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Longer review:
Ah, lovely. Why is it that the books with Janet and Hammond featuring prominently tend to be the best? Well, I think we know that. There were some fabulous moments for everyone. Daniel and Jack were about as argumentative as they ever get on the series. Sometimes it felt like it was edging towards too much, but then it got redeemed by them being startlingly understanding of one another--as they have to be, to remain friends. Teal'c had some dramatic moments (er... sometimes borderline overdone, IMO--I'm not sure Teal'c would take himself off when people so clearly needed him), mainly with Janet. For the shippers, there were a couple of sort-of Sam/Jack moments, nicely understated and unspoken. I loved how the author expanded Dixon's character, and how he and Jack dealt with one another--and how differently the rest of the team got along with him.
Jack was kind of a bastard for a large portion of it, and sometimes it felt a bit relentless--but then again, it fitted with the situation and the personal history that was being dug up, much against his will. He is never more deliberately offensive than when trying to fend off enquiries about personal stuff.
There was much drama, much authentic-sounding (to me) medical stuff, much gruesomeness... They could never have done this on the show (too static, too unglamorous, too much jargon), but for a book it worked great. Janet was simply awesomesauce. I love Janet.
Oh, and I squeed for far too long over the tiny not-quite mention of Sam in Iraq, and Jack so nearly meeting her. Hee!
So, definitely second on my list of favourites (after Sacrifice Moon, and equal with Survival Of The Fittest).
Ah, lovely. Why is it that the books with Janet and Hammond featuring prominently tend to be the best? Well, I think we know that. There were some fabulous moments for everyone. Daniel and Jack were about as argumentative as they ever get on the series. Sometimes it felt like it was edging towards too much, but then it got redeemed by them being startlingly understanding of one another--as they have to be, to remain friends. Teal'c had some dramatic moments (er... sometimes borderline overdone, IMO--I'm not sure Teal'c would take himself off when people so clearly needed him), mainly with Janet. For the shippers, there were a couple of sort-of Sam/Jack moments, nicely understated and unspoken. I loved how the author expanded Dixon's character, and how he and Jack dealt with one another--and how differently the rest of the team got along with him.
Jack was kind of a bastard for a large portion of it, and sometimes it felt a bit relentless--but then again, it fitted with the situation and the personal history that was being dug up, much against his will. He is never more deliberately offensive than when trying to fend off enquiries about personal stuff.
There was much drama, much authentic-sounding (to me) medical stuff, much gruesomeness... They could never have done this on the show (too static, too unglamorous, too much jargon), but for a book it worked great. Janet was simply awesomesauce. I love Janet.
Oh, and I squeed for far too long over the tiny not-quite mention of Sam in Iraq, and Jack so nearly meeting her. Hee!
So, definitely second on my list of favourites (after Sacrifice Moon, and equal with Survival Of The Fittest).
Incidentally, it's got me interested in a part of Jack and Sam's history that I've always kind of avoided--Iraq. I had a prompt, a while back, to write something about that, so I'm doing some digging now. I've started reading one of the books I already knew about - Bravo Two Zero, by Andy McNab. There's also another version of that particular incident by Chris Ryan, which I'll probably look up (opinions seem to vary as to which is more 'true'). But does anyone have any other recommendations for reading around that time and part of history, i.e. the first Gulf War?
ETA: I knew I was forgetting something. Seen most recently with... practically everyone:
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I'm not quite sure Three Kings fits into that, but to me it tells the story of some very 'human' people who are just trying to get by on both sides of the conflict. If I recall correctly it was also the first movie about Desert Storm. That in itself made it really stick with me because that was the first 'war' that I was alive for and my Dad was in the Air National Guard at the time and nearly got deployed for it, but they were modifying his squadron's C-130s and by the time that was completed it was pretty much over. Also, I really likeded the cinematography and the over exposed grainy look to it. The music was awesome too. There were some very interesting song choices. They really helped to propel the story forward.
Ah, yes, the Desert Storm trading cards. It was during the big 90s comic and trading card speculative boom. They were making trading cards for any and everything. The cards were kinda fascinating though. They had a card for like every aircraft, vehicle, and weapon used and all the stats associated with them. There were also cards for maps and the major players like Colin Powell and General Schwarzkopf.