Kobra by Deon Meyer?

DS · 20-11-2013, 17:40

I started reading Kobra in Afrikaans.

What a surprise - in first few pages:

"Glock 17 Gen4"

"Cor-Bon 45 ACP +P"

Here is an author that is keeping up with what is new and some technically correct descriptions and good detail.

**KK20** · 20-11-2013, 17:51

why are you surprised ?
if any "group" of people that know , it should be the Afrikaaner

**Gunservant** · 20-11-2013, 17:54

Originally Posted by KK20

why are you surprised ?
if any "group" of people that know , it should be the Afrikaaner

**prepare2win** · 20-11-2013, 18:12

Just as long as he wasn't saying the two are related ;) (I mean the G17 and .45, not guns and Afrikaaners)

**KK20** · 20-11-2013, 18:17

before this goes apeshit' i meant this in very positive light.
show me other "groups " that pro gun ownership is part of family life ?

**Kreefstert** · 20-11-2013, 18:18

What makes his books so nice is if you know Cape Town.

**luckoftheirishza** · 20-11-2013, 18:34

I do not like reading Afrikaans, for some obscure reason I find it very melodramatic usually. But might give this a shot then.

**Skaaphaas** · 20-11-2013, 18:56

Deon Meyer's stuff is always worth a read. He does his research very well, from the bikes to the cars to the places to the guns. I really rate him as a writer.

**JS4** · 20-11-2013, 20:10

+1.

Great reads, all of his books.

DS · 20-11-2013, 20:22

No the Glock and ammo is not related iro gun/ammo.

I bought my copy fom Amazon/Kindle. Some/most of his books are available in English and German.

I like reading it in Afrikaans and seeing some of my favourite words being used by the caracters, like "fokkol", fok", "stront" etc.