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Summary: "National Inquirer" material
Review: This story should have been serialized for the "National Inquirer" or one of the similar tabloids. It does not deserve to be a book.
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Summary: Patterson - You stole my money!
Review: If I would have known that this book was a rewrite of a book Patterson wrote 12 years ago, I never would have bought it. Then I read it. Oh, how awful. I really do love Alex Cross, even when he gets bad reviews. But this was an abomination. Two women who are virgins are pregnant...one possibly with a newborn Christ and the other with the devil. Sorry, this just didn't fly with me. I have enjoyed novels that dealt with Catholicism, (The Genesis Code, etc.) but this was totallyboring. The only reason I finished it in 2 days was to go on to my other favorite authors who had books released the same day. James, Alex Cross is your best bet. Plot a story and stop relying on your name to sell a book.
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Summary: Senseless Drivel
Review: Even though the book is a rework of a previous work of his, I can only pray that he did not really write this piece of trash. This book was a complete waste of time. Thank god it read fast because of the short chapters. Patterson should stick to Alex Cross novels. I can't believe this book is still in the top fifteen of the New York Times bestseller list.
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Summary: Patterson at his worst
Review: The book is a wonderful example of the adage "You can fool all of the people all of the time." The book is a poorly written rewrite of his "Virgin" which was not very good the first time around. My wife and I generally enjoy James Patterson. He is a capable writer who usually has believable plots, interesting characters, and enough suspense to keep me turning the book's pages. Cradle and All is an embarrassment to both the reader, who has been duped, and to Patterson who agreed to revive this previously told tale. His editor at Little Brown should be relieved of his or her handling of Patterson. Patterson's fans are going to be suspect of his future work.
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Summary: Wonderful, fast read, Begs for Sequel
Review: This was an amazing little book! When I say little book, I mean..I finished it in two nights, and was sorry when it was over and felt like beggin for the sequel. The two young women, both young, both pregnant with "either a Messiah or the Devi"...Mr. Patterson has me switching teams..rooting for one.. then the other! The end is a suprise, and just begs for MORE! The Priest and X-Nun who star in this exciting read and "very human and exciting to read about! What more can I say? More?
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Summary: No Trimmings with this Turkey Dinner!
Review: Reading this book was like sitting down to a tantalizing turkey dinner without being able to eat any of the trimmings. When all you get is turkey, it's not a great meal. Patterson didn't flesh out his characters enough. The idea behind the story is intriging, but underdeveloped in the final product. I was disappointed by the fact that this was not a new book, but a rewriting. Reading to the end was an effort, but I was pleased with the little twist at the very end of the story. This book gets 2 stars, but then I'm easy to please.
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Summary: Just Awful!
Review: This is the first Patterson book I have read and it will certainly bemy last. The book was just awful! Probably one of the three worstbooks I have yet to read. Its premise, two pregant virgins one presumably bearing the Christ child and the other the devil, would make a great story line. However, Patterson's development of the story was unimaginative, full of cliches, and so simplistic that my 9 year old daughter could have done a better job!... I gave it one star only because no star was not an option on the Amazon rating scale. Please don't waste your money on this book. END
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Summary: Rosemary's Baby meets James Patterson! A Great Novel!
Review: James Patterson continues to blow my mind away. He is one author who cannot be type cast. I fell in love with him by reading the Alex Cross series and CRADLE AND ALL has sealed the deal! If you are wanting to read a good up-all-night-suspense novel, CRADLE AND ALL is it. The reading is very fast and and the momentum never lets up. The story is about two immaculent conceptions that have taken place in different parts of the world. There is also a rise in polio and other diseases and it starts to alarm the Catholic church. It even makes some think that this might be the possible Fatima prophecy spoken about long ago. One child will be the savior of the world and the other will be a child of the Devil. Representatives are sent from the church to monitor these soon-to-be-mothers to see who will give birth to the savior and who will give birth to the beast and what takes place within the pages of this novel is nothing short of awesome! CRADLE AND ALL is a rewrite of an earlier novel called VIRGIN, but it is not the same novel. CRADLE AND ALL is very hard to put down and i was upset when it finished because Mr. Patterson left me wanting more. I cannot understand some of the low reviews that are here. It seems they were expecting an Alex Cross type novel and were upset when they didnt get it. I also saw that people were able to predict the ending to CRADLE, all I have to say is, "There is no way anyone could have figured out that ending!" If scary books are for you, go and pick up CRADLE and just read the first few pages, I guarantee that you will be hooked on this one! Keep writing them Mr. Patterson and I'll keep reading them! An Absolutely Amazing Novel!
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Summary: Madonna - Like a "Virgin"
Review: If books were songs, this warmed over turkey of a novel would be the old Madonna hit song. Repackaged early Patterson is selling well, but it should be selling like the original, Virgin, did when it first appeared in 1980. Poorly. This book is definitely a don't bother -- the characters are neither believable nor likeable, and the plot is thin and far out. James Patterson's body of work work since Kiss the Girls deserves the best-seller status it always enjoys. Too bad this re-hash doesn't. Life is so short, and there are so many books. Don't waste your time with this one.
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Summary: I could tell where the commercials would play...
Review: Wow. As I read this disappointing release, I couldn't help thinking that I was reading an only slightly fleshed-out TV Movie of the Week script. I had been expecting the typical Patterson/Alex Cross-ian suspense and character development, and got nothing but a superficial good vs. evil sparring match. Like a previous reviewer, I finished the book only because I had paid $20 for it!...
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