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Summary: awful
Review: While I have read many of Ms. Coulter's books, this one was definitely a stinker. I can't believe anyone who is a discerning reader will find this book well done. Quite frankly, this book did not even strike me as having been written by this author, but rather by someone who wished they could write. It was amateurish in its dialogue, silly in its plot and character development, and just a plain waste of time. I ended up skimming over so much of it, and I was still able to figure out the entire plot by just briefly scanning over every 2-3 pages. I know not every book is a bestseller, but the publisher certainly was trying to pull something over on its readers with this one. Shame!!
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Summary: I really liked this book...
Review: This is the first novel I have read by Coulter and look forward to reading some more of hers. If some say this is not one of her best, then the "Cove" and "Maze" must be great. (Those are next on my list.) I thought the plot and characters to be real. I do agree, however, that the resiliance of Emma after all the trama she went through is pretty hard to swallow. No child could be that well adjusted. But that's fiction!!!
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Summary: A very non-complex quick read for the summer
Review: I seem to be one of the few that enjoyed The Target. Finally, someone can write about child abduction and molestation without it being so real and disturbing. The subject is touched on non-graphically and is the core of the story. The characters weren't believable, especially little Emma. No child is that well behaved!!! I really enjoyed the light "fictitious" plot. Not Coulter's best but not as bad as other reviewers claim it is!
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Summary: Ok ONLY if little kids are your one passion in life
Review: Catherine Coulter is a decent writer, so even though I dislike a heavy presence of children in my novels, I could still finish the tapes. But I wouldn't have bought it if I had known that this little girl was in almost EVERY sentence. I don't know much about kids, but I have never seen anything close to this one. She was so unbelievable I almost laughed several times. I hope the very low reviews of this novel convince Ms. Coulter to abandon this type of story line.
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Summary: Excellent!!!!!
Review: I listened to the unabridged audio-books The Maze and The Target. To me, The Target was one of the best books I have ever listened too, and I have listened to hundreds!! I don't know why so many readers gave this wonderful book such low marks.To me it was better than The Maze. My only complaint is how hard it is to determine whether a audio book offered by Amazon.com is unabridged.
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Summary: the MYSTERY is how this book ever got published !!!
Review: "The Maze" was great, "The Cove" was OK. "The Target" is atrocious. Not worth the time it takes to read the inside cover. The one word that comes to mind in describing the author of this book is LAZY. The plot makes no sense whatsoever. Luckily I got this from the library instead of buying it, but I still feel ripped off!
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Summary: A complete waste of time and money!
Review: I used to enjoy Coulter's novels, but, recently, her work has become tedious, stiff, and ridiculously unbelievable. Her dialogue is atrocious.
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Summary: Interesting premise, but I wanted more.
Review: I was expecting a novel like THE COVE and THE MAZE. Was I ever surprised and a bit disappointed! Ramsey and Molly are likeable and seem compatible, but the suspense of the other two novels just wasn't there. Emma did not seem like any 6 year old I've ever known. I read it, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it.
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Summary: The book lacked character development
Review: The main male lead, the Judge, had no character development. It was as if she expected you to already understand why a childless man would take an instant liking to this child. She then exaggerates the confusion by asking the reader to belive it plausible that would endanger his life fro them. Basically it was illogical.
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Summary: Just another suspense novel
Review: After reading The Cove and The Maze, I was anticipating The Target to have Coulter's signature style. There didn't seem to be enough history or depth to each character in this book like her previous books with Lacey Sherlock, James Quinlan and how can we forget Dillon Savich. Judge Ramsey Hunt could have been the hero readers would have "swooned" over, unfortunately there were times when his actions were just too hard to believe! How can a JUDGE discover a child that was physically abused and not go to the authorities? Realizing the child cannot speak was a spark for the beginning of a flame, but that was quenched too early in the book. Coulter tried to incorporate Sherlock and Savich into the cast, but it seemed that by adding them in was an attempt to keep you reading so you wouldn't just put the book down. The plot tried to thicken with "Who could have done it?" unfortunately it came up with TOO many people to point the finger at. There is a GREAT story to read in the pages of The Target, too bad in never manifested itself completely.
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