The Lasko Tangent

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Summary: Entertainment but,...
Review: The book is easy to read, but the fiction goes too far. What happens if you see your boss talking to the enemy? Paget is a hero? Must be because he was in Vietnam. Is it good a hero who smokes dope? I think that sometimes a reader interacts with the main character; in this case I felt dissapointed with this moment when he smokes drug. Otherwise the book is entertaining

Rating:
Summary: Entertainment but,...
Review: The book is easy to read, but the fiction goes too far. What happens if you see your boss talking to the enemy? Paget is a hero? Must be because he was in Vietnam. Is it good a hero who smokes dope? I think that sometimes a reader interacts with the main character; in this case I felt dissapointed with this moment when he smokes drug. Otherwise the book is entertaining

Rating:
Summary: CRISP BUT NOT TOTALLY SATISFYING
Review: This is Patterson's first book, and in his introduction he offers an explanation for its inception. Christopher Paget appears in two later novels, "Degree of Guilt" and "Eyes of a Child" which are far superior novels than this one. Be warned, though---if you read "Degree of Guilt" first you'll pretty much know what happens in this book. Paget is a little overbearing and cynical in this one and not as likeable in his mature years. The pace is pretty effective, and the villains are appropriately nasty. I found the ending a tad bit too brisk; it just seemed to end.
RECOMMENDED IN ORDER TO ENJOY THE BETTER SEQUELS.

Rating:
Summary: CRISP BUT NOT TOTALLY SATISFYING
Review: This is Patterson's first book, and in his introduction he offers an explanation for its inception. Christopher Paget appears in two later novels, "Degree of Guilt" and "Eyes of a Child" which are far superior novels than this one. Be warned, though---if you read "Degree of Guilt" first you'll pretty much know what happens in this book. Paget is a little overbearing and cynical in this one and not as likeable in his mature years. The pace is pretty effective, and the villains are appropriately nasty. I found the ending a tad bit too brisk; it just seemed to end.
RECOMMENDED IN ORDER TO ENJOY THE BETTER SEQUELS.

Rating:
Summary: CRISP BUT NOT TOTALLY SATISFYING
Review: This is Patterson's first book, and in his introduction he offers an explanation for its inception. Christopher Paget appears in two later novels, "Degree of Guilt" and "Eyes of a Child" which are far superior novels than this one. Be warned, though---if you read "Degree of Guilt" first you'll pretty much know what happens in this book. Paget is a little overbearing and cynical in this one and not as likeable in his mature years. The pace is pretty effective, and the villains are appropriately nasty. I found the ending a tad bit too brisk; it just seemed to end.
RECOMMENDED IN ORDER TO ENJOY THE BETTER SEQUELS.

Rating:
Summary: Early Patterson Pretty Smokin'
Review: This is the first of the "Paget Trilogy" and is a pretty decent book. Let's remember Patterson was 29 when he wrote this back in 1979. I guess that could explain the dope references, which didn't bother me at all. A flawed main protagonist??? Oh my God, The HORROR!!! Easy read that will set you up for the much better "Degree of Guilt".

Rating:
Summary: Early Patterson Pretty Smokin'
Review: This is the first of the "Paget Trilogy" and is a pretty decent book. Let's remember Patterson was 29 when he wrote this back in 1979. I guess that could explain the dope references, which didn't bother me at all. A flawed main protagonist??? Oh my God, The HORROR!!! Easy read that will set you up for the much better "Degree of Guilt".