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Summary: A good reading for vacation
Review: I liked the book and would recomend it to others.
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Summary: Come on, lighten up people
Review: I was shocked to see all of the negative reviews on this page, and think this may be the lowest aggregate rating I've seen on Amazon. Most of them express disappointment in reference to Follett's previous work, but do you really think this is a 1-star effort compared to all of the other dreck that's out there? I listened to the unabridged book-on-tape and enjoyed every minute of it. This was a highly original premise, with a typically driving plot line, and one of the most intriguing settings (the commune) I've seen in a while. I applaud Follett and this story for the same reason so many others condemn it: it's just amazing that the same author can write effectively about Medieval Europe, WWII espionage, scandals in London banking, and now hippie terrorists. The man can weave an entertaining tale in any setting he chooses. As for plausibility, I have no idea if an induced earthquake is scientifically valid, but he brought in enough detail about seismic pressure points and time windows, and applied them consistently enough, to allow me to suspend disbelief and enjoy the adventure. My regard for Ken Follett's storytelling prowess continues to grow, and is not at all diminished by this latest offering.
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Summary: Why Do People Give Poor California Such A Hard Time?
Review: It would seem that the dashing, all-intelligent, all-powerful male protagonist might be passe. Ken Follett now shows up with a courageous, smart, female FBI agent who makes her fellow male agents look like self serving, incompetent idiots. Would this have been the character set up in an FBI story of 10 years ago? If J. Edgar Hoover hears about this he will be doing some serious rotating in his grave. Can the terrorists fulfill their threat to create California earthquakes if their demands are not met? It would seem they could, although Judy Maddox's brainless boob fellow agents scoff and publicly embarrass her. Well we all know what will happen don't we? It's a fun ride though, and I enjoyed it. As someone who lived for years in the San Francisco area I had an extra pleasure in seeing if a British writer would make any mistakes describing northern California. He did pretty well, making only a few trifling errors, like calling the well known Cala Foods supermarket "Gala" Foods. Well recommended, although I still think Follett's best books were his first ones.
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Summary: The worst Follett...
Review: The worst I have read till now, I really enjoyed the others but this one is far. The characters are not deep: the bad FBI guys are too stupid, agent Maddox is too clever (and don't talk about the father!), although she does things that anyone thinking a bit would do... Not worth it, if you want a good one try "The pillars of the earth" or "A dangerous fortune". You can see Follett worked hard before writing them. Not like this one...
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Summary: very interesting story
Review: THis is a slight departure from Follett's other books. It's not about a particular event in history, it's not a spy novel. To be honest, it reminds me of a James Patterson cat and mouse type of book from his earlier days. As usual, i won't give away any plot points other than a cop you can't help rooting for and a villain who you hate (but can sympathize with) match whits in a battle of high stakes! The method of crime employed by the villain is odd at first, but as the chapters go by, the characters and events suck the reader in pretty strongly. Definetly worth checking out.
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