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Summary: Thoughtfull Thriller
Review: I thought this was an intriguing thriller that did not follow formula. I like it when an author is willing to take chances by not writing the same book over and over. I thought the tension brought on by the virgin births incredible; one child the son of god, the other Satan. I thought this was a good end of the world Novel, though very different than the typical Patterson novel. As long as you are not Looking for the typical i think you will enjoy this novel.I also recommend: "A Tourist in the Yucatan" an excellent thriller!
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Summary: Do what you best, Mr P. This is pap...
Review: I am about 120 pages into this purported novel and find it difficult to class it anything other than "stinker". It is a light weight, superficial attempt to cross over to the occult, bump in the night world of King et al. It's virgin birth thread coupled with two page chapters make it laughable (if I could only forget that I spent good money for this book). Save your money and invest it in Sandford's new "Easy Prey" or Deaver's "The Empty Chair".
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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: I stayed up late just to finish this! I love James Patterson's style and feel that this is one of the good ones! I was a little leary after reading Where the Wind Blows, however, this redeemed him in my eyes! I can only hope that this will not be the last time we see Anne and Justin!
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Summary: Cradle and All : A Novel
Review: A sick little book....... bring back Alex Cross
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Summary: This cradle should fall
Review: Abgd Rvw...I must concur with the majority on this book. James Patterson's work in the fantasy genre is terrible. The story moves quick enough but thats not enough to make this book good. The brevity of the chapters along with the unbelievability of the story the way it was written, would have made this book easy to pass up. Had I believed all the reviews and that Mr. Patterson could write this bad I would have passed it up. Recommend...No purchase
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Summary: I was very disappointed
Review: If I could give this book zero stars I would. Halfway through the book I gave up and read the ending, just to get this over with. I loved Patterson's other novels. They always kept me hooked. Too bad for this one.
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Summary: Waiting for Alex
Review: I generally purchase James Patterson novels as soon as I can find them. Guess I'll be more careful next time. Alex Cross is a much better read than this wild story of virgin births and voices of the damned. I certainly hope he stops before a sequal. He could only make matters worse! Meanwhile, I'll be looking for Alex.
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Summary: Bizzare! (2 1/2 stars)
Review: When you think of James Patterson, this is not the type of book that would come to mind. Basically it is an end of the world, apocalyptic type thriller. Two virgins are pregnant, one with the son of Christ and one with the son of Satan. Floods, famine, disease, etc. is spreading across the world and can only be stopped if the son of Satan is destroyed. Sound weird? Well it is. More of a Stephen King or Dean Koontz type of book, and they would likely do it better. In all honesty if it hadn't been written by Patterson, I may have not even read it. It is relatively entertaining if you can stretch your imagination, and it is definitely fast paced: I finished it in one evening. However it really isn't that great of a book. First, there are way too many characters. The only character you can really feel anything for is Anne, because her story is told in the first person. As for the rest of the characters you feel so detached from them you really don't care what their fate will be. They aren't very well drawn out either past a surface level. The writing also isn't up to the quality that you expect from Patterson. Also, the ending is very cheesy. As well, the entire time I was reading I couldn't help but think of the Schwarzenegger movie 'End of Days' I was half expecting Arnie to appear in the book at any time saying "I vil stop ze Devil" There were also some glaring editing errors. One major one that comes to mind was the fact that early in the book Anne was "nearing thirty", and at the end she was 34 years old. Very rapid aging indeed. Perhaps it was due to the apocalyptic circumstances? Hmmm... I could go on with more errors but I digress. You just shouldn't see sloppy editing like that in a novel by a top author. Overall, I would say that as a library book it was OK, but if I had paid money for it I would be disappointed. Patterson should stick with what he does best, and should also take a little more care in his writing.
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Summary: fantastic
Review: i've just finished with "cradle & all" i could not put in down. riviting, mind boggling and kept me on the edge of my chair. i've enjoyed many books written by Patterson and i loved them all. can't wait to see if there's a follow-up to this book.
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Summary: Cradle and all
Review: What was he smoking when he wrote this one? I gave it one star, but I'm still not sure why.Don't waste your time, money or effort.
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