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Summary: Convoluted & tedious
Review: Reading this book makes me realize how much I prefer J. Kellerman's wife Faye's straight forward direct style of writing. This book, Monster, dragged on & on. It became so convoluted that it was hard to figure out its direction. I liked Billy Straight but this was no where near as well written. Dr. Argent was a difficult character to sympathize with. Her parents breezed in and out of the book too quickly. I did not care for Peake and was amazed that the killer had such an easy time getting in and out of Starkeweather and in & out of trouble. This book was very tedious and unrealistic.
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Summary: Not up to his usual standard
Review: I was quite dissapointed in 'Monster'.Mr. Kellerman had done a real quality job in building the characters of Alex Delaware, Milo et al over the past number of books - this book adds zero to this. The book seems to have been rushed through - try his previous books - now, they are stellar !
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Summary: Slow, predictable, and, for the most part, boring.
Review: After reading Kellerman's first novel, When The Bough Breaks, back in 1985, I was disappointed and haven't tried him since, but the summary of his new book, Monster, sounded so very intriguing that I decided to give Kellerman another go. Bad decision. Once you have read the dust jacket blurb, you won't find anything new or interesting until page 148 so you are in for a long, slow read. If you haven't figured out the entire plot line and all of the key elements by the middle of the book, you probably need to take a refresher course in Mystery Stories 101. So you spend the first half of the book waiting in vain for something exciting to happen and then you spend the last half of the book waiting for Kellerman to reveal the mystery that you have already figured out. What a waste of time! If you are a Kellerman devotee, you are probably going to buy this book no matter what anyone says, but if you are looking for a really good mystery to read, I urge that you give this sophomoric effort a pass and try someone like William Diehl or Michael Slade. Those guys know how to write mysteries that grab you on page 1 and don't let go until the very end. If you can guess one of their plot lines early, you must truly be a mystery pro.
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Summary: Gripping thriller
Review: I was hooked from the start. Very intriguing, kept my attention throughout. I love Kellerman and Monster may be one of my favorites by him. The bad part is that I now have to wait patiently for him to write another novel.
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Summary: save your time
Review: once again this year i have been severly disapointed by the kellermans. Faye's SERPENTS BONES was unreadably poor and now johnathans is equally terrible. i have read ALL their stuff and always looked forward to their next endeavor but gee whiz, take a vacation get some rest and come back with the good stuff next time, please
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Summary: Awesome
Review: I have read everyone of Jonathan Kellermans books. I think he is a wonderful author. He reviews his subjects, is apparent in all that he has written. After I've read one of his books, I can't wait for the next one to come out.
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Summary: Mind and the Monster
Review: Kellerman shows us the logical and psychological twists in the thinking of the psychologists thinking. He is constantly working the information, looking for that thread that will bind and solve. Alex Delaware is very involved, thoughtful, and insightful. Absolutely a good read.
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Summary: Typical kellerman but still kinda fun
Review: Once again, Dr. Alex Delaware, the white knight shrink rushes to the rescue. With his trusty cop sidekick,Milo(remember tho, the rule of sidekicks? Spock was cooler than Capt. Kirk and Ilya was cooler than Napoleon Solo? Well it works here too, Milo is much more intriguing a character than the blue eyed wishy washy Alex). The two of them are investigating a grisly murders with years old tie-ins. Who did it? The thorazined wreck in the William Castle-esque nut house? His cruel attendants? Or someone from the not so distant past? Your guess is as good as mine, and Kellerman weaves his usual conspiracy laden story. Robin the cutesy girl friend is there as well as Spike the even cuter dog. Nice fast read. thumbs up
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Summary: Jonathan Kellerman's latest is excellent
Review: I read Billy Straight and that book got me hooked on Jonathan Kellerman's works. Monster is good, but it is not quite as good as Billy Straight. The plot is a little contrived, but, all in all, it was a good read. A page turner that I hated to put down.
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Summary: I loved this book
Review: I usually grab a Dean Koontz novel and am satisfied, but I read the description of this book and dove right into it. I must say, I didn't think I could fall in love with another novelist! Usually, I can pick out the bad guys in a mystery. Not in this book. I was surprised right up until the end. I kept this book near my bed, and would read it until I couldn't keep my eyes open. On another note, I work in the mental health field and Kellerman really did his research. Descriptions of everything from medication types to the behavior of patients with various disorders were extremely accurate. I was also happy that he didn't demonize the mentally ill.
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