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The Door to Bitterness
Martin Limon
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"Limon's crisp, clear storytelling opens a door to another world and leaves one hoping the next installment won't be so long in arriving."-
The Baltimore Sun
"As good as Limon's series debut,
Jade Lady Burning."-
The Plain Dealer
"Plot, pacing, and plausibility are just about perfect. . . . Limon has a humane outlook that nourishes the spirit."-
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Editor's Choice)
The two GI cops Martin Limon first introduced in
Jade Lady Burning are back with a vengeance in their latest adventures in 1970s Seoul and the sin cities surrounding the capital. While North Korea menaces and Vietnam burns, these two weave through back alleys and bordellos, trying to tip the scales of justice back in the right direction.
This time they are not only pursuing criminals-they're chasing themselves. Homicidal thieves have gotten hold of Sueno's badge and are using it to trick their victims just long enough to strike-with
his gun. The army wants his equipment accounted for, the ID and weapon recovered. George and Ernie want to recover their reputation, such as it is . . . and stop the killings.
Customer Reviews:
Great Book.......2007-07-06
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The only reason I gave this one four stars is that I think his earlier books are five stars and this one is not as perfect as the others. That being said, buy all of Marin Limon's books and read them in sequence. If you have ever been in Korea, you'll enjoy the mystery entangled with a journey "down memory lane." If you've never been there - buy the books anyway. I am a fan!! When is the next book coming out?
A great weekend read.......2006-07-08
If you have a weekend with some ugly weather and time for good reading, consider this Limon book. Characters Sueno and Bascom remain the same as in previous books but are getting a bit predictable. The story angle though is not predictable. There are enough turns to keep you awake and alert. As some GIs in Korea have been known to say "Same same but different" My only regret is that it took so long for "The Door to Bitterness" to be published since the last Limon book.
Strangers in a strange land.......2006-01-28
The Door to Bitterness opens with GI cop George Sueno awakening in an alley, slowly realizing that his gun and badge are missing. Alarming in and of itself, the robbery may also cost Sueno his career, as losing your gun is one of the greatest sins an American officer stationed in 1974 South Korea can commit. A court martial is almost certain.
Sueno's dismay increases when it becomes apparent that his gun was used in a casino robbery where one of the establishment's employees was critically wounded. Searching for the gun, Sueno and his hotheaded partner Ernie Bascom follow up every lead, however slim, soon discovering that the gun's new owner is pursuing a personal vendetta.
Told from Sueno's perspective, The Door to Bitterness tells a tale of two strangers in a strange land, two foreigners who must cope with both a foreign culture and the ways of that culture's underworld. Limon effectively conveys Sueno's love/hate relationship with that culture, creating an atmosphere of confusion and dread that permeates every page. He also convincingly evokes Sueno's panic and despair at losing his gun, elevating a crime novel to the level of a mythic quest. The fourth Sueno/Bascom book (following Jade Lady Burning, Slicky Boys, and Buddha's Money), The Door to Bitterness is a mesmerizing piece of work, a moving and complex tragedy which manages to evoke the reader's sympathies for cops and criminals alike.
A Tasty Stew.......2005-10-25
Martin Limon is the best writer of mysteries writing today. He transcends the genre and produces great literature. After the somewhat disappointing Buddha's Money (where, I'm convinced, his publisher bullied him into making a "Hollywood version" of his work), The Door to Bitterness finds Limon in top form.
What are his works like?
Imagine a recipe for a tasty stew:
Start with characters as fully developed and interesting as Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe (but make Pascoe the narrator and give him some street smarts).
Stir in a police procedural plot as well designed as one of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct novels.
Fold in a peacetime military background as rich as James Jones' classic (in fact, Limon writes about the peacetime military better than any writer since Jones)
For spice, add something uniquely Limon: an awareness and sensitivity to Korean culture and a poignant awareness of the inevitable change and corruption of an ancient civilization as it copes with Western influence.
One can't compare this last point to Kipling or Conrad, because, although Limon is every bit as sensitive toward Asian culture as those two writers, they essentially stood above the subjects they wrote about. In a post-colonial world, Limon looks at Korean culture with a different eye, one on the same level as his subject.
