When the Wind Blows/ Abridged

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Summary: Sounds too much like a knockoff of Jurassic Park.
Review: Patterson's Alex Delaware series is far superior to this offering. The thought of children who can fly may be charming to some, but it seemed just a bit too far out to be enjoyable.

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Summary: Fantastic!!
Review: I read this book in three days. The pages flew by. It was an easy and very entertaining read.

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Summary: PATTERSON FANS...DO NOT READ THIS BOOK!!!!
Review: I WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT ZERO STARS IF IT WAS ONE OF THE CHOICES!!!.... HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE!!! YOU SURE A CHILD DIDN'T WRITE THIS BOOK! IT WAS BORING,LAME AND AMATEURISH; NOTHING LIKE A PATTERSON NOVEL!! I HAVE TOLD ALL MY FRIENDS THAT READ YOUR NOVELS NOT TO READ THIS ONE, DEFINITELY DON'T BUY IT. I ADVISED THEM THAT IF THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME, I WOULD LOAN THEM MY COPY SO THEY WOULDN'T WASTE THEIR MONEY!!....GUESS WHAT 4 OUT OF 5 OF MY BUDDIES HATED THE BOOK AS WELL!! AND WE WERE ALL WONDERING....... "MR. PATTERSON, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING OR WHAT DRUGS WERE YOU TAKING WHILE YOU WERE WRITING THIS NOVEL?" AS THAT OLD SAYING GOES, "IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT"....STICK TO WHAT YOU KNOW AND LEAVE "SCI-FI" TO OTHER AUTHORS. IF I WANTED SCI-FI, I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED A NOVEL BY A WELL REPUTABLE SCI-FI AUTHOR.....THE FACT I HATE SCI-FI IS WHY I PURCHASE YOUR NOVELS!!!.....NOW I KNOW BETTER....IN THE FUTURE I WILL MAKE DAMN SURE I READ THE BOOKCOVER INSIDE PANEL AND NOT JUST AUTOMATICALLY BUY ONE OF YOUR BOOKS, AS I USUALLY DID IN THE PAST!!!!....IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU HAVE AN "ALEX CROSS" NOVEL COMING OUT SOON, THANK GOD...(BUT I'LL BE SURE TO READ THE INSIDE PANEL TO MAKE SURE CROSS ISN'T FLYING AROUND WITH A 12 YEAR OLD!!)

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Summary: Not Patterson's best...
Review: I have read the majority of James Patterson's works. This was disappointing compared to his others. I have read other authors who can step into the shoes of another gender, but I don't think Patterson pulled it off. Far fetched idea, yes, but that's what fiction is all about. Needed some more polishing before it left his laptop. I will be waiting for his next one.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed the latest James Patterson novel. I found it to be a great read and I could not put it down. I will recomend it to all my friends. Can't wait for the next book!

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Summary: With an imagination, you can go anywhere....
Review: Another page turner from Patterson. Although I missed Alex Cross, I needed a break from him and Soneji... I'm an RN, and having a medical background, reading this book brings to light what really may be happening behind closed doors. Gene and reproductive manipulation...it can be, can't it?, it's incredible scary. I just wished Patterson continued a little with Kit and Frannie...in the end, are they married, do they keep one of the "ANGELS", or what? All in all, James did it again, when's the next one coming out?

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Summary: A lazy effort, a foolish novel.
Review: I'm a Patterson fan and can live with a departure from his seriel novels. This mess, however, was pathetic. Characters you don't care about, chapters shorter than death notices, kids with wings, adults with guns...blah, blah, blah....

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Summary: Fast paced, interesting, worth a look!
Review: I had never read a James Patterson book so this was new. I enjoyed it very much and it was much different from my usual reading, of court room or murder mystery. The book flew, couldn't put down. Yes it was far fetched, but almost scarey when you think about what the medical research had already done. Think of it as a little science fiction, with mystery thrown in. A good book!

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Summary: Thick On Paper - Thin On Character
Review: This is my third Patterson book during the last year. Fortunately, "Cat & Mouse" was entertaining. Unfortunately, "When The Wind Blows" and "Hide & Seek" fall in the same category -- flat characters, short/choppy chapters, and absurb plots. Perhaps Patterson feels cursed to be attached to a serial character in Alex Cross. He should take greater care of his literary reputation and bookselling draw when taking a detour from Cross. Face it, there are about 100 blank sheets in this book, the type is large and the lines are double spaced. We should expect more in quality, quantity, and value from a constant NY Times Bestseller.

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Summary: Terrible.
Review: When a writer leaves his genre to explore new territory...it is always a risk. Sometimes, a risk is worth it. This is not! So far-fetched and awkward, I was uncomfortable reading this book. I find the Alex Cross novels a wonderful read but WHEN THE WIND BLOWS was agony.