Jack and Jill

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Summary: Another winner!!
Review: The book grabs your attention at the outset and keeps the reader enthralled until the last page is turned. James Patterson did it again with another Alex Cross winner!!

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Summary: Good, but not as good as Kiss the Girls
Review: The book is good at keeping your attention. It is the second Patterson novel I've read (both in the last three weeks). The first was Kiss the Girls and Jack and Jill is not as intense. The Truth School Killer storyline reveals the author's need to infuse the life of black low income Washington D.C. residents into his novels. In Kiss the Girls, you had some description of Alex Cross's home and neighborhood. Although good background for that novel, Patterson goes too far with the Truth School Killer storyline. He should have stuck with Jack and Jill as a solo storyline. The ending was too abrupt and cliche'd in dealing with the conspiracy angle, perhaps because of the overall length of the book. I was disappointed when he cut off the story in the last few chapters. The entire novel would have been much better off focusing solely on Jack and Jill and their killing spree. In fact, more development of their motivation would have been better.

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Summary: What a racist view!!
Review: The writing is literate and interesting but, What a bitter racist view!!

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: This book was excellent.The short chapters made it impossible to stop reading.The story also had an unexpected twist at the end which I liked. Go out and buy this now!

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Summary: Very interesting plot.
Review: This is my first James Patterson novel, but it won't be the last. No way!

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Summary: convoluted but good
Review: This is the first book that I have read by Patterson so I can't compare it to his earlier efforts. Thoroughly enjoyed the story but there was too much going on with two separate serial killers investigations. Patterson could have done more with less story to tell ..ie better develop his characters and tie up loose ends. ...worth the time to read it...now I think I'll go back and read his earlier works that the others were saying are even better..

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Summary: James Patterson outdid himself on this book
Review: This is the first James Patterson book I have read, and it is excellent! This book enspired me to purchase Cat and Mouse, whis is also supposed to be great. I previously was a big Steven King fan, but have changed. You should as well...

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Summary: The best book I've ever read!
Review: This was an excellent book! It is James Patterson at his best. This was the best book I've ever read. It was exciting and VERY suspenseful. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a good read!

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Summary: exciting read
Review: This was my first Patterson book. Although I found it a little too gruesome (?) with so many killings, I couldn't stop reading - even throughout my son's hockey game.. I'll go back and read his other works. I like the short chapters/MTV format

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Summary: Too many loose ends
Review: Too many loose ends in this book. I am still not sure what the 13 year old had to do with anything or why Jack and Jill wanted to kill the President, strange book but I did finish it so it wasn't that bad.