Rating: Summary: The grass is too green Review: When I read a book and I keep reading and I get nothing of the main story I say that the writer is green dyeing the grass, since I already know that the grass is green with out dyeing it, I think that I don't have to read words that doesn't say anything, for example:
The Jezzie-Alex's affair could be written in five lines at the beginning of the book and five more at the end so you can understand why she was a bad agent. The book has chapters and chapters of this affair.
What happened with Alex's family is part of the book, but whatever they going to have for breakfast every morning, who cares?
The trial is boring and it repeats everything you already know.
... And as the Energizer rabbit I can keep going and going...
Rating: Summary: pretty bad Review: This book is completely uninspired. Huge swaths of pages are almost unreadable. This is fiction at its worst, pressing every button to garner the highest thrill quota. Patterson does do a little better with his following novels `Kiss the Girls,' and 'Jack and Jill,' and this is his first novel I presume from over ten years ago, but it pales in comparison to some other better works. Try Jim Thomson, Edward Bunker, or `Silence of the Lambs' (Which Patterson sadly rips off left and right here).
This book leaves a disgusting film over the reader's cerebral cortex. Its only saving grace is an interesting twisting plot line that really packs a well thought out wallop.
Read the two in the series that I recommended and stay away from the rest of Patterson's toxic waste land.
Rating: Summary: Suspense, drama, danger -- all wrapped in a good story. Review: Another great book by James Patterson. The story and characters were complex and the situation plausible. How well do we know the people in our lives -- particularly the ones who are involved with our children is the crux of the story, and that is thought provoking -- as it should be. Highly recommended. 5 stars.
Rating: Summary: Alex Cross won't be forgotten Review: I read this book a few years back, and recently saw the movie. I'm such a fan of Patterson's, I wanted to include my review. In the first of the Alex Cross series, this story is a race against time to find a kidnapped girl of a famous actress. Cross is called in to help, and in only the way he can, he finds his way to the end of this suspenseful ride. Not only will you enjoy the writing which propells the suspense and mystery, but you'll also enjoy the character development. It leaves you wanting more of Alex Cross, one of my most favorite detectives of all time! I definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading thrillers. I'll warn you though, like me, after you read this book, you'll be off to the store or library to pick up many more books by James Patterson.
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