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Summary: An abberation, I hope
Review: A major dissappointment. Loved C athedral, Charm School, Gold Coast, Plum Island and General's Daughter. Hope this is an abberation. The book is much too long. Bored with the protagonists after a while. Plot is too predictable. Hope he returns to the tight plotting that characterized his previous works. Looking forward to the next one; but wished I passed this one by.
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Summary: Terrible ending
Review: This book was enjoyable (although too lengthy by half) right up until the ending. Or should I say lack of an ending? The fact that all major storylines are left unresolved makes this read a colossal waste of time. I personally spoke to the author on 2-12-00 and was informed that there would be no sequel. Therefore, 2 stars is a generous review.
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Summary: The Lion's Game
Review: Outstanding book. I continue to be amazed at how Demille is able to create suspense out of such a variety of backdrops. Although his style is similar in each book, he is able to capture me with a certain uniqueness with each effort. I have read some criticism about the the fact that John Corey will be back in another sequel. While I usually don't like sequels, I can hardly wait to see what John is going to be up to in the next Demille book, assuming he will return. So far I have read every book that Demille has published and recommend them all without reservation.
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Summary: Very entertaining, John Corey is great, but...
Review: the ending (or should I say non-ending) was very disappointing. (Stop reading here if you don't want part of the plot given away) I understand that the author wants to do a sequel, but there was all this buildup to a 'showdown' between the terrorist, Kalil, and John Corey, but instead the reader is left hanging as the terrorist gets away scot-free. Also, I felt the relationship between Corey and Kate Mayfield was very rushed. He sleeps with her once, then they're planning on getting married? Seemed out of character for Corey. The ending of his relationship with Beth Penrose was handled very poorly as well. Despite the flaws though, it was an enjoyable read. Of course, Corey's humor was the saving grace here, and made the book worth reading, but this did not live up to it's predecessor, Plum Island.
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Summary: DeMille is a grand storyteller
Review: On April 15, 1986, American planes bombed Libya. Now, the infamous terrorist Asad "The Lion" Khalil is heading to New York allegedly to defect to the west. The FBI, including former NYPD now Fed John Corey, waits for Asad's arrival. However, when the plane lands, everyone inside is dead and Asad is missing. John thinks Asad killed everyone before escaping somewhere in America. Asad has a personal agenda, vengeance on those who killed his family in the attack fourteen years ago. He begins a terrorist journey across the nation as John and his cohorts pursue him to stop him. John finds his quarry more cunning and dangerous than anything he has ever dealt with, even on the meanest streets of New York. He knows he must change the rules of THE LION'S GAME if he is to survive let alone defeat his sly opponent. THE LION'S GAME marks the return of John Corey (see Plum Island) as a winner for fans of taut thrillers. John retains his street savvy, in your face personality, even when he wanders with a fast food-like romance that feels more like filler material. Still as solid and complete as his character is developed, he cannot compare to his incredibly perfected opponent. Though a dangerous assassin, readers will not only understand Asad and his personal Jihad, but, in spite his deadly activities, at times root for him to triumph. The tense story line is fast-paced and filled with action as expected from Nelson DeMille, who is a sure shot to return to the top of the New York Times best seller list. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Page Burner
Review: Its a great book when you're sorry its over. Its a great author when you can't wait for his next yarn. The Lion's Game is a page burner, I couldn't put it down. The wiseacre dialogue is sometimes corny, but still amusing. The humor of the dialogue is a bit of comic relief from the very real nightmare of international terrorism.
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Summary: SAY GOODBYE TO FRIENDS & FAMILY UNTIL LAST PAGE !
Review: AT FIRST YOU WANT THIS STORY TO END BY READING,READING READING.. YOU CAN'T PUT IT DOWN ANYWAY,MUCH TOO EXCITING...JUST TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH KHALIL LEADS YOU TO THE FINISH MARK,BUT THEN, YOU NEVER WANT IT TO END,NEVER BECAUSE THE VERBAL EXCHANGE IS SPECTACULAR,ESPECIALLY WITH COREY AND ANYONE HE EVEN SAYS HELLO TO...ANYONE IS A VICTIM OF HIS GREAT WIT AND SARCASM AND I FOUND MYSELF LAUGHING COMPLETELY OUT LOUD..WHICH IS REALLY SILLY IN THE DOCTORS WAITING ROOM AND THE QUIET RESTAURANT WHERE I HAVE ONLY MY BOOK TO KEEP ME COMPANY ALONG WITH KATE,JOHN AND ASAD KHALIL...TERRIFYING...PLEASE,MR DEMILLE,LISTEN TO ALL OF US THAT YOU'VE GOT HOOKED ON JOHN COREY..W R I T E S O M E M O R E WITH YOUR EXCELLENT CHARACTER OF JOHN COREY.....IF HE IS ANYTHING LIKE Y O U....WHOA ! ..AN EXTREMELY THOUGHT PROVOKING SUBJECT MATTER AND TOTALLY BELIEVEABLE PEOPLE WHO I REALLY HATED TO LEAVE AT THE END ! ...YOUR NEXT BOOK BETTER BE SOON..I AM GOING THRU JOHN COREY WITHDRAWAL !
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Summary: Best contemporary writer
Review: With Lion's Game, Nelson DeMille proves, once again, that he is the best contemporary writer in America. As with Word of Honor (which rivals Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon"), Cathedral, and Charm School, Lion's Game shows that DeMille is able to weave seamlessly prescient and biting social and political commentary with superbly plotted page-turning urgency. It is a shame that "literati," who tend to disdain fast-paced fiction (preferring the latest restrospective on The New Yorker -- or the generally plodding, angst-driven "coming of [intellectual, sexual, spiritual, etc.] of age" indulgencies), have pigeon-holed DeMille as a "mere" "popular" writer. Simply put, Lion's Game proves that a writer can be "deep" without be boring. DeMille is a master --- a multi-dimensional master. Lion's Game is one of his best! It is a book that you hope never ends.
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Summary: 600+ Rip-Off
Review: Having spent two rather sleepless nights, reading this page burner, I felt like I was absolutely cheated. The author has established himself as a top notch story teller, and until now I have been one of his fans. The book is fast moving, and a good yarn, but unfortunately the last 100 or so pages of a 600+ page novel turned it all off. Instead of continuing on his excellent path, he decided that the reader had enough, and then spent the last 100 pages setting up a sequel instead of bringing the story to a conclusion. There was a person I know who used to read the last 20 pages of a suspense novel in order to decide whether to read it or not. I always thought this to be silly, but in this case it would have been appropriate, of course it would have knocked his book out of the best seller list. Maybe the author should reimburse the reader 16.6667% of his profits (1/6 of 600 pages) for leaving a great story untold. How can such a noted author bend to future book rights rather than give his readers what they deserve a finish as good as the beginning.
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Summary: Hold That Lion!
Review: Another roller coaster ride courtesy of Mr. DeMille. A believable and frightening plot involving an avenging Libyan terrorist, a beautiful FBI agent, and a humorous NYC cop. It is not my favorite, I still love 'The Gold Coast' best, but I really enjoyed the ride!
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