The Edge

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Summary: The Absolute Worst Book in the English Language
Review: It is impossible to think how this book could be worse. The plot alone is laughable. But I'm the kind of reader who can forgive a lame plot if the book has good character development or interesting dialog. This book has neither. At first, the characters may seem complex, but they're not. They are either all good or all bad. Unfortunately, even the "good" ones are so unlikable that I rooted for the real "bad" guys to kill them. What's worse is the dialog. Try this one. Men are shooting at the protagonists. Mac, intrepid FBI agent, is lying on top of Laura, intrepid . . . (well, can't tell you that, it would be giving away the plot). Mac says, "Just hold tight, Laura. Think of me as your Kevlar vest." I did not make this up. It's no surprise that someone might write this drivel. I just can't figure out how it got published. Was the editor on vacation? I noticed the beginning contained no acknowledgements. That's probably because the author couldn't find anyone who wanted to be associated with such a miserable effort. Can I get my money back?

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Summary: A Great Night time sleep aid!
Review: I haven't been able to make it through the first chapter. I was thrilled when this book came out. I have read every one of Catherine Coulter's past books and loved them all. I grabbed "The Edge" and tossed it into my shopping cart on the strength of her name alone. I'll never make that mistake again. I can't make myself read this book at all. There is nothing in the first chapter to catch my interest. I hate the first person. The characters are as uninteresting as dry toast. I'm not willing to throw this book away yet. Hopefully the next time I attempt to read it I'll get through Chapter two before it puts me to sleep. I am hesitant to give it one whole star but your rating system doesn't go below that.

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Summary: disappointing
Review: After reading The Cove, The Maze and The Target, I couldn't wait to buy this book. Am I glad that I read the reviews and waited till it came out in soft cover. The book had a lot of potential and it grabbed my interest with the first chapter. It was unfortunate that I ended up forcing myself to finish the book. The story not only drags but the characters are not well developed at all. We know the same amount of information about Mac, Laura and the rest of the cast at the end of the book as we do at the begining the only insight we gain is their employment history. The first person perspective was alright but again sadly lacking, normally the reader is given an indepth view into a charater when this format is used, here it just annoying and shallow. I would definatly not take this book on a train, plane, or bus where it would be the only entertainment.

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Summary: Worst Book Ever!!!!
Review: This book was so awful, I wish I never read it. The character Mac thinks with something other than his brain. It seems like a teenage boy wrote this book; I think I could have written a better suspense novel!!!!!

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Summary: Worst Book Ever!!!!
Review: This is the worst suspense book I ever read!!!! The character Mac sounded like a oversexed FBI agent who used something other than his brain to think. The whole book was unbelieveable. It really is a waste of time to read. I think I could have written a better suspense novel.

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Summary: Did Coulter even write this book?
Review: After reading The Target and The Maze, I was impressed with Coulter's ability to pull off a romantic thriller. I assumed that The Edge, especially with overlapping characters, would be just as good, if not better. Well, to say the least, I was disappointed. The characters were ridiculously underdeveloped, even Sherlock and Savitch, about whom Coulter wrote a wonderful well-developed and believable story line. The main characters, Mac and Laura, have little to no personality, which makes it impossible to follow the romantic lead. The rest of the characters encounter each other with very poor dialogue... I can't think of one thing that will redeem the first 275 pages enough to make me read the last 75. This book must not have been written by Coulter herself, that's the only explanation I can think of.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I've read almost all Catherine Coulter's works. Until this book, I'd never read one I didn't absolutely love. But, The Edge is disappointing. The prelude was great. Written in first person, it captures the attention with a shared experience thousands of miles apart. After that, the story completely fell apart. The characters were flat and the dialogue stilted. There was promise that the book was coming back to life about 2/3 of the way through when the main characters are kidnapped and subsequently escaped. The book ends quite suddenly with a "formula" kind of ending. It looks as if there are many spin off stories to come from The Edge....hopefully, the characters and the story will be more interesting in the next installment.

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Summary: Could not pick it up
Review: Instead of not being able to put it down, I was not able to pick it up. The dialog did not flow at all, the plot did not seem to work. I have enjoyed her past work, but this book prompted me to write this review, and pack up this book and sell it or donate it to a used book store.

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Summary: Ms Coulter has lost her writing edge
Review: Wow, what a disappointment! The Edge started out with a telepathy scene written in first person. But then Coulter reintroduced two old characters, a terrorist bombing recovery, an entire community of villians, a rainforest survival trek, and drug therapy while killing off characters that were basically unimportant. The real crime was the ending that didn't tie up the plot's loose ends. It was as if Coulter thought that more characters and twists to the plot would make it the Edge a better book. Unfortunately, there was nothing sharp about this edge.

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Summary: Couldn't put it down
Review: Having read the rest in the series, I found that this one was great. I enjoyed the change from normal romances to a mystery/detective. I purchased this book the day it hit the shelves and had it finished that night before I went to bed. Normally not being able to read in the first person, I breezed through this book. Kept me guessing and enthralled to find out what really happened to the sister. I would highly recommend this book or any others from this author.