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Summary: Unputdownable.
Review: The Day of the Jackal, the chilling tale of how an anonymous Englishman is hired to assassinate a world famous leader, is one of the most celebrated thrillers of our time. Simply in a class of its own
Rating:
Summary: Read this book if you can sleep late the next morning
Review: This is a great book. It is a superior novel.
The search for the Jackal becomes so fast-paced
that you will be afraid to leave your chair. It is
like a combination of "In the Line of Fire" "Patriot Games" and "Die Hard". A ruthless killer,
a dedicated cop who is in a desperate race against
time to stop an atttempt on the life of the President of France.
Everyone knows De Gualle did not die from an assassians bullet but the villian is so convincing
and the manhunt to find him is so exciting you will stay glued to your seat.
Rating: 
Summary: A rather boring book
Review: Even though some scenes in the book are worth being read, the whole story lacks of suspense and is therefore rather boring.
I have certainly read better thrillers than this one.
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Summary: A game of Cat & Mouse. Fun, Exciting, and Thrilling
Review: "The Day of the Jackal" shows how a true assassin runs from the police and how the police follow his every step, but cannot capture him. It is realistic and keeps you focused on the book. This is one you shouldn't mis
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Summary: With newly improved vintage flavour
Review: The plot is well-focused, easy to understand, fast-paced, and very credible. The atmosphere stunningly chilly. The technical details are still immaculate, though surpassed by recent master technothriller Clancy.
This novel may not send chills down the spine in the way it probably did 25 years ago. Time, however, have given this novel a sort of vintage quality, a certain "class" that Clancy and Ludlum can only dream of. It used to be that the only way one could read this novel was to stay up all night, even reading while in bathroom or kitchen. Now in 1997, you can sit back and take your time to enjoy it.
I would like to comment on the remark of an anonymous reviewer, who said "The Jackal is much more entertaining in the hands of Ludlum". The Jackal in Ludlum's "Bourne Identity" is based (though exaggerated beyond credibility) on a real-life terrorist I.R. Sanchez a.k.a. The Jackal, who in turn was nicknamed so after the fictional assassin of this novel.
Rating:
Summary: The best of its kind
Review: This book sets the standard by which the "manhunt" novel must be judged. The basics of the plot are very simple, one man wants to kill DeGaulle, another man wants to stop him. I read this in one sitting
Rating: 
Summary: Compelling and graphic
Review: This is one of the cornerstones upon which the modern espionage/thriller genre is founded. Forsyth writes with experience and in graphic detail. The book, despite its length, is a very quick read. It is certainly the author's best effort to date
Rating:
Summary: stimulatingly educative while informatively entertaining
Review: Reading the book gives an insight into the kind of master story teller that Frederick Forsyth is. The plot is well understood, the characters well chosen and the events well narrated. On the whole, I enjoyed reading the book and have always recommended it to friends
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Summary: The Day of the Jackal
Review: "The Day of the Jackal" was somewhat disappointing to me.
I was expecting an exciting thriller and what I got was a slow and technical read. If you're interested in the plot
I suggest you try "The Bourne Identity" by Robert Ludlum
instead. The Jackal is much more entertaining in the hands
of Ludlum.
Rating:
Summary: Forsyth's Best
Review: Forsyth wrote this book, supposedly, in about six weeks. It compares favorably to works that have taken months, or years, and is more compelling than most of le Carre's novels. The "Jackal" is on a methodical countdown the day he will assassinate de Gaulle, and the French authorities frantically attempt to find and stop him. The best aspect of the book is that one can see from both the perspectives - Commissaire Lebel's manhunt, and the Jackal's preparation and execution of his plan. Great thriller!
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