If Limon's background is anything like that of George Sueno, the protagonist/narrator of the books, one can understand his extraordinary empathy. His hero grew up an outsider, an Hispanic in LA foster homes, and suddenly finds himself again an outsider in South Korea, only this time as a gringo (since the Koreans don't recognize racial differences among Caucasian soldiers). This strange outsider looking at the world from below transformed into an outsider looking at the world from above creates a wonderful point of view which keeps you off balance and allows the reader to discover new perspectives on every page.
Limon clearly loves Korean culture, and you learn a lot about Korean culture from him. His characters - American and Korean - are fully rounded people. He understands the importance of the military presence in Korea, even as he is aware of the deleterious effects it has on society. And his mysteries keep you hopping.
Martin Limon is a retired military policemen, so some part of his books must be a roman a'clef. From his novels, you gain insight to Martin Limon the man and you can see from his observations and attitudes that he must be a good cop, a good soldier and a good man. And all of that adds up to make him a terrific novelist.
One of my favorite series going-.......2005-08-18
I really like Martin Limon's series and his irrascible protagonists George Sueno and Ernie Bascom. Door into Bitterness is the fourth installment and I have been waiting impatiently for six years for this novel. Limon is an extremely talented writer who has not received the attention and acclaim he deserves; his writing has such presence and conveys such atmosphere you feel transported to whatever time and place he takes you, in this instance, 1970's Korea.
George and Ernie are military investigators nominally tasked with keeping an eye on the free-wheeling black market barter economy outside Korean army bases and insuring US servicemen neither get in too much trouble nor cause too much trouble. Their intrepretation of their role is a lot less rigid than probably what their supervisors had in mind and so they often turn a blind eye to much of what they are supposed to police, nor are they are above having a good time in the adult wonderland themselves. Their attitude to policing vice outside the army bases is simply a very realistic assessment on their part because there is only so much you can do when a country is flooded with 19 year old soldiers with big paychecks and the local populace is only too accomodating in finding compelling and interesting means to separate them from their money. George and Ernie, while not above availing themselves of a good time, do take their job seriously though. They may not try to fight human nature if a seviceman wants to barter cigarettes for sex, but they do take violent exception to, in this novel, robbery, kidnapping and murder. Especially when they are on the receiving end of part of the mayhem. Thieves drug, beat and abandon George but not before absconding with his badge and gun. They then use these items to commit a robbery/murder. Facing a courts martial for losing his service sidearm, the commanding general gives our team one chance to find the weapon and capture the criminals before facing the consequences.
I whole-heartedly recommend this book. On the surface, it is a fairly straight forward investigation told from George's point-of-view. Underneath is a breathtakingly beautiful work of poignancy, despair, hope, alieness, and redemption. Limon is a masterful writer because he doesn't tell you things, he lets you learn things only through the narrow lens of perception; both yours and that of the characters. It is through dialogue, action, and reaction that his story unfolds not the simple, clumsy narrative descriptions most writers resort to. We experience Korea through the eyes of an anguished young hispanic orphan who has become a military investigator, and the story unfolds like the petals of a lotus. This book, Door into Bitterness, is aptly named for there is much that is heart-rending in this novel, but I feel the work still signals a return, after a long hiatus, to a less bleak world view for George and Ernie. Buddha's Money, the third novel, was almost too much to endure, except for the magical qualities of the gifted writing. My take? I love this book, I love the series, Limon is a master fo his craft, and I sincerely hope I do not have to wait another six years for the next book.
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This is one of the most realistic and passionate contemporary novels about the life of young people in today's Africa, written by Malama Katulwende, a young Zambian poet and intellectual. It describes the seeming incompatibility of old African traditions and modern life, depicts the political struggle of Zambia's students, and the hope and despair of the book's main character, his family, lover, and friends. Based on real events, this novel provides an insight into African history, daily life, and culture, at the example of an oppressive society. Imagine Europe's revoltes of 1968 in Austral Africa...
