveal a more human side. There are plenty of deceptive characters, double-dealings, but after a while we learn that the main character, that is a trained assassin, does have a heart and conscience after all. He does see the good in a landscape where terrible things happen on a regular basis. In the end I found myself cheering for the assassin as he seeks revenge for people that he does not know. It is a very descriptive book using a rich choice of words that detail the country, his characters, realities of conflict, and love. I enjoyed the book and would enjoy reading Mr. Lealos's books in the future.
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