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Summary: A Thrilling Story
Review: The book starts off like any other book and thats with minor details about each character. Two brothers and a friend go out one new years day to vist their parents graves like they do every other year. On there way they accidently discovered a broken down plane with a dead pilot. Towards the back of the plane they also discovered a duffle bag full of 4 billion dollars. All three of them made a pack to not say anything about the money or do anything with the money until they knew that they were safe. Hank and Jacob were brothers while Lou was Jacob's friend. Hank was the most responsible one so he held onto the money. There was a lot on Hanks hands because his wife Sarah was pregnant and was due any time so he had to be careful in what he did. Over the weeks no one heard anything about money being missing or a broken down plane so they thought that they were fine up until questions started to stirr up around town. All three of the men found themselves in a situation that they did not want to be in. Hank found out the hard way of how hard it was to save your self from getting caught from committing the biggest crimes. This book keeps you at the edge of your seat and you just want to keep reading more and more as you go on through each chapter. I recommend it to anyone who likes thrilling books.
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Summary: book or movie, the format doesn't get in the way
Review: Like others, I'm tempted to gravitate from a book review to a movie review, because after reading one and seeing the other, it's difficult not to make comparisons. While movies usually never measure up to a great book (Seabiscuit comes to mind) this one is an exception. Because the story is so compelling, I think the format may be irrelevant. The best movies, the best books (fiction i mean) have unforeseen twists and developments that make us flinch and then say, 'i should have seen that coming!' This is a moral thriller that reveals the darkest side of the human heart--read it or watch it.
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Summary: Excellent, but for once the movie is better
Review: A Simple Plan is an excellent tale of blackest heart suspense. Shocking, to say the least. One of the best novels of ordinary people pitted against extraordinary circumstances that I have ever read. Deceit. Treachery. Greed. Murder. An unexpectedly high body count. A Simple Plan goes high on the recommendation list, if not for its brazen, machete like impact then for its amazing originality. Read this unforgettable book and then watch the equally disturbing film. Nothing's ever simple when there's money involved. "Being a murderer doesn't necessarily mean anything."
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Summary: A Simple Plan: A Complicted Demise
Review: I feel that A Simple Plan by Scott Smith is an excellent suspense novel. This novel tells the story of Hank Mitchell, who finds 4.4 million dollars in an airplane that crashed in the woods. He is accompanied by his bumbling brother Jacob, and Jacob�s low-life friend Lou. They agree to keep the money, and their situation seems to be very simple, when everything begins to go wrong. It all starts with the murder of an old man who saw them sneaking around the woods where the airplane crashed. From there, all of their simple lives take a dark twist. Betrayal and murder become the norm as Hank does deeds he never imagined himself doing, all being supported by his pregnant wife Sarah. Scott Smith�s uses plot twists brilliantly to keep the story going at full speed. The reader never knows what to expect next. He uses foreshadowing, dialogue, and insight into the mind of the narrator, Hank, to create an eerie feeling of suspense. One never knows until the end of the novel whether there will be a happy or tragic ending, which keeps the reader guessing until the incredible climax. A Simple Plan was an entertaining book, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves suspenseful fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and hope to see the movie that was made about it.
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