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Enthusiasm for the future of Africa.......2005-09-09
Malama Katulwende's literary works display his vivid connection with our ancestral past, inspire and evoke feelings of patriotism and the much needed enthusiasm for the future on a continent that is facing so many challenges. (Mbuyu Nalumango; Editor of "Under the African Skies - Poetry from Zambia") ---
Themes about Negritude or the Black experience... echo real experiences of people who have been tied by a common doom - slavery, racism, colonialism and underdevelopment... So when we define Africanness as a historical fact or phenomenon, we're talking about the African personality as a collective person pitted against his past, his present and his future. We're saying: What are we about in relation to what we have gone through? This is a question that exacts answers. (Malama Katulwende; in: "Bitterness")
Life of young people in Zambia.......2005-09-09
Tribe and social affiliations and the student riots at the University of Zambia, in a captivating and intelligent story about love, political involvement and individual responsibilities: This is one of the most realistic and passionate contemporary novels about the life of young people in today's Africa, written by Malama Katulwende, a Zambian poet and intellectual. It describes the seeming incompatibility of old African traditions and modern life, depicts the political struggle of Zambia's students, and the hope and despair of the book's main character, his family, lover, and friends. Based on real events, this novel provides an insight into African history, daily life, and culture, at the example of an oppressive society. Imagine Europe's revoltes of 1968 in Austral Africa...
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A gripping account of the Creek War of 1813, the Seminole War of 1818, and the tragic displacement by the U.S. Army of the defeated Creeks and other Native Americans to marginal lands west of the Mississippi.
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Offers a wealth of details and insight.......2003-12-13
In Bitterness And In Tears: Andrew Jackson's Destruction Of The Creeks And Seminoles by historian Sean Michael O'Brien is a definitive study of the Creek War of 1813-1814 and the First Seminole War of 1818. Closely examining history from both American and Native points of view, In Bitterness And In Tears examines in turn the civil war between Muscogee (Creek) factions that initiated the conflict; Red Sticks' massacre of over 250 whites and mixed-bloods at Fort Mims (the worst frontier massacre in U.S. history); the lethal defeat of Red Sticks seven months later; and the long-term consequences that allowed white settlers to entrench slavery and cotton farming the South while southeastern Native Americans were forcibly relocated to the West. Very highly recommended reading which offers a wealth of details and insight, In Bitterness And In Tears is an impressive contribution to American History and Native American Studies reading lists and academic reference collections.
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Biblical Counseling Manual: A Self Help Counseling Program
Adam Pulaski (editor)
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This manual is designed to teach you to approach circumstances, relationships, and situations of life from a biblical perspective and to experience victory and contentment in all of life's trails, testings and challenges.
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Biblical Counseling Manual.......2007-01-26
Very insightful, detailed materials for individual christian, as well as helper, leaders and counselors.
The structural writings, with the objective of breaking human bondages, made reading and implication easy -solution-orientated, yet totally spiritual.
Personally highly recommened!
Take The time to Read and Then Apply.......2005-08-01
For those who are overwhelmed with their problems should read this manual for the hope it provides.For those who want to help others,the manual provides easy to follow guides, subject matter information,forms and structure to prepare themselves and others with confidence to lead a disciplined and structured christian lifestyle
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In the mountains of western North Carolina, the Civil War was fought on different terms than those found throughout most of the South. Though relatively minor strategically, incursions by both Confederate and Union troops disrupted life and threatened the social stability of many communities. Even more disruptive were the internal divisions among western Carolinians themselves. Differing ideologies turned into opposing loyalties, and the resulting strife proved as traumatic as anything imposed by outside armies. As the mountains became hiding places for deserters, draft dodgers, fugitive slaves, and escaped prisoners of war, the conflict became a more localized and internalized guerrilla war, less rational and more brutal, mean-spirited, and personal—and ultimately more demoralizing and destructive.
From the valleys of the French Broad and Catawba Rivers to the peaks of the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, the people of western North Carolina responded to the war in dramatically different ways. Men and women, masters and slaves, planters and yeoman, soldiers and civilians, Confederates and Unionists, bushwhackers and home guardsmen, Democrats and Whigs—all their stories are told here.
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Insightful but dry.......2007-03-21
A few pages into this book it occurred to me that it must be written by a college professor since it was text-book dry. Sure enough, not one, but two of them.
