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Summary: four-plus stars
Review: Having discovered Nelson DeMille with "Gold Coast", I have avidly read every book he has written. I didn't like the ending, but obviously, the author will write further adventures of John Corey. I enjoyed this story even more than "Plum Island", especially the format and found the humor in Corey very appealing. I read it through without looking at TV!
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Summary: Highly Recommended
Review: I started reading Nelson DeMille's work last summer based upon the recommendation of a friend. I believe Lion's Game to be one of his best. The biting wit, which makes DeMille's work particularly enjoyable, is here in full measure and is well balanced with a suspenseful story. I stayed up late finishing this one and then loaned it immediately to my daughter knowing she would find it as good as I did.
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Summary: Not one of his best
Review: This is a disappointment. There are long, arid sections of unnecessary detail that contribute nothing to the story, and far too little character development. The love interest isn't believable, and the plot is left sort of hanging, leaving the impression that a sequel is coming. John Corey and the general ideas and situations in the Lion's Game are certainly good enough to justify a sequel, but I sure hope it's treated better than here. Plum Island, which preceded 'Lion', was much better; sharper dialogue and more credible all around.
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Summary: Fun, Enjoyable Thriller...
Review: This is my third book by Nelson DeMille. HATED General's Daughter, LOVED Plum Island. Loved this book too. John Corey, the hero is really funny. The plot was interesting, I liked the way the chapters alternated between the hero and the villian's point of view.I guessed at the ending and was pleasantly surprised to be wrong. Course it screams "Sequel" at you but after this book I'd buy it right away. Pretty funny too the way the author slams a couple of reviewers who badly reviewed his "General's Daughter" movie. If you like thrillers, definitely check this one out! I can't wait to find out what John Corey does next.
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Summary: Great!
Review: This is one of his best! I was stunned that Mr. DeMille bought a character back for a sequel. The book moves right along and keeps you in suspense right to the very end. I'm re-reading it again for a second time. His knowledge of aviation is very good without the technospeak. I would like to see Mr. DeMille do sequels on some of his other characters. I would like to know if John Sutter ever gets back together with his wife, Susan from "Gold Coast." What happened to Sam Hollis and Lisa Rhodes in "The Charm School?" What about Paul Brenner and Cynthia Sunhill from "The General's Daughter?" And can we forget Ben Tyson? What happened in the aftermath of his court martial in "Word of Honor?" And finally, how did Keith Landry and Annie Prentis make out in "Spencerville?" Please drop us some hints in your next novel Mr DeMille. You are my favorite author! John Bradley
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Summary: Unfortuanately, The Lion's Game was not worth the wait
Review: First things first, I am a HUGE Nelson DeMille fan. He is the only author whose catalog I have read entirely (granted he only has 11? novels), and I have found almost all of his books to be intriguing and hard to put down. The Lion's Game, however, fell far short of what I was expecting. The plot started of fiercely but after the opening chapters took on a predictable, unimaginatively contrived sequence of events. I have come to expect shocking plot twists from DeMille, and the "twists" in this plot (or lack there of) were very disappointing. The humor of John Corey is by itself reason enough to read this book, but if you are looking for a plot that matches the suspense of DeMille's Charm School, Gold Coast, and General's Daughter, then you will be as sorely disappointed as I.
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Summary: A BLOCKBUSTER OF A NOVEL
Review: I skipped Plum Island because I thought it would not be interesting to me. I was glad I decided to read this 600 page plus book. I actually read this novel in 4 days. It was dazzling. It reads at a breakneck thrill of a ride. Nelson made the book shine like the following modifiers: "Outstanding", "Gripping", "Brilliant",and "Spectacular". Don't miss this No 1 for Nelson Demille.
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Summary: Great story
Review: I have read most of Nelson Demille's books and I would rate this as one of the best.
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Summary: Has success spoiled De Mille?
Review: After reading the Gold Coast in 1992, I read every other De Mille book I could find, and then waited impatiently as each new one came on the market, but I have noticed that as De Mille's fame has spread, his gift seems to have been diluted somewhat. Gone are the taut plots and unforgettable characters. (Plum Island was a bit better, and I really liked John Corey the first time around.) The Lion's Game is the worst by far---a made-for-the-movies novel, a crazy-quilt of other characters and other situations--from the mass slaughter of Mayday to a hero who starts off woman-shy but manages to get engaged in less than a week. The novel is also replete with cliches about inter-agency rivalry, not to mention the narrator's verbal ticks (if he flashed his 'Feds creds' one more time, I was going to scream). The parts of the novel that worked best were the chapters written in the third person, where De Mille concentrates on the story and not his middle age male fantasy of adventure and love with a younger woman. Hope De Mille can get himself back on track because he's a mammoth talent, even if a few of his recent works were less than wonderful.
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Summary: Great Characters
Review: Nelson DeMille has done it again. John Corey is a great. Interesting story and a great ending for another Corey story. Can not wait to hear the lines that Dom Fanelli would bring if his character joins Corey in a higher profile.
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