Absolute Power Abridged

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Summary: Not worth your time
Review: Although this book came highly recommended to me by many of my college friends, I found it to be a total waste of my time. Not only does it present a stereotypical view of corrupt, male-dominated, Washington, D.C., it also bashes women. Poorly written overall, Absolute Power failed to keep my attention and proved to be extremely disappointing.

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Summary: Great Book - Not so great Movie!
Review: I read this book several months before I saw the movie. I loved the book! I could not put it down. The movie, well, I fell asleep trying to watch it. It was a VERY POOR adaptation of the original story.

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Summary: The book or the movie?
Review: I watched the movie today two days after I had read the whole book. What I can say that the movie is the worst adaptation that I have ever watched. If you watched the movie only, forget it. Pick this book up. You are going to find a definetly different story. Everything is different. You will not regret what you pay for the book!

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Summary: Baldacci Has my Vote in a Year of Presidents
Review: This was one of the few books I have read in the past few years which actually kept my attention. I have been an avid Grisham reader, although I have always been less than excited about his quality of writing. I can't wait for the next Baldacci novel. If there weren't so many books and movies on Presidents in the last couple years, I would have given a 10 for originality. He still has my vote!

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Summary: Easy to put down
Review: The overly contrived plot, slow pace and poor characterizations make this a very tedious work. Have'nt seen the movie, heard it was weak also. Not worth your time. Pass it by

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Summary: May be talented, but the writing needs to be improved
Review: Lots of boring repeatitions in this books. Lot of pages you have to leap frogged through. The plots sometimes twisted very unnaturally and pretentiously. But this writer is somewhat talented due to his legal experience, but definitely not great as J. Grisham. Don't be fooled by your lucky success this time, your fame might be obscured if you fail to improve your writing logic. And most important of all, don't pick J.G. as your role model. If the screenplay had to make a lot of changes, it only means there were two many flaws in the original book, and the movie itself still turned out to be very bad

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Summary: Absolute Power, Absolute Crap -- What's the difference, eh?
Review: Can the Pres get away with murder? Why the hell not -- the publisher got away with raping the people who bought this dreck, didn't he? Space and time restrictions (plus the fact that I just ate) prevent me from detailing why I found this book so offensive, so we'll just deal with these highly developed characters my fellow reviewers found so appealing -- a combination of inhumanly beautiful billionaires who are also idealistic, crackerjack attorneys. The only thing highly developed about them was their physiques -- his "rock hard" wrestler's body, her balloon like breasts etc., to which we are treated many descriptions of. How about that thief, who steals ONLY from the rich and then literally gives the booty away? CHECK THE BOOK, I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP. The creepiest part, though, was finding out that Baldacci is an attorney and former high school wrestler himself

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Summary: And to think I knew you when?!?
Review: I went to high school and graduated with David. I am an avid reader of suspense novels and am not easily impressed. Absolute Power blew me away! David you grabbed me and kept me up all night till 3 in the mornin. I found myself reading on the road (I was driving), at my desk, anywhere I could till I finished!! Thanks for the trip into your imagination, I can't wait to devour your next novel "Total Control". I haven't bought it yet because I'm swamped at work and can't afford neglecting my job and family to visit your next fantasy world. Congratulations David, Stay Well and Keep Doing Your Warrior Fans Proud, Buddy Goo

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Summary: Absolute Power corrupts absolutely! This book rules!
Review: A billion times better than the movie! You never know what happens next. One of the best pieces of escapist fiction to come along in years

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Summary: Read the book but don't see the movie.
Review: I'm sure Clint Eastwood acts his heart out as Luther in Absolute Power, but I don't want to see the movie. From the book's first page you are immersed in Luther's private and oddly honorable world of thievery. The author pulls you by the collar through the story and won't let you go, at least not until four-fifths of the way through the book. That's where the biggest shocker of this shock-loaded novel sets in. That's where you pray the movie producer changed the storyline. I don't know if he did, so I'll stick with my memory of Baldacci's compelling writing and leave the film watching to movie buffs