The Afghan Audiobook

" It was an average one. But I had huge expectations after reading THE FOURTH PROTOCOL. The suspense wasnt as good as that.Not bad though. "

" Classic Forsyth - I really enjoyed listening to this on CD. "

" Very well-written, couldn't leave it without finishing the whole book! "

" Good reading and actual theme "

" This is my first book by Forsyth and I did not enjoy the reading experience... I wanted to know how the story ends (and it was an interesting story), but found myself struggle through. Maybe I'm just not used to his style? "

" A little slow, and of course AL Qaeda has replaced Russia as the dreaded axis of evil against which the holier-than-thou Brits and Americans fight..... and win. No wonder its fiction!!!! "

" Thrilling, masterminded novel.. Good one time read! "

" the afghan. a terrorist right? no. a devout Muslim who has endured torture and sadness. also, a retired royal army paratrooper. when the UN gets word of a major AL Qaeda operation, they try to pass off the para as the fabled khan, a man who is friends with bin laden himself "

" The first two thirds were good: interesting and fast-paced. The ending became awkward and contrived but, overall, it was a decent read. "

" Took about 175 pages for the book to get my attention. It finally did, and I thought it was good, though disturbing. "

" This is the first book of espionage I've read since cold war times - yes, I'm dating myself. The book was well written but not my cuppa anymore. "

" I can't believe I read the whole thing. That about sums it up. The writing would be tolerable if the plot were more compelling, but it's just not. (Remarkable given the subject matter.) "

" An easy read and interesting premise for a spy/thriller. Lacking the urgency needed to make it a page turner, but included a lot of historical background which was interesting. "

" Fredrick Forsyth's drama provides us with some interesting insight into the world and life of the unsung heroes of any war. "

" It's a Mitch-Rapp-like adventure, maybe not as much action, but with some good history. "

" Excellent plot, a compelling read. One which I'd read again. This has the making of an excellent movie without all the gungho action sequencies seen of late. "

" its good , interesting but its difficult to take it up after ur taken a break from reading it .... "

" Good book, clearly a lot of research went into Afghanistan and Al Qaeda. Real page turner. "

" A sneak-peak into terrorism... magnanimous! "

" My first Fredrick Forsyth read and i quite liked it.. "

" nothing like his past books, too much detail but not much substance in the plot, ends very abruptly. "

" Not as good as The day of Jackal, but it is a decent work for Forsynth "

" Compelling plot line, good character development, fast paced with some historical detail about Afghanistan I was unaware of. A throughly entertaining read. "

" The extraordinary research of Forsyth is bound to impress you even though you start reading the book expecting it. This was pretty much what I felt after reading the Afghan. "

" If comic-book heroes, a fanciful plot, implausible dialogue and long, rambling explanatory passages are your thing, then Frederick's your (man's) man. "

" While I have enjoyed several of Forsyth's books, this is not the best showcase of his talent. The plot, while on the surface is a great premise, falls into sheer fantasy. Disappointing ending. "

" Fredrick Forsyth's drama provides us with some interesting insight into the world and life of the unsung heroes of any war. "

" This was enjoyable; I like the way Forsyth presents current events in novel form. It's interesting that just after I completed the book, some files reported from the bin Laden stash indicated he wanted to do the same thing. "

" a good one of his "

" An 'OK' book, the plot was completely believable up to a point and then I thought it lost it's way a bit and became totally unbelievable. Nevertheless, ignore that and it was an enjoyable, easy read. Good enough to keep me reading till the end. "

" the afghan. a terrorist right? no. a devout Muslim who has endured torture and sadness. also, a retired royal army paratrooper. when the UN gets word of a major AL Qaeda operation, they try to pass off the para as the fabled khan, a man who is friends with bin laden himself "

" My second Forsyth after absolutely LOVING The Day of the Jackal, and I was pretty let-down. Very awkward writing style, little to no character development, dialogue was poor... <br/> <br/>unimpressed, but won't give up on Forsyth quite yet. I'll probably go back to some of the older stuff next. "

" I loved how historical figures were woven into the story. Since this is a political mystery about terrorists, not all parts of the story turn out well. It will definitely expand your knowledge about the culture in Afghanistan and the Mid-East. "

" I'm reading this book now. I'm reading it on the strength of Forsyth's <em>The Day of the Jackal,</em> which was very good. So far parts of this book are quite good, but some are also quite boring and confusing. "

" It´s not great but, Forsyth is Forsyth, right? "

" Forsyth is still writing and turning out thrillers like this undercover operation into Al Qaeda. "

" This book was filled with facts that added incredible depth to the historical accuracy of the story. Excellent narrative, story, characters and plot. I listened to this book and have more than a hundred bookmarks for additional research. "

" the worst from my favorite writer !!! urrrgh... but technically sound though "