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Summary: Special Forces
Review: Special Forces by Tom Clancy is an good book. I liked the parts about the final training mission for the green berets. The chapter about weapons was cool my personal favorite weapon was the mk 19 fully auto grenade launcher. I also liked how they told about transporting the special forces, their gear, and their transportation I liked how it told about that because its not a subject usually covered. But my favorite subject was stealth and tactics. I think this is a great book for you if you want to learn about the Green Berets or if you just want to learn how to be silent and deadly.
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Summary: Entertaining Alex Cross novel
Review: Alex Cross has decided to join the FBI at a time when a villain called the Wolf is running a white slave operation. At the same time, Alex's former girlfriend has returned to challenge him for custody of their young son. He is removed from his FBI training and is put in the middle of the search for the Wolf, presumably because of his extensive police training and experience. James Patterson balances these intertwining plots in Alex's personal and professional lives with a deft hand. His short chapters keep the action moving, and Alex's family scenes show his human side. This book should please Alex Cross fans and should gain some new ones for James Patterson.
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Summary: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Review: Alex Cross is back and is now a new agent in the FBI. The story begins with the abduction of a woman, for some unknown purpose, from an Atlanta shopping mall. Cross is immediately pulled out of his FBI training and placed on the case. What transpires is the story of a Russian Godfather known in circles as the Wolf and the White Slavery ring that he is running. Throughout the novel, Cross is confronted with trying to figure out the motives behind the Wolf's actions and who the Wolf really is. What he uncovers is the Wolf's twisted plot to sell both men and women into sexual slavery. We also see the creation of a new nemesis whose wanton actions make him even more dangerous than most of Patterson's villains.In this novel, we see a different side of our hero as he plows through his training in the FBI where he is no longer the star. He has to tackle a whole new set of circumstances different from the Washington P.D. Tack onto that the case that he is on where at one point he is on the case and the next he is being left out in the cold. We also get to see even more into the personal character of Cross as he confronts not only the change in career but the reemergence of an old flame who could pull his family apart. I found myself feeling more for Cross in this novel than others. In the end, Patterson treats us to a twist that definitely leaves an opening for a sequel. In all the novel is a good, fast-paced read and is definitely worth picking up. It reminded me of some of the older Patterson novels. Where the newer ones have slipped, this has definitely picked up the pace.
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Summary: B-E-A-UTIFUL!!! Patterson's finest in years
Review: After reading the last Alex Cross based novel (Violets are Blue) I was very, very disappointed (if you read Roses are Red first, then Violets are Blue is useless...but that's a whole different book). Big Bad Wolf offers twists and turns and it helps if you know some about Alex Cross before reading this novel. I had read all 23 of Patterson's book so there was no way I wasn't going to read this novel--good or bad. It turned out to be good. Very good.
The short chapters keep it quick and it's near impossible to put this one down. Twist after twist keep you guessing all night long. There is, however, one problem with this book: it ends and another Patterson book doesn't come out tomorrow!
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Summary: Save this book for Friday Night
Review: One of the best experiences you can have on a Friday night is to curl up with the newest James Patterson Alex Cross serial killer hunt and read all night long. No work or school in the morning. Smell the popcorn! The Coke is "ice cold"! Let's read! I finished this book early in the A.M. My wife took it Saturday night and missed church Sunday Morning by sleeping.
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Summary: Not Exciting Enough
Review: With all the twists and turns that James Patterson put into the latest installment of the Alex Cross series, I feel that"The Big Bad Wolf" was not exciting enough. Perhaps it's because of the typical James Patterson formula - short chapters, lots of plot twists. For me, this felt more like a ho-hum read. The plot is somewhat compelling - a man named Wolf coordinating the abduction and the selling of adults into slavery. There are a couple of surprising twists in the end but mostly it all feels formulaic. The one thing that helps the book are the members of the Cross family. They are likeable and endearing but they take up a small portion of the book. Finally, would I recommend this book? If you're a die hard James Patterson fan, pick it up to learn about the lates Alex Cross caper. If this is your first James Patterson read, I recommend "Along Came the Spider", "Kiss the Girls" and "Cat and Mouse". These James Patterson novels, all featuring Alex Cross, are far more exciting and don't feel formulaic, especially "Cat and Mouse".
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Summary: Loved It, Hands Down!
Review: I love the Alex Cross series. It is amazing just how many twists and turns James Patterson can throw at ya. My only complaint is that I hating waiting a year for another book to come out. I start reading it as soon as I buy it and then I have it read before the next day. I just start reading it and then I can't put it down. I wish he could put out a new one every month! I love the Alex Cross series so much, that I am getting ready to re-read them all. On another note, I really enjoyed the Womens Murder Club books. If you like the Alex Cross series, then you should read 1st to die, and 2nd chance. They are both wonderful. Can't wait til the third book comes out next year.
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Summary: Would have given it 6 stars
Review: The best Alex Cross ever. I was mad that it ended I am telling all of my friends to get this one. Cann't wait for the next.
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Summary: Thin stuff
Review: This novel is your basic James Patterson product. Short paragraphs - little fleshing out of a story - lots of twists and turns in the hunt for a brutal killer - just interesting enough to keep you reading - but fairly thin gruel. Alex Cross, the ex-DC homicide cop who joined the FBI in Four Blind Mice is earning his spurs as he joins the hunt for the Wolf, a member of the Russian Mafiya who has plans to be the godfather of all organized crime. What initially has the FBI's attention is the kidnappings of white women who it turns out have been "ordered" by wealthy patrons who have designs on them. Why the Wolf would be involved in such an activity when his designs are so much larger is never explained. Patterson also brings a custody battle over Little Alex in to the story which does little or nothing to advance the plot, but perhaps he needed a few more chapters. He has done better and hopefully will again.
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Summary: Nothing original.
Review: This is a pretty good book - conceptually -, but it sure reminds me of 'War On Wall Street' by Peter Senese.
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