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Summary: Exciting
Review: I like James Patterson. This book was pretty good. It definitely was not Along Came A Spider or Kiss the Girls, but it was still good. There are a few things that I did not understand. One of them was about the Weasel, and his comings and goings to his house without being asked a single question. That really bothered me.
The ending I thought was ok, because it prepares us for the next book. And yes, the books overall theme is the same. Alex Cross vs. a serial killer. But I still enjoy reading it, and I still cant wait to turn the page as I'm reading it. And I still very much like James Patterson's books. Recommended to any Patterson fan.
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Summary: Good Book
Review: After being semi dissapointed with cat & mouse Patterson came back with this next book in the "Alex Cross" series. It was better then the previous and I recomend to any Patterson fan.
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Summary: Better than the last one
Review: Pop Goes the Weasel is definitely better than its predecessor Cat and Mouse, but still does not come close to the better books of this series like Along came a Spider and Kiss the Girls. In this book, Alex Cross is up against the 'Weasel', a serial killer who pretty much is involved in a Role Playing Game and is playing the Game out in real life. It is an interesting twist and a somewhat new idea, but too many of the themes in the book remind me of past books in this series (I don't want to get into too much detail, so I don;t spoil the book for you).
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Summary: excitement
Review: Who wants to read some Nobel Prize winners boring prose when you can read James Patterson? Granted, his characters do tend to be a bit one-dimensional, and his plots run in grooves, but his books are unpretentious, exciting, and well written. If some 'innocent' defendent in a future novel can do in the odious Jules Halpern, so much the better. One problem I have, though. In Patterson's books, only innocent victims die when they are killed. I don't care how well you swim, unless you're wearing a weight belt, only a corpse sinks --especially in salt water!! Mr Patterson, keep up the good work, but please don't strain credibility.
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Summary: My first Patterson Book, but certainly not my last!
Review: I had heard plenty of good reviews of James Patterson's Work, but until I actually read one of them, I hadn't a clue how great his work is. Pop Goes the Weasel is the first Patterson book I have read, and I couldn't put it down for a minute. "Death" is a character that you want to keep reading to see what he is up to next, and keeps you compeled to keep reading once he makes it a personal issue with Dr. Cross. I would highly recommend this book, and have intentions of reading all of Patterson's Work of the Past and Future. A+
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Summary: best Patterson book I've read
Review: This book is exciting, fast paced, and very entertaining. I'm very much into James Patterson and murder mystery novels, and this one is my favorite by him. He is a good writer and has a great imagination. It's always a good read, over and over.
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Summary: Definitely very average.
Review: This is one of Patterson's worst efforts, second only to Violets Are Blue. The plot is underdeveloped. The killer is far too OTT and melodramatic to really have any impact of instill any fright at all. All the killing he does is just gratuitous, from Patterson. His motives are not really explained very well. He is too "larger than life" to be in the least bit scary or realistic. There are far too many killings, and it seems like Patterson just puts them in to keep the plot moving. However, there were some aspects which redeemed it. The legal side, the courtroom stuff was full of suspense, and the relationship between Cross and Patsy Hampton, the way it changed and grew, was really good. Also, the original plot premise was a very good one. (Patterson's usually always, but lately he has sometime failed to bring them to realisation.). However, the writing is becoming a bit too oversimple. Patterson really listenend to his fans too much when they asked him to write quicker. ...
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Summary: Very Disappointing!
Review: Sometimes a bad book just keeps you in. In this case, the ending proved that you just wasted your time.
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Summary: Here we go... AGAIN?
Review: The indefatigable Alex Cross is running from one corner of the world to another chasing the bad guy, but in the past it has been that wascally wabbit, "Gary Soneji" whom he has been pursuing. Alas, Soneji has some competition in Cross's world of mayhem: "The Weasel." As we know from the beginning of the story, the British diplomat, "Weasel" is immune to justice and he likes to prove his point daily with a grin to the law enforcement who try to reprimand him. He is the fourth horseman in a demented internet game where players regularly plot to maim and destroy others with only the reason of rolling dice. While the other surfers are only fantasizing, Weasel is not and no one ever seems to catch on to his tricks. Patterson weaves a multi-layered story that tries to trick the audience and Detective Cross, but it seems as though we already know the killer all too well from the beginning of the story and much of the element of surprise and suspense is lost. The story is hauntingly familiar and seems to borrow from one of his previous novels. Dear reader finishes the book thinking "Haven't I seen this before?"
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Summary: I finished it in 3 nights
Review: If you have never picked up a James Patterson novel, that's okay. If you don't know who detective Alex Cross is, that's okay. If you like mystery novels that keep you guessing and turning the pages, then this may be the book and the author for you. From experience I have learned that it is always good to start at the beginning of a series and not the middle or the end, but in the case of James Patterson and his character Alex Cross, I started somewhere in the middle and keep hopping around. Each time I worry that I have forgotten who Alex Cross is, but there are always tidbits about him that remind me. Also, the stories in the series are totally stand alone stories that just so happened to this one guy and his partner. Alex Cross is in love with his girlfriend Christine and his world is coming together. She is afraid that his work is too dangerous and is apprehensive of marrying him. Alex is working on multiple murders in Washington D.C. which to most don't appear to have a pattern or particular link. But Alex is determined to find the connection. This leads him to pursue a British diplomat named Geoffrey Shafer and the story that ensues has twists and turns in the pursuit of bringing to justice the one who has become nicknamed the Weasel. This was a good story if you have never read another novel by James Patterson or even one in his Alex Cross series. Like most of his work, the chapters are very short which keep to turning pages and saying...just one more chapter before bedtime. If you already enjoy other James Patterson novels, this is not one to miss.
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