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    Goodbye Mickey Mouse

    By Len Deighton

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    In Goodbye Mickey Mouse Len Deighton has written his best novel yet: a brilliant, multi-dimensional picture of what it is to be at war… and what it was to be in love in the England of 1944.

    Goodbye Mickey Mouse is Deighton’s fourteenth novel and a vivid evocation of wartime England, the story of a group of American fighter pilots flying escort missions over Germany in the winter of 1943-4.

    At the centre of the novel are two young men: the deeply reserved Captain Jamie Farebrother, estranged son of a deskbound colonel, and the cocky Lieutenant Mickey Morse, well on his way to becoming America’s Number One Flying Ace. Alike only in their courage, they forge a bond of friendship in battle with far-reaching consequences for themselves, and for the future of those they love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateNov 1, 2009
    ISBN9780007347735
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    • 4/5
      3.5 Stars. Not enjoy it as much as when I read it 30 years ago.
    • 2/5
      An attempt by Deighton to cover the other major Air force arm, the fighters, does not come off so well as "Bomber". It seems a bit formulaic, and the characters do not spring off the page with verve. The plot is pretty much that of Bomber, but there is no story on the German side , and the novel takes place not in the glory days of the Battle of Britain, but later, when the Allied Air superiority had become apparent.
    • 3/5
      Competent, as Deighton always is, but a little disappointing. The story of a group of USAAF fighter pilots escorting bombers on daylight raids on Germany is fairly light on the technical detail that Deighton handles so well, concentrating more on the personal relationships - family and romantic - of the characters. The rather serious difficulty (from a British point of view) of the sexual needs of the US forces - 'Over-sexed, over-paid and over here!' - is worked through with an over-dramatic conclusion, necessary for the plot but a little cliched. The actual combat scenes were, as far as I can tell, accurate but seemed rather peripheral to the romance, and rather lacked excitement.If you are going to read the book, don't read BogartFan's Spoiler!
    • 3/5
      So-so. It read quickly, like most of Deighton's work, but just didn't seem to engage me like his more intricate spy thrillers do. Follows the story of Jamie Farebrother and Mickey Morse, two American fighter pilots in Britain, flying to protect bombers, with Morse on a tear to beat Richenbach's record for most kills. (SPOILER)Romantic intrigue abounds, resulting in the errant death of a minor character (a PR lieutenant). Farebrother's father, a general, is there at the end to witness his son's death after cracking up on the runway during a takeoff. Morse finds and marries his brother's fiance, raises his son, and they all live happily ever after. Ho-hum.