Review by Kanda_theGreat -- A Police Action by A. A. Freda

[Kanda_theGreat]

[Following is a volunteer review of "A Police Action" by A. A. Freda.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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How often do we relate with soldiers who go out to fight for our country? Do we ever worry about their social lives? A Police Action by A. A. Freda takes a look into the life of a soldier while focusing on his social, economic and emotional aspects. The protagonist, James Coppi, is a Specialist Fourth Class army officer of Italian origin. He is currently based at Colorado for his training preparations before he goes into a mission in Vietnam that us due in ten months.

Coppi has left his estranged girlfriend back home without agreeing about the future of their relationship. He also gets himself involved with Sam in the tavern for his usual "quickie" until he realizes that unlike other girls, some is not the type to use and damp. What is the fate of their relationship now that Coppi believes he is not stable enough to settle down yet? Where does Coppi get all the money he spends with his meagre salary of twenty dollars?

Characterised by: love and marriage, drug abuse, political conflicts, vengeance, murder, malice and economic exploitation; A Police Action explores into the daily life of soldiers in and out of combat. The thematic concerns raised are universal issues that we often expect to be a layman's problem due to the high levels of discipline associated with some organs of America's Defence System, specifically the army. Freda explores into the human nature of the soldiers and allows the reader to relate more with the subject at hand.

Freda has also explored stylistic devices that include dialogue to break the monotony of narration and expertly allows characters to sell themselves to the readers. His vivid description of action as in unfolds kept me glued to the book and form mental images of the scenes. Moreover, the use of military register added to the synthetic beauty of the book. The use of local dialect not only gave the novel a sense of authenticity, but aided in placing the plot in its immediate context.

There is personally nothing that I liked least about the book save for segments that included the description of military equipment and procedures; however, that did not distract me from the content of the book. I believe the twenty-eight chapters were professionally edited as I only found insignificant grammatical errors that can be corrected with another round of editing. I therefore give this amazing text four out of four stars and recommend it to fictional lovers especially readers who would be interested in delving into the life of a military man. Sensitive readers may be offended by the sexual escapades that the protagonist engages in.

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[Julius_]

A very nice novel about military life, especially at the Vietnamese war. I've read this book and I enjoyed it. I'm glad you enjoyed it as well.

[Kanda_theGreat]

A very nice novel about military life, especially at the Vietnamese war. I've read this book and I enjoyed it. I'm glad you enjoyed it as well.

Thank you for passing by.

[Charlyn Tuzon]

I've read this book as well but it seemed you enjoyed it more than I did. It's nice reading it from your point of view!

[Nerea]

Those are quite intriguing questions to think about that you've mentioned in your introductory comments. Coppi's love life seem to be interesting. The themes highlighted in the story sound profound. The book is worth my time. Thank you for the review.

[Kanda_theGreat]

I've read this book as well but it seemed you enjoyed it more than I did. It's nice reading it from your point of view!

Thank you for passing bye.

[Kanda_theGreat]

Those are quite intriguing questions to think about that you've mentioned in your introductory comments. Coppi's love life seem to be interesting. The themes highlighted in the story sound profound. The book is worth my time. Thank you for the review.

I hope that you will also find it as appealing as I did.
Thank you for the comment.

[Elmaestro]

An interesting perspective on a book that has conflict around the corner.. This is a book I will put on my to read on the book shelf!

[Kanda_theGreat]

An interesting perspective on a book that has conflict around the corner.. This is a book I will put on my to read on the book shelf!

Thank you for the feedback.