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Summary: What Would You do if You Thought You Wouldn't Get Caught?
Review: I enjoyed this fast-paced tale by Brad Melzer. Brothers Oliver and Charlie are regular guys in dead end jobs with a stack of life-sucking medical bills to pay and an overworked mother they both adore. They discover the opportunity to commit what they think is the perfect crime; they'll steal three million dollars from a dead man's abandoned account. It's the classic criminal seduction -- no one is going to get hurt, no one is going to get caught, and everyone is going to end up on easy street with all thier problems solved.Predictably, as soon as the deed is done, circumstances spin out of control and the brothers are reminded in one painful way after another that all actions have consequences. A fun and quick read, good for a long rainy day or a boring airplane ride. The writing is tight, the action is non-stop, the characters compelling and the plot interesting.
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Summary: How DARE you people put Metzler down so badly.
Review: I maybe only 18, and I may not have read a lot of books (maybe 25 or so), but I'll tell you one thing, this book was EXCELLENT! Nonstop excitement and undescribable suspense is the only way to tell about this book. Brad Metzler is an AMAZING author and I can't BELIEVE that so many people didn't like this book! It's DEFINATELY a MUST read! Someone in one review i read said, "He must not know a lot about the world of banking." Well, let me inform you that Metzler does EXTENSIVE research before doing any of his works. Thats why they're so GOOD! That little comment must've come from pure jealousy. He is one of the BEST author's i've ever read from in my entire life and I would recommend him to ANYONE!
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Summary: Just OK
Review: Read this book for the story for there is little else here. I have never read Meltzer but was disappointed. In this volume 2 brothers hatch a plot to get the big bucks. They scheme there way to 313 million dollars but get caught in the act. The book is the story of the brothers being hunted by their competitors. No realism here and not much for the imagination. But the plot moves along and the dialog and flow are not too bad. This book is just short of being real good. Perhaps Meltzer does not have a good grasp on the banking industry. Much of the financial plotting is poorly conceived and not well described. A good summer time beach book but no Grisham.
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Summary: So ridiculous that it should be titled "THE ZILLIONAIRES"
Review: Give me a break with this outrageous novel. The characters are so unbearable that you want to punch someone or rip the book to pieces with your teeth. Oliver and Charlie (the main characters) act more like lovers than brothers. They touch each other tenderly, can read each other's thoughts and communicate just by looking at one another. Obviously Meltzer never had any real-life brothers. And the plot? Anyone who ever worked at an investment bank would realize that this "scam" is akin to saying you're going to dress up like the Pope, sneak into the Vatican and steal all the gold bullion they have locked in the Papal safe (Don't steal that idea Brad). Save yourself, I wasted ten bucks, don't you. Re-read Nelson Demille's 'The Gold Coast' or how bout 'Bonfire of the Vanities' or buy 'The Corrections'.
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Summary: Almost, but not quite
Review: Okay, but not the greatest.
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Summary: Fast paced fun
Review: The Millionaires is a quick moving, fun book. The characterization of the brothers is excellent. At first, I wasn't sure I liked the younger brother or the dialog between the two. It didn't take long before I was hooked on the story line, and then the brothers and other characters really came alive for me. Even the people who were not likeable were very "real." The premise of the story is that because of extenuating circumstances, the brothers are tempted to commit the undetectible "perfect crime." Since the crime was depicted as "victimless" it was possible to see the characters in a sympathetic role. And oh, how they pay for their lapse of ethics! It's hard to review this book without giving away plot turns that might ruin the reading experience for someone who hasn't yet read the book. I'm especially tempted to comment at length about the ending and the philosophical conclusions one can draw from it. I can't do that to someone who has yet to read the book! All in all, I'd say this is a really fun book, fairly light reading, not too believable but quite entertaining. The people in the story are memorable. I'll keep reading and enjoying books by Meltzer!
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Summary: How Do You Spell, "eh"?
Review: OK, this book started off promisingly...good plot line, a couple of brothers, poor mom, working with the rich folks and a private bank, etc, etc. Well, a convoluted, no way on earth it could happen, money stealing scheme drops in their laps at a time when our hero is getting some bad news about his lying boss. Coincidence? You decide. An unbelievable "I'd like his role in the film played by Brian Denehy" type security VP is involved, an unbelievably bad pair of "super cop" Secret Service guys somehow end up getting bested by the brothers time and again (during fights, shootouts...ya know, something bankers are good at), and, of course, a heroine is inserted into the plot--she starts off chasing and ends up helping! How nice for our boys! (and how formulaic). There's more, but I think you get the hint. Oh, did I mention Disney? I'd better not. I read the book in a night--had it's ups and downs but I cannot recommend this. My Two Stars--[bad] read...it will pass the time, but not much else.
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Summary: unbelievably good
Review: Overall this book amounted to a good read. I was totally hooked from page one to the last page. I believe Meltzer to be the next John Grishom and hoping his novels don't start becoming watered down and humdrum and tepid like Grishom's novels have become
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Summary: Great!!
Review: Great book, couldn't put it down until I finished the last page.
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Summary: A good read and hard to put down...
Review: I bought this because I thought it would be more like the financial novels of Stephen Rhodes, but it is not. However I am very glad that I picked it up since it occupied a rainy weekend very well! It starts off like a book that will be about financial situations, but quickly becomes more of a detective and suspense action drama with only light references to the financial theme. It was creative, well written, had a suspenseful plot, and was entertaining. I enjoyed it immensely. The only problem was that I stayed up until 1 AM. on Saturday night because I wanted to see what happened!
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