Sons of Fortune

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Summary: IT was great
Review: THis was the best book I ever read. I liked it very much. It was amazing.

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Summary: Good Read
Review: I enjoyed this book but am frustrated with the ending. Can someone pleeease tell me who always called "heads" in a coin toss (don't even remember what part of the book that was in). Don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read the book so please e-mail me your answer at [e-mail]. Thank you

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Summary: Disappointing - but great reading for transatlantic flight!
Review: Intriguing idea, but Archer disappoints. Elliot is a great villain, but there's no revelation on his motivations. Improbably, Nat and Fletcher do not even react when they are told the BIG NEWS. Archer fails to explain the thrust behind Nat's and Fletcher's political leanings, in spite of introducing ambiguities surrounding both of their politics during their high school/college years. Get this book if you need something to distract you during a flight... otherwise, I would give it a miss.

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Summary: A Shadow of "Abel and Kane"
Review: Sons of Fortune is the latest book from Sir Jeffrey Archer. He's written this book right from the cell, where he's serving his sentence for tax evasion.

Although his integrity is in question, there's absolutely no doubt about his skill of storytelling.

This book brings you through the lives of 2 fraternal twins, separated from birth. Their lives are, in fact, mirror reflections of each other, strangely entwined together. They finally met on the political platform. The only thing I wasn't very satisfied with was the ending. However, I shan't be a spoiler. It would have earned one more star, if it had a better ending. Still, it is a masterpiece in itself, although, waning a little in comparison to "Abel and Kane".

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Summary: Utter [baloney]
Review: Such contrived disasters befall both Fletch and Gnat's families in a single one dimentional novel that only alien abductions and resurrection scenerios and perhaps a special guest appearance by Elvis were omitted by the author.

Final word: the last time I looked, the 35th president's face does not appear on an American silver dollar. A 25 cent piece would have been appropriate. Just skip it.

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Summary: Annoying factual errors
Review: I started this book marveling that a British author would be able to get so much of the American background right. Soon I was groaning in incredulity that an American editor didn't catch his mistakes. #1: He presents Yale College as coed at a time when it was not. #2: He presents the governorship as a higher position than representing a state as senator, when it's actually the opposite. #3: He says a certain town in Connecticut was the last in the country to have paper ballots in a certain year, when I know for a fact that I voted on paper ballots several years later than that in Massachusetts. His courtroom scenes are not very realistic, either. Too bad as Archer can be a whopping good storyteller.

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Summary: A Tale of Two Brothers
Review: This was my first Archer read, and I must say, he is quite a storyteller. The story, while a bit fantastic, is also very well told. Twin brothers, seperated at birth, but still growing up in the same state, live lives that closely resemble one another. The story covers some forty years, with a crescendo of an ending that pits them as rivals. I am normally a thriller reader, but this captivated me as a story of two men who share an unknown secret. Highly enjoyable!

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Summary: An entertaining weekend read
Review: Sons of Fortune is a good but not great novel from Jeffrey Archer. One night in a Connecticut hospital, two twins are separated unknowingly by a nurse. The story follows the two boys as they grow up through high school, college, their careers, and then their involvement in government. Both characters, Nat and Fletcher, are very well-developed although most other characters are not. The main villain, Ralph Elliot, is really just a stereotype, but he is a character you just love to hate. This is an entertaining story that is a quick read. My main problem with the novel is that much of the numerous plots rely to heavily on coincidence. Also, much of it is fairly predictable. Most readers will be able to tell what is going to happen at the conclusion long before you reach it. Despite all of these things, Sons of Fortune is an entertaining story that is well worth a read if nothing else.

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Summary: Absurd, yet kind of fun...
Review: This is a tough review to write. I actually enjoyed large chunks of the book, but the last 150 pages were nutty. There is too much set up for a less than enjoyable ending. Concidence, tragedy..how many people can die? How many people can believe this silly concidences. Yet, Archer captures boarding school well. I certainly had fun reading the novel, but they saw Archer is capable of much more. I hope so. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it. A decent cheap read.

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Summary: Sons of Fortune
Review: The BEST book I've read all year! And I have read alot of books!I recommend this to anyone.