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Summary: First to Die
Review: When I read the first chapter in First to Die, I was a little disgusted about why or even how someone could be that sick, to kill people they don't even know. People like that need mental help. I was in shock with the way that Phillip Campbell killed the first couple. This man was killing people for the simple pleasure of seeing the look on the victims face as their dying. He would get this warm tingling feeling inside as he was killing his victims. If the victim struggled any, the killing made it more enjoyable for him. The sad part of all this mess is that the victims, were newlyweds, they weren't even married for more than 2 days. I can imagine how their families felt, when they heard the news.
This was a very good book; I liked how he kept you hanging on his every word, up until the very end. James Patterson is a very god author; I can't wait to read another one of his books.
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Summary: 1st to Die: A book you make sure to read
Review: I thought this book was very well written. It kept me in suspense and I never wanted to put it down. The plot was creative and just when I thought I had it figured out, he'd throw out a little twist that made me contradict my previous ideas. The ending was a complete surprise, which is always a plus in a great book. If you haven't read a James Patterson book before, 1st to Die is a great book to start out with because it'll leave you wanting more.
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Summary: A Decent Read
Review: While I have read other more gripping authors, this book had moments when I couldn't wait to turn the page. The characters lacked depth, but were not so shallow that they detracted from the story. The twists were good, though mostly expected and the killer was sufficiently evil. I recommend it as a fast read and worth the time though there are better.
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Summary: Emjoyed it.
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I had stayed away from it because i couldn't get over the fact that a man would be wrinting as a woman. Patterson did very well though.He has an amazing talent. In the Cross series he writes from a African-American's perspective and does well. Here it's a woman's perspective. I loved the book. To the naysayers: Stop being so jealous!
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Summary: Unfortunately unconvincing new heroine
Review: Patterson introduces some new female crime fighters onto the scene. An unlikely quartet form in response to a gut wrenching murder that promises to be the start of a series. His lead character, the heroine of the story, is feisty hard-working Lindsay Boxer, the first woman to be promoted to that level in the SFPD. Like other female leads in the crime genre (think Scarpetta and Brennan) she is smart, hard-working (harder than her male colleagues to get the same place), and single, with an unenviable relationship history that promises complicated relationships with colleagues in the future. Unlike her compatriots in the genre, Boxer is portrayed rather two-dimensionally and one suspects that Patterson is not altoghether comfortable with his choice of lead. Nevertheless, he deserves full marks for blighting her with a rare condition - Negli's aplastic anaemia - giving our heroine a rather different personal demon to struggle against whilst saving America. Certainly, it's a change from the usual problems in personal life, such as alcoholism (recovering) that seem to afflict other female leads (like Scarpetta and Brennan). This rather cynical characterisation aside (though our heroine is clearly put together from a heroine identikit folder), Patterson gives us a perfectly servicable thriller that does the job. I expect these characters are here to stay, which means I'm not giving anything away by breaking the news that our heroine does indeed survive her fatal condition, whilst managing to crack the case. Hopefully they will develop in future novels to engage the reader's interest a bit more so that we actually care what happens to them.
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Summary: A great start to a new series.
Review: Patterson strikes out with a new detective in a new location. Lindsey Boxer is refereshingly new as is the women's murder club she uses to help her solve the mystery of the murdered newly weds. Sometimes the plot seems to be a little far-fetched, but in light of some the events you read in the paper and see on the news these days, it really isn't. It is a new series that I am sure I will follow.
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Summary: A six stars book
Review: I started to read this book one Saturday at 10:00 A.M. went to a party at 6:00 P.M. and finished the book on sunday at 10:00 P.M., this is the second 6 stars book that I ever read, it keeps you turning page after page and it has some things that when you read it you will not understand why or how does it happened, but at the end of the book you will understand everything, it also has one or two things taken from the hand like one of the police officers dead, I didn't tell you who because I will tell you part of the story.
Don't skip this book.
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Summary: Simply horrible. An affront to anyone that likes good books.
Review: Who are the people giving this book 5 stars? Heck, anything above 1 is being too kind. My guess is that the people who read books by Patterson also like movies by Michael Bay. Bay uses quick cuts and pans to hide the fact that he doesn't know how to direct. Patterson uses 1 and 2 page chapters to mask the fact that he couldn't piece together real, coherent thoughts. I feel like I have the right to sue the person that recommended this book to me. I want those hours of my life back. Now!
On to the "story". 4 eminently stupid women get together and form a "murder club" and try to solve a crime that apparently men are too stupid to figure out. I guess I shouldn't call the women stupid, Patterson wrote the words, so it's his fault that they're too stupid to see the holes in the plot, to ask the obvious questions. This "crime" could have been solved in 10 pages if any character had at least half a brain. Oy, such garbage.
How Patterson is allowed to continue this charade of being a "writer" astounds me. Stephen King used to call his own writing the equivalent of a Big Mac and fries. King is Charles Dicken compared to Patterson. I can't say enough negative things about Patterson's inability to write coherent thoughts, describe a scene properly etc etc. He's terrible.
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Summary: Patterson is the best!
Review: Once again, James Patterson delivers another superb thriller. I couldn't put it down and can't wait to read 2nd Chance. I was extremely entertained and kept in suspense.
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Summary: A companion on a trip
Review: I'm a college student that rarely read novels on my free time. But I was glad that I chose this book on my summer vacation. I was looking at a 12 hour flight but luckily I had this book to keep me company. 1st to Die, by James Patterson, is a fast pace novel that got me hooked into the story. At times I didn't want to put the book down. It's about a murderer preying on newlyweds. It's a must read book.
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