Lake House, The/Unabridged

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Summary: Very, very disappointed
Review: I am a great James Patterson fan. On vacation, I read the Beach House which I thoroughly enjoyed. In my relaxation, I re-read When the Wind Blows and I enjoyed it as much the second time. After completing When the Wind Blows, I realized that the sequel was now available! I rushed out a purchased the hard back thinking that it would be great to learn what happened to Max, Frannie, Kit, and the other kids!! Oh such anticipation! Then I read it.... Oh, such disappointment. All I can really say is - if you can, do not read this book! Keep your memories from When the Wind Blows and let it go at that. The Lake House is just awful - and the ending is so bad, I am still in shock. One dimensional is a nice way to describe what Patterson has done with this story. Hey, James Patterson - think of this as your "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". Pretend it didn't happen and lets move on to the third book that redeems the series! Please!

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Summary: Once I opened it I had no Problem Sleeping
Review: Unlike the commercial wherein it states something like once you open it you won't be able to sleep -- Unfortunately, this book was a sleeper. I have read many James Patterson books and was quite disappointed with The Lake House. It moved slow even with his short, precise chapters. Nothing really happened in the middle of the book that kept my interst, and nothing scary happened at all. When I finally understood The Resurection nothing came about from it. I love the characters though, like usual with his writing. I have enjoyed many, many of his previous books and was looking forward to enjoying this one as well. It just needed some umph!

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Summary: Heather
Review: I think Max isn't the only one that laid an egg. This was a horrible book. It was so bad in so many ways.

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Summary: No logical flow
Review: One of the worst books I have read in a long while. The author took an interest primise and wrote a story that just doesn't flow logically. It seems that he just forgiot to write a few chapters as there is no connection beween events and and implossible events just happen without reason. The end is totally bad!

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Summary: yuk
Review: This is the fourth Patterson book I've read. I keep reading them because he has bestsellers and I'm trying to figure out how he ever got published. I just don't see it. His plots are sometmes decent, but he's a poor writer with poor grammar, too many references to obscure novelists, incoherant random observations...I just don't see why people read his stuff. This is the last Patterson book I'll read. I've read enough to know that I don't enjoy a story that is poorly written. Lake House is like all the others--a plot that requires you to make a thousand assumptions if you can wade through the grammatical errors.

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Summary: Shame on James Patterson
Review: Mr. Patterson's note at the beginning of the book should be a warning to anyone interested in reading it. It is a justification for a terribly written book with an unrealistic and unbelievable plot. As a physician, I can tell tell you that what he claims will "happen in our lifetime" is a joke! This book was titled "Lake House" for the sole reason of misleading potential buyers. He was obviously hoping to ride the wave of the "Beach House" (which I did enjoy). I "was" a huge James Patterson fan (even attending his book signings) but he has lost my loyalty with this garbage.

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Summary: DREADFUL
Review: It's amazing to me that this book could even get published. If any other author had submitted this manuscript to a publisher it would never ever have gotten to the public. My 10 year old son writes so much better. The characters are one dimensional. The dialogue is ludicrous and poorly written. The story is boring and riduclous. I have read all of Patterson's books. This is by far, one of the worst books I have read in a very long time.

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Summary: An ex-Patterson fan from PA
Review: I am so upset that I bought this book before I read these reviews! It is the most elementary narrative and plot I have ever read. If you take out the few unacceptable words and copulation scenes it would be a poorly written book for elementary students. I only read it because I invested my money in it and was hoping that something unexpected might happen to bring the plot to an acceptable level--it did not. My bookshelf will not support this stupid book and I will certainly not just assume that a future book by James Patterson is worth my time and money.

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Summary: THE LAKE HOUSE
Review: mR. PATTERSON HAS FINALLY RUN OUT OF TALENT. THIS BOOK WAS A CHORE TO READ. IT WAS 4TH GRADE LEVEL DIALOGUE AND THE PREMISE WAS STUPID. WHAT A WASTE OF MY MONEY AND MY TIME AND MY EYES. I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER BOOK OF HIS. HE SHOULD KNOW THAT IF HE CAN'T WRITE A GOOD BOOK HE SHOULDN'T WRITE ONE AT ALL. I WISH I COULD AT LEAST GET MY MONEY BACK FOR THIS ONE.
I HATED TO GIVE IT A RATING OF 1 BECAUSE IT IS REALLY A ZERO WITH NO REDEEMING QUALITY.

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Summary: Patterson should be embarrassed
Review: I bought this book for a vacation read, where I just want an enjoyable, fun read. This book was so poorly written that it interfered with the dumb, unbelievable story. Maybe this book was the result of another experiment: Can great marketing sell a lousy book? The answer is apparently yes, to the disappointment of readers and buyers. Don't waste your time!