Having said that, it is loaded with an insightful peek into a specific region of our country during a very specific time. A good read for anybody interested in the history of the mountains of North Caroilina.
"Balanced View" of Confederate Appalachia.......2005-12-08
If one is looking for a detailed study of the skirmishes and battles of western North Carolina in the American Civil War, this is not the research. Inscoe and McKinney may only reflect on the skirmishes and battles, however, they skillfully present the detailed sociopolitical and geopolitical "tone" of western North Carolina and the American Civil War. To embrace western North Carolina's entry and struggle during the Civil War, East Tennessee and western North Carolina must be studied. One can't separate the influences of East Tennessee from western North Carolina; hence, equal examination allows a "balanced view."
Moreover, as a border state with North Carolina, East Tennessee was predominately pro-Unionist by a margin of two-to-one. Tennessee and North Carolina were the last two states to secede. With several western North Carolina regiments fighting numerous Civil War skirmishes and battles in East Tennessee, both states are discussed.
The Heart of Confederate Appalachia: Western North Carolina in the Civil War justly provides the reader with the "prelude to the aftermath" of western North Carolina in the Civil War. There are 368 pages, with 67 pages dedicated to accurate and detailed primary and secondary sources.
It is considered a "must have" addition for the student and scholar of western North Carolina and East Tennessee during the American Civil War.
Matthew D. Parker
Good Exploration of Civil War Western North Carolina.......2000-08-02
Progressing from his study of slaveholding in Western North Carolina (Mountain Masters) and other explorations of Southern Appalachian History, John Inscoe has teamed up with Gordon B. McKinney, the editor of the microfilm version of the Zebulon B. Vance Papers and author of Southern Mountain Republicans to produce the first scholarly synthesis of the Civil War in Western North Carolina. The book breaks new ground in relying on the scholarship of the past twenty years to revise the portrait of a part of North Carolina that was considered to be staunchly Unionist. It explores mountaineers attitudes toward slavery, secession, and the war in general in very broad strokes; these insights are fleshed out with details from specific locales. From the historian's point of view, the authors have not met the rigorous burden of proof in many cases, choosing to base their conclusions on just one or two primary sources; in some cases, they are forced to draw from examples outside of the region (such as Tennessee) which would fail to satisfy the most demanding of those who want conclusive evidence. However, the book is a wonderful tale and in many cases shows the myriad of responses to what has been described as the most influential historical event in United States History.
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The Cleavers Don't Live Here Anymore: Bringing Hope and Radical Forgiveness to the Bewilderment, Betrayal, and Bitterness of Real Family Life
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An Affair of the Mind
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Exceptionally Lame.......2002-03-07
This book is all over the map. Have you ever read 200 pages and still not known what the main point of the book is? If you enjoy such experiences, this one's for you.
Good...but difficult.......2001-06-06
This book is written for Christians who are dealing with significant issues of betrayal and trust in their family lives. The author has included many good points in her book, as other reviewers have commented on. I do want to warn the potential buyer that this is not a quick or easy read. She writes about many difficult concepts relating to forgiveness which take some real time to think over.
Also, I feel that the title and subtitle of this book really don't fit it's contents. The author spends a great deal of space in the book writing about theological, biblical and somewhat ethereal issues dealing with forgiveness and the roles of men and women in marriage; but there was much less practical, hands-on, day-to-day, "real family life" living advice than I expected.
One part of this book that I greatly appreciated was it's emphasis on the need for we "evangelical" or "fundamentalist" Christians to stop playing a role, a part that we think we should fit into, and rather focus on the true internal character of our hearts. She also differentiates between falsely judging someone (that is God's job, alone) and serving as someone who helps someone else overcome their sin. She points out that, since our churches suffer from as much overt decay as our society (as seen in our divorce rates and porn-use rates), we need to realize that there is something drastically wrong in our church society.
I recommend this book for anyone who has the time to devote to this deep subject of forgiveness. I highly recommend this author's first book, An Affair of the Mind.
