David Shafer

Author of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2014) 455 copies, 31 reviews

The Paris Commune: French Politics, Culture, and Society at the Crossroads of the Revolutionary Tradition and… (2005) 5 copies

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer

3.5 stars. I was definitely on board until that ending derailed.

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bookjockeymeg | 30 other reviews | Nov 21, 2024 |

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer

Could have done with way less drunken-depression spirals from two main characters at the beginning. It felt like he was aiming for Philip K Dick's more auto-biographical work, but overdid it. Like the wandering-in-the-woods chapters of the last Harry Potter book. The 3rd main character's story was at least compelling enough to keep reading, and I'm ultimately glad I did.

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antislice | 30 other reviews | Aug 19, 2024 |

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer

Comparison's to Christopher Moore or Carl Hiassen come easily to mind but about half way through I realized that this was a spiritual update to to "the Illuminatus Trilogy".

Don't miss the reader's guide/update at the end of the book.

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joe.basile.5 | 30 other reviews | Jun 27, 2024 |

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer

Very enjoyable & accomplished debut. It was as if T. C. Boyle, William Gibson, and Carl Hiassen decided to collaborate on a humorous, character driven, bleeding edge, sci-fi tinged conspiracy thriller. It was fascinating, well plotted, the character development was out of this world (the characters' vividly rendered inner monologues were very reminiscent of Boyle), and it was peppered with laugh-out-loud-funny one liners. I'm okay with the ambiguous conclusion but I'm also hoping for a sequel. The author's bio says "there will be more. Oh yes, there WILL be more." Yes, please.… (more)

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usuallee | 30 other reviews | Oct 7, 2021 |

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