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Summary: Ok - but different
Review: It's the fourth in a series. This is the only one that's told from the first person point-of-view. The story's about a man who gets pulled into a mystery involving the illegal manufacture and testing of a drug which inhances sexual pleasure - but it has nasty side-effects. There's a sub-plot involving a psychic connection between him & his sister - it's kinda weak and doesn't really go anywhere, except it begins the mystery (but it never does explain why or how they're psychically connected or if it did I missed it). The main gist is: After Mac (the main character) has a psychic vision of his sister's accident he tries to find out what she was involved in. His search leads him to the drug, drug dealers, and a beautiful woman. At first he thinks she's one of the bad guys, but she's not quite what she seems. They join forces and then the chase is on to find out who's behind it all... The dialog was a little simple and the story was missing the intrigue that the other books had. I kinda liked the humor, but it could have had a deeper plot and a better mystery and the ending's kinda flat - without any flash. The reviewer below called the book 'fluff' - I guess it is in places - fluff & sex - but if you write a book about a sex drug I guess that's to be expected. Savich & Sherlock from the other books are in it. From the reviews I've read everybody seemed to find them their favorite part of this book - me, too. Though this book is separate in itself, you might want to read the other 3 books before reading this one. Each one seems to lead into the next. Overall, I thought it was OK, but very different from the others in the series.
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Summary: Saludos a otros Lectores
Review: A veces es obvio que el texto copiado por los criticos fué tomado palabra-por-palabra directamente de la informacción del publicista. MacDougall y Laura son moderadamente interesantes pero no como para emocionarse tanto. Su Oregon de Coulter suena más auténtico que su Costa Rica, la "jungla de lluvia" de fondo más bien asentandose al molde genérico que muchos escritores acaban por usar cuando tratan con esa región. Machetes hachando ansiosamente por las enredaderas, monos ruidos volando por los árboles en lo alto, por lo general todo mendionado vagamente. No se compara para nada con los sitios reconocibles de "A CAT'S FULL NINE," tan gráfico y familiar como la palma de mi mano. Frecuentemente es cuestión de un escritor de romance que no puede entrarle totalmente al génerro espeluznante, y vice-versa, porque nunca pueden expresar todo al paquete con uno de éstos elementos excepto a costas del otro.
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Summary: Deeply Disappointed
Review: I can't believe how terrible this book was. I had read The Maze and thoroughly enjoyed it. The writing was very immature. I finished the book only out of curiousity, but it was painful and confusing. It was very difficult to follow and hard to believe. I'm glad didn't pay full price for this one.
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Summary: Great story, poor writing
Review: This is my first book by Coulter, and my last. Though the story was interesting enough for me to finish the book, and the research was really solid, the writing is childish. I found myself shouting at the book when characters delivered awkward, polysyllabic inanities during moments of high passion. And the ending, after a huge hysterical build-up, falls kinda flat. One star for plot and one star for research; deduct 3 stars for amateur-hour writing.
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Summary: Difficult to maintain interest.
Review: After reading The Cove, The Maze and The Target I looked forward with great anticipation in reading The Edge. However, as I dislike first person narrative I had trouble keeping my mind on the storyline. I only read half the book. I hope the next book she writes is in a different format. If you dislike first person narrative don't purchase this book.
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Summary: The edge of bad writing
Review: First person writing is an art; not easy to do and CC doesn't pass muster. She was trying to be like her hero Dick Francis and failed miserably. Maybe she should just write romance; nice boy meets girl stories -- mystery and mayhem just confuses her and she confuses the reader.
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Summary: BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!! - WHAT HAPPENED??
Review: I am an big fan of Coulter, and I always buy anything she writes. I have followed this particular series with great enjoyment. WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED WITH THIS ONE??? I did not like the writing in 1st person, you can't get into the head of the other characters. I also didn't really care for the male only perspective. Also, Dillon and Savich were great characters in their own story, but I really didn't feel this book did their characters justice. Real big disappoinment. Wish I had not spent the money. Will wait for the paperback next time...maybe.
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Summary: Drugged Rambo Saves Unsuspecting Children of America
Review: Did I really bother to read this? Unfortunately, this is another example of what readers in America crave: fast paced, poorly written trash that can easily be converted to a TV movie of the week. It seems that even though all the rules of literature are disregarded, books of this type float to the surface of the mainstream, are touted by 'critics' and capture the public's attention. They are unavoidable, ubiquitously lining the best shelf space in bookstores, drugstores and magazine stands with their captivating jacket art, blatant reminders that publishers are out there to sell books, not provide the populace with good reading. The plot in this gem is unbelievable: the stereotypical FBI agent blunders into answers as crudely as he blunders into women. The reader may be careened down a bluff edging the Pacific Ocean in Oregon and then kidnapped to the jungles of Columbia, but somehow these spectacular locales fail to stimulate any of the senses. The supporting characters of the husband and wife FBI team, while sterling examples of love and commitment, lack real warmth, failing to move the reader other than to bore him. The author does her best to make Mac a 'regular guy' who loves his beer and falls fast for the hard-shooting gal DEA agent, but the reader gets the sense that Coulter is trying too hard . . . or didn't bother enough and should enroll in a remedial writing lab to relearn the basic literary elements despite the stupendous amounts of money she must make with such offerings. The mind peaking concept of the sex drug, while having intriguing possibilities flattens with its unfolding, coming off as contrived as a last minute twist in a child's bedtime story. I will say that the story does manage to compel the reader to read on, at least during the first ten or fifteen chapters. Afterwards? Mac and his DEA woman are transmuted into Rambo and Brigette Nielsen; they manage to courageously blast their way out of a jungle crawling with inept mercenaries while under the mind-altering and libido stimulating drug, all for the sake of millions of unsuspecting and (one could conclude) worthless substance-seeking American adolescents. Strains of the 'Star-Spangled Banner', please and while you are at it, slap my wrists for trying to make sense of this and then pass me anything written by Dickens or Bronte or Conrad or . . .
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Summary: Can't believe Coulter wrote this book
Review: Have thoroughly enjoyed The Maze, The Cove and her other books, so was eagerly waiting for this book. What a disappointment. Am glad I borrowed it from the library instead of buying it. Kind of hokey and disjointed. The first person and from a man's point of view didn't bother me. Barbara Delinsky wrote a great book from a man's point of view. This book just bounced around and I had to keep going back to try to figure out what was going on. I thought the characters were kind of silly and was disappointed that she made Savich and Dillon so sappy! Will be willing to try another book again on the strength of her former books, but can not recomment this book in any way.
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Summary: Bad, Bad, Bad
Review: I really hate to give a bad review since i enjoy reading but this was awful. The characters were so dull and not life-like. The dialog was so choppy and imature. The main character "Mac" was just unreal, nobody could survive what he did. The romance seens weren't even good, I mean "Mac" meets this girl "Laura" sleeps with her and now he wants to marry her! Get real! If their relationship was expanded on or even developed properly then it would make sense. And the FBI and DEA agents didn't even come close to sounded or acting like real agents. The book seemed to be written in a hurry. Hopefully on her next book she will take the time and do some research on her characters and story. If your looking for a good book to read, please don't waste your time on this one! You'll want your money back! No kidding!
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