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Summary: I wasted my time!
Review: The five hours I spent reading the book were totally wasted. It was such a disappointment. The plot was silly and the characters one dimensional and unsympathetic. I didn't really care what happened to any of them. The whole notion of virgin births is unrealistic and although I realize this is fiction it should at least be good fiction. Let's hope he sticks to Alex Cross in the future.
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Summary: Check out "Child of Darkness - Child of Light"
Review: When I first read the book, I thought this story line sure sounds familiar, and as I go on reading, there's just a similarity of a tv-movie called "Child of Darkness-Child of Light", an 1991 USA tv-movie starring Sela Ward. It might not be of the same scenes but it sure have the same story line along the way. Even at the end of the story, it's almost have the same ending except the ages of both children. Otherwise, it's a page-turner alright.
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Summary: Cradle and All
Review: James Patterson needs to stick to "who-done-it" novels and leave the Father, Son and Holy Ghost out of his writing. He's not good at it! I kept reading this book thinking it would get better. It didn't.
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Summary: Save Your Money!
Review: Flimsy premise, amateurish, poorly developed characters; improbable plot lines, a "curve ball ending" that delivers way too little way too late. Mr. Patterson, return to your genre ASAP!
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Summary: Total Waste of Money!
Review: This book was a great disappointment to me. The characters were two-dimensional and the plot was thin. It was more like a mediocre short story he had "stretched" into book length. I haven't read the original "Virgin" that he "reworked" to produce this book, but he should have left well enough alone. In my opinion, it was not believable and it was not a thriller. I found it to be a rather repulsive work churned out for commercial reasons only. I feel that to a religious person it would be offensive, and to a non-religious person it would be an insult to the intelligence. The only reason I gave it one star was that I couldn't give it any LESS than that.
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Summary: Stick to Alex Cross
Review: If this book is any indication of Patterson's forays into suspense beyond Alex Cross, he should not do so. I found this book to be disappointing in that it was far-fetched, confusing and totally beyond any reality. It was slow reading through most of the book and things, while faster-paced at the end, were a jumble of information that made no sense. I was terribly disappointed and wished I had gone to the library for it instead of purchasing. I am a big Patterson fan, but this left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
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Summary: It's Been Done Before.....
Review: I realized that this was a re-working of an earlier novel, but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway. It was simple and fast-paced, so I went ahead and finished it, but it was really a waste of time. The characters were one-dimensional, the plot-line has been done before (Omen, anyone?). My personal opinion - the ending of this book is ripe for "sequel". I THINK that J. Patterson wants to publish a sequel to this book. However, since the original "Virgin" was so poorly received it was re-packaged, and now gets to take advantage of his fame from "Kiss the Girls". NOW this book will be widely read enough to warrant a sequel. It seems to be all about the $buck$.....I hate to see someone profiting off mediocre work.
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Summary: Incredibly Disappointing
Review: I consider myself a huge Patterson fan, however, after reading Cradle and All, I am losing faith. Regretfully, I didn't read these reviews until AFTER reading the book, or I wouldn't have wasted my time. On a more positive note, I am glad to see that this was a reworking of an earlier novel. It actually gives me hope that the next Alex Cross novel will be back up to par. I don't know what Patterson was thinking, between this one and When The Wind Blows, was he trying to be Dean Koontz or something? Even if his future books have his traditional 'nursery rhyme' titles, if they are not about Cross, and if the chapters are not more involved than two pages, I'm not going to bother.
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Summary: One Big Disappointment
Review: This was one of the biggest disappointments of the year, Patterson should leave the devils and virgin births to the likes of King and Koontz who know how to make these plots work. This was a long drawn out apocalyptical tale that as Shakespear so aptly put it is much ado about nothing. I love Patterson's mysteries and want him to know that this is just not his forte, go back to what you do well, please! I want to read more of the good things and not waste my money on hard back books that disappoint. Please Mr. Patterson, if I practiced law the way you wrote this book I would be sued for malpractice.
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Summary: A Must Read for James Patterson fans....
Review: I love this book. The characters were interesting and the plot was intriguing. I finished the book in about 8 hours. It was fast-paced and a real page turner. You can't read this book fast enough!! I hope they make this one into a movie.
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