A WHOLE NEW WAY OF SEEING FORGIVENESS-a life changing book!.......2001-04-02
God doesn't want you to be a doormat--and forgiveness is MUCH more than just 'sucking it up' or 'forgetting and forgiving'. You may have heard "turn the other cheek" so many times--but as Laurie explains--that scripture is highly misunderstood and had a whole other meaning in Jesus' day. Jesus spoke for forgiveness-but He also spoke of a 'defiance' towards sin and abuse, and 'turning the other cheek' was a way of defying the one who would strike you--and winning back ones' dignity. This book about forgiveness gives a whole new way of looking at real forgiveness, radical forgiveness in a sound, scriptural way. The realities of betrayal and abandonment abused people feel were part of Jesus' pain on the cross- a topic rarely spoken about in the church.
Lauries' experience with her sexually-addicted husband, as well as disappointments and struggles with the Christian advice she often received, have produced a wisdom which is God inspired and gives hope to the hopeless. As the wife of a man addicted to pornography, I know how lies and deception can ruin not only your marriage, but yourself. This book changed my life and gave me back hope-- not a hope based on any certain outcome in my marriage, or my husbands recovery.
I was reminded of the scripture, "Above all else--guard your heart--for it is the wellspring of life." (Proverbs 4:23) I had a wrong idea of what forgiveness is--and I never understood what "tough love" was about.
A good complement to this book is "Boundaries" by Cloud and Townsend--which dispells the many myths of 'loving' people taking responsibility for each others' actions. I don't believe it sexist to say that women (especially Christian-women) are especially prone to this. The spouses of addicts even more so. May the peace of Jesus be with you."The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." (Ps. 34:18)
Forgiveness isn't for Weanies.......2000-12-05
As one chapter subtitle states, "Forgiveness isn't for weanies." If you've been asked to forgive a horrendous violation of trust or abuse, and been battered by the "just get over it" mentality, this book will show you why you can't, and help you get there from here. You can't forgive a wound that hasn't been validated, you just feel guilt for being angry over a wound that people say you shouldn't feel. Some help! Pornography, adultery, incest, these are the gifts that keep on giving, the pain never ends. Tell me how you can survey the devastation to your family and say it doesn't matter? Check out Joseph in the Old Testament with his brothers, after years, he still wails over his losses. To be asked to forgive in lesser ways, through stuffing or suppressing or glossing over, is a sure route to insanity. The cross of Christ establishes the victims right to just compensation. Yet, repentence is the sweetest vengence, while restored relationships just one possible gift of grace. Joseph shrewdly establishes his brothers repentance, and then forgives. Laurie Hall's incredibly funny, real book undoes all the junk we've had laid on us about forgiveness and restoration. I have read this book several times in order to fill my mind with truths that are both powerful to my own healing, and helpful to the restoration of my family.
Help on Every Page.......2000-03-31
Reading this book was like getting glasses for the first time. Now I can see the fine print and the big picture all at the same time. Laurie Hall makes hard concepts very practical and she's worked out all of her advice in her own life. Besides, she has a great sense of humor and that helps a lot because this is not a pretty subject. If your marriage and family life is less than ideal, it's never too late to read this great book.
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Overcoming Bitterness: Get Away from Me, Satan
Gwen Mouliert
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Destroy Satan's secret weapons - pain and bitterness! Satan wants to keep these secrets hidden from you! The enemy is looking to establish roots of betterness in every Christian. Don't let even tiny seeds of bitterness grow into a stronghold. Safeguard your heart from other people's rebellion and deceit. Discover how to rid yourself of pain through God's healing touch. Don't give Satan any opportunity to steal from you! In this exciting book, you'll learn how to identify and destroy the venom of the viper.
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Deep feelings of depression and giving up hope are often part of the human experience. Second Chances explores strategies that serve as models for a more positive and optimistic life, transforming tragic circumstances into a force for healing. Naomi, one
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Presenting a diverse collection of documents, Root of Bitterness reaches from the colonial era through the nineteenth century, focusing on six dominant themes: women's work, the power of gender, the physical body, women's collective efforts, diversity and conflict among women, and women's relation to state authority. This edition contains about twenty selections from the original volume and almost sixty new ones.
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