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Summary: A GREAT CAR BOOK.....
Review: I listen to books on tape -- ALOT -- and THE WEATHERMAN was the most recent "catch" at the library.I found it TOTALLY engaging and compelling. Actually had to pull over a mile from home to listen to the last 10-minutes without being interupted by family members wanting to know why I was sitting in the driveway. In the best of all possible worlds, I would wish he had tied up a few dangling plot lines just a little better....but then again, LIFE is not always tidy. I was also fascinated by the fact that there is one scene that is virtually identical (in all important aspects) to a scene in Steven King's THE GREEN MILE. Sleuth that I am, I became curious and looked up publication dates.... Thayer beats King by AT LEAST a year.....maybe two.....hard to tell as THE GREEN MILE was serialized and this scene occurs in what would have been the last book in the series (published two years after WEATHERMAN). <Of course, maybe both of them saw it on a late-night-TV docudrama.... who knows?> Anyway, for other tape-addicts, highly recommend this one. I'm not, in general, a fan of the mystery/thriller genre, but this one had plenty of compelling human drama as well.
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Summary: Excellent writing
Review: I loved this author's writing style! So many books with great ideas are written without much style - or with so much that it's tedious. The story was good but the writing was excellent and I'll be looking for more of his books.
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Summary: Excellent writing
Review: I loved this author's writing style! So many books with great ideas are written without much style - or with so much that it's tedious. The story was good but the writing was excellent and I'll be looking for more of his books.
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Summary: Wow! Steve! Do it Again!
Review: I picked this book up in the airport and found myself drawn in from page one. This is an outstanding, original thriller. Just the creative thought of a possibly murderous Willard Scott-like "Weatherman" is worth the cover price. The character of Rick is incredible. I thought odd and disturbing, but, unlike one of the masterful Dean Koontz' recent books, here is a character with problems that might outweigh the plot or the other characters; but he works anyway! I don't know what it is about the frozen North that spawns these fantastic thriller writers, like Chuck Logan, also, but whatever it is - snowshoes, beer, brats . . . the weather? . . . I hope it keeps up. This is tightly-written and above all, constructed, with plot twists that astonished me - all rooted in these twisted, bizarre, yet ultimately compelling characters. It's not a "nice" book. We've all seen the guys fry at the movies in THE GREEN MILE, but if you've got a weak stomach, probably this isn't for you. However, if you're strong of stomach and heart: buy it and read it now. From one writer to another - Steve, you've got the goombah. Thanks for an original and humane book.
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Summary: Wow! Steve! Do it Again!
Review: I picked this book up in the airport and found myself drawn in from page one. This is an outstanding, original thriller. Just the creative thought of a possibly murderous Willard Scott-like "Weatherman" is worth the cover price. The character of Rick is incredible. I thought odd and disturbing, but, unlike one of the masterful Dean Koontz' recent books, here is a character with problems that might outweigh the plot or the other characters; but he works anyway! I don't know what it is about the frozen North that spawns these fantastic thriller writers, like Chuck Logan, also, but whatever it is - snowshoes, beer, brats . . . the weather? . . . I hope it keeps up. This is tightly-written and above all, constructed, with plot twists that astonished me - all rooted in these twisted, bizarre, yet ultimately compelling characters. It's not a "nice" book. We've all seen the guys fry at the movies in THE GREEN MILE, but if you've got a weak stomach, probably this isn't for you. However, if you're strong of stomach and heart: buy it and read it now. From one writer to another - Steve, you've got the goombah. Thanks for an original and humane book.
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Summary: One of my all-time favorites
Review: If anything makes a great novel, it's character development. The Weatherman has the most interesting cast of characters I've come across in a while. It's also a hell of a story. Someone is committing a murder once a season before a major weather event. Very well done, keeps you guessing until the end, and the suspense is relentless. A MUST READ! I can't wait for Thayer's second novel!
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Summary: How did I hate it....let me count the ways
Review: If Stephen King reviewed this..catastrophe...it had to be after his accident. As a writer, and teacher, the last thing I would do is to repeat a "main character's" name. To be honest, I made it through 140 pages. That was 100 pages too many (but I did need reading material while on the john). At this point, I wouldn't care if my mother was the murderer. Go back to school, Thayer. Ratings? You didn't offer less than "one". "one star" was a gift.
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Summary: "Duh"
Review: If Stephen King reviewed this..catastrophe...it had to be after his accident. As a writer, and teacher, the last thing I would do is to repeat a "main character's" name. To be honest, I made it through 140 pages. That was 100 pages too many (but I did need reading material while on the john). At this point, I wouldn't care if my mother was the murderer. Go back to school, Thayer. Ratings? You didn't offer less than "one". "one star" was a gift.
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Summary: A real page turner.
Review: Interesting characters and a murder mystery plot that keeps you guessing until the last page make this book a real page turner. The author gives the reader a real feel of how a T.V. newroom works when he sets his story in Minneapolis
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Summary: The weatherman
Review: Interesting story but a little to dramatic. Agree with one of the editorial comment - a good "airplane book" It was a quick read mainly, because you could skip through the book without much thought. I did particularly like the portion about Vietman and the soldiers journey through life behind a mask, but by the end of the book, the "masked man" and his aura was wearing a little thin. Overall if you are from Minnesota, I believe you will enjoy the description of your state and its perplexing weather. I enjoyed the book. It filled a gap between books on my "wanted" list.
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