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Summary: Gardner McKay should stick to acting
Review: I read 50-60 books a year and at least 1/2 of them are mysteries or thrillers. One would hope that the action in this book would be impossible. I found it unbelievable! Mr. McKay seems to be trying to incorporate romance, murder, serial protanganists, Hollywood, medicine, etc. into one neat bundle and it's so far-fetched.
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Summary: mate a screen play with a suspense novel
Review: The positive editorial reviews of this novel just stunned me. The author uses improbable, almost silly issues to advance the plot. THe characters are empty shells rattling around on a set. I'm a fan of more intricately written books, (like every John Le Carre novel) and am severely tempted to quit this halfway through.
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Summary: Not worth even $1.00
Review: This book is just plain bad. Anatomical errors abound, which is unforgivable since the main character is a NEUROLIGIST! I tried to read this book four times. The farthest I got was page 152. There are many reasons I could not read the entire 482 book. Too many to list actually. Here's one-The main character is supposed to be a very brilliant doctor. But this so called genius does not even put in place the most rudimentery home safety featrues: which you would think she would do after Toyer contacts her. Also, where in the world are the police? Apparently in another book. I gave it two stars only because the idea of the book was a good one. But it was not written in a way to garner a higher rating. And the grammar of the book is worse than mine. Don't even touch this book.
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Summary: BAD science and crazy women, but I loved the prose
Review: The anatomical mistakes in this book really drive me bonkers. Come on, if you're going to cite a muscle by its proper name, at least get it right! The author seriously needed a reality check by a real doctor and a real cop on many aspects of the plot. I was also irritated by the otherwise brilliant doctor who followed terrible home defense advice given to her by a (dead) man, and then suddenly mimicked the other female characters by making utterly atrocious decisions. That said, I must admit I was hooked by the prose. It wasn't gramatically correct: Instead, it was a convincing, emotional stream of thought. Toyer is well worth reading if you can get past the glaring mistakes. I rated it as a 3 because I am notoriously geeky in that regard. Not-so-picky readers will like it more.
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Summary: Extremely Impressive!
Review: I cannot explain how caught up I was in this novel from page one. Only two other books come to mind that captured my attention so immensely during the first chapter. Toyer is not a serial killer, even though he turns successful, ambitious, beautiful women into living dolls for sport. He stalks these women, learns all about them, and then uses his charm to get invited into their homes, drug them, and use a surgical utensil to stop their brain functions. What is even more disturbing is that these women are told during their drug-induced state that they are "next." Toyer asks them what they were planning on doing the next day because they both know it will never happen. They all know of him and dread the thought of lying in a dormant state for eternity with their friends and family surrounding them with lost hope. A fate most would consider worse than death. Toyer is smart. He knows that by not killing he could never be sentenced to death. In fact, the act of criminal mischief only carries a relatively short prison sentence. What is even worse is the motive behind his actions. One would have to read it to believe it. Maude is a psychiatrist assigned to the living dolls. They have become her children and every time she receives a call in the middle of the night alerting her that another young lady has been found, her anger grows deeper. She lashes out at the police and district attorney's office that are seemingly doing nothing because they are more concerned with actual homicides. She ends up reluctantly teaming up with Sara, a local, overzealous reporter that is also determined to bring Toyer down. After Toyer personally attacks Sara and "toys" with her emotions, making her prepare for the inevitable, he simply walks away. He is messing with them big time, proving that he is in charge and can and will get away with whatever he chooses. Maude, even though she is put on suspension for speaking out in the media, begins a regular conversation with Toyer in Sara's newspaper in an effort to talk humanity into someone who has none. Toyer loves it, he loves the attention, and the editor-in-chief of the paper loves the sales. So what's next? Toyer decides that he will write a book, describing chapter by chapter how he ruined the lives of women that had everything going for them. A publishing house agrees to pay out millions of dollars for the book but Toyer decides that he wants the money divided between the families of the victims. What a psycho! There is so much I could say about this book because there is so much to be said. It is a big book--482 pages--but it is captivating, scary, and downright entertaining all at the same time. Even more than that, it is believable and that is what is most frightening of all.
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Summary: Excellent Novel
Review: I found this novel wonderfully written from page one to the ending. I was drawn into the book because of the first chapter, which was shocking to say the least. I found the characters interesting, the storyline frightening but extremely realistic, and the writing was superb. This is a thriller to add to one's collection.
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Summary: THIS BOOK IS REALLY BAD!
Review: I cannot imagine how this book was chosen for publication much less for recording. Much like pornography this book has no redeeming social value! The characters are all shallow and self-absorbed. The cat, whose relationship with his owner was described and psycologically interpreted ad nauseum, was more likable that any character. The plot was ridiculous, the police response laughable, the whole tone depressing. Perhaps Mr. Gardner and his entire ensemble should see someone about prescriptions for antidepressants.
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Summary: Well-written,suspense/thriller,addicting
Review: I think that this book was beautifully written, and deserves ever single star it gets. I picked it up, and I had it finished in 2 days. I'll admit, at first I thought it was slow, but then once I got into the plot,I felt like I was a part of it. Every chance I got to read, my nose was buried in it. I couldnt put it down. Bravo to McKay. I think a sequel would be ideal. It was a very believable story, with great characters. McKay involves the reader. Very high sexual content, very sexy. Very good imagery, one feels like they're a part of the story. Recommended to anyone who loves psycho-thrillers.
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Summary: Too many run-on sentences
Review: I, too, bought this book at The Dollar Store, but I'd been wanting to read it for a while. It was worth reading, but I couldn't get used the the run-on sentences!
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Summary: I bought it for $1 from a Dollar Store.
Review: If the price of a book should reflect the quality of the book, I overpaid for this piece of work by Gardner McKay. The main heroin is an obnoxious, rude, stupid doctor. She claims that she receives 4 doctrines in 5 years. I don't believe she did it. Or maybe she really did it herself, and killed all her brain cell in the process. A serial "killer" turned 10 young women into veggie with precise surgical procedure, and probably raped a few. The police conduct no investigation because it's not a homicide. Which planet did Gardner come from? How could that be possible? Ten young women are in coma by an atrocious psycho, and police doesn't do anything about it. It forced our heroin to act. If you believe this, you're the reader Gardner McKay hoping for. The characters are cookie cut from the book of stereotype people. Their dialogs are sound of S, S... Stupidity. I tried to return the book to the Dollar Store based on principle. If I buy a dryer from Sears, the dryer makes my clothes wetter, I should have a right to return the dryer. If I buy a thriller, it puts me into sleep; I should have the same right to return it. The Dollar store manager disagreed with me. His argument is that if it's a good book, it won't end up in a dollar store. But I still believe a dollar is too much for this book.
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