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The Right Kind Of Crazy is a memoir by Clint Emerson about his life as a Navy Seal. I have to say memoirs aren't my favorites. It takes a lot for me to become fully engaged into a memoir, so don't take my review here as ... bad as it sounds I suppose.
I'm sure there is an audience out there that LOVES this book. Likely other military men / navy seals. ... however, for me, I had an extremely difficult time forcing myself through this book. I wish the author had maybe told more specific stories about interesting things he encountered as a Seal.

Overall, I wouldn't read it again.

I will say I thought the first part of his book was really good and entertaining. He skipped over the training since it has been discussed in other books, and got into his story. Which was good. He even speaks of his marriage and how he takes full responsibility for the break up of that and also his working at being a father.
He goes into different missions at least some details that he can, other information is blacked out and he does talk about why a certain part got blacked out. He tries to make it funny. What really got me was about losing his friend in Bengasi which is not spoken about much and he also speaks of another mission of great loss of life named Extortion 17, both of these are not talked about much so to see them at least spoken a little bit was nice.
Towards the end, he goes into being investigated along with others just because they knew a member a former Seal who wrote a book without approval. He goes through what it felt like and though he and others did nothing wrong were treated differently even after nearly 20 years of service and sacrifice for our country. How the powers to be di not even look into that but just because he met the guy once or twice. Really an eye-opener when you get to that part of the story. Overall a good book and worthy for anyone to read.

The Right Kind of Crazy has way to much sodomy jokes in it. I appreciate all of his military service, I come from a military and law enforcement family. This book needs some editing,just because you were in the military does not mean you make a great author. He does have some interesting information in this book, it is just scattered.

Oh guys, I hate when I don’t like a book as much as everyone else does—especially when it’s written by a hardcore, badass Navy SEAL. I really thought I was going to love The Right Kind of Crazy. Author Clint Emerson also wrote the wildly popular and highly entertaining 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation. It’s amazing, and if you haven’t read it, I encourage you to go out and find it immediately!

The Right Kind of Crazy isn’t a manual. It’s a memoir of various battles, operations, and sometimes just pivotal life moments that Emerson has experienced over the years—from the 80s to just a few years ago. Every story in this book is wild. The operations are crazy and scary and impressive. But even the chapters on his family are just as powerful—and give a much better understanding of why Emerson is the way he is. (I had no idea that most SEALs come from broken homes, but I guess that makes sense).

So why the low rating? Because the book is simply not written well. It’s chaotic and rambling. Even though it’s technically divided into two neat parts, with each part containing chapters covering one specific time period, it still feels all over the place. There’s a lot of jumping back and forth, almost like stream of consciousness memory vomit. There’s so much going on, I never really knew where to look or focus. It needed major editing and some reorganization. (On that note, it would have also helped if Emerson had just deleted the blacked out redacted portions of the mission descriptions. I get that he’s trying to make a point about the government hiding so many details of his stories, but it got old. And, again, it distracted from the substance of what he was saying.)

I’m impressed with and in awe of everything Emerson has done in his life. Seriously, I’m a peace-loving mother, writer, and gardener with pacifist Mennonite roots, and I am fully aware that the only reason people like me can exist is because of people like him. I loved the substance of his stories, but I just wish they had been presented in a clearer and more simple way.

I loved this. I thoroughly enjoy these kinds of books by our military men and women because their lives make our civilians pale in comparison. The things Clint has gone through really strengthen my positions on how much I love our troops. The book was well written and I felt like I was right there listening to the story being told from his mouth. I will definitely be sending this around in my political circles so they can go buy it now!

Four stars!

An interesting and in-depth look into the life of a SEAL.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

Fairly run-of-the-mill SpecOps bio. Emerson was in a Navy Seal for 21 years including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan until he moved into a more clandestine field of operations. The book tracks his time through these journeys and his growth as a warrior. There was a bit too much sodomy and masturbation humor in it for my personal tastes, but I wasn't in the service and don't really have any way to comment on the particulars of his experiences. I did find the redacted portions silly instead of ironic. I know he has issues with DoD redacting material he knows is unclassified, but just skip the black lines and go back and retell it in a way that skips the redactions. If you are in to military bios, especially SpecOps, you will enjoy it. If you aren't, then there are better ones out there for you to spend your time with.

This was a great little book. It tells a lot of the stories that only a few people know, and even fewer suspect. This is a real life look at the way special ops really gets done.

I liked it, I did! I had to read in parts, only because I had to process it. Sometimes, look stuff up, just to double check lol, should've known better. My bubble has been burst, SEALs are human, working isn't at all glamorous, and it really does take a special skill/mindset to make/be a SEAL, I am impressed. There's not much room for emotions, it seems, life and death, split seconds, eternal waiting, switches on and off, human machines and all.
This is gritty, to the point, as much as can be with redactions, and there is even a bit of emotion, tho that's dangerous and unacceptable too, my take only, along with a bit of comedic relief, always appreciated and needed.
Kudos and thank you to our elite and all military. A very good read, thought provoking and bringing to mind more questions that probably cannot and shouldn't be answered

Excellent book by retired Navy Seal Clint Emerson. Not your average, macho, "I'm tougher than you" tale. Emerson comes across as an introspective, intelligent man who probably would have succeeded in any endeavor he attempted. Thankfully, he decided to put his talents to work to serve our country. This is an easy, fast read. Emerson keeps the story moving at a fast pace, not bogging it down with lots of unnecessary acronyms or minute detail. The book is worth reading if just for his insights into Saudi Arabia (I won't spoil it for you).
We are lucky to have men like Emerson, to watch over us and protect us from harm. I wish I could meet him to thank him personally!

Wow! This guy is the quintessential definition of a "bad a$$", and I loved every minute of reading his autobiography. It's not a tale for those faint of heart; Emerson knows what it takes to keep this country safe from those who would do us harm, and he's not afraid to jump in with both feet to do the job. He pulls no punches and makes no apologies...and manages to do so with humor liberally (figuratively speaking) sprinkled throughout. A patriot's dream and a terrorist's nightmare.

*My sincere thanks to NetGalley and the book's publisher for allowing me to read this book at no charge in exchange for my honest review.*