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Summary: Excellent, exciting, and terrifyingly real today
Review: Reading this a year ago, being a huge DeMille fan for years, he did not disappoint. In light of the horrible events of September 11, 2001, the book can now be read in another light.Like his other international novels, DeMille wraps together disparate elements into an intriguing whole. This time, it's the terrorist moved by the attack on Khadaffi, and this month's events put some reality to this fiction. A great, gripping read.
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Summary: An eye opener
Review: I finished reading this book just days before the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Pennsylvania tragedies on September 11, 2001. I thought the book was a gripping and chilling illustration of how easily terrorists can gain access to our country. To my horror, it was truer than I thought. While telling the story of Asad Khalil, the book necessarily includes the how and why of his Jihad and his belief that Allah will reward him for destroying part of America. In light of yesterday's events, the book helped me to understand what goes through the twisted minds of people like this.
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Summary: Highly entertaining book - a great & fast read
Review: This book is so very fun to read! I raced through it and then my husband raced through it as well. The length wasn't a bit intimidating - in fact, I believe if it had been any shorter, it would not have been as good. The match of wills and intelligence amongst the various main characters is fascinating. And, I love, absolutely love, John Corey's character. His sarcastic wit had me laughing out loud. He is not a perfect person, but, then, who among us is? I believe this to be classic Demille. If you want truth, realism and sensitive characters, you probably should look elsewhere. If you want a good, meaty story, with great characters, a good good guy, a good bad guy, a romance thrown in for good measure, plenty of suspense and action, then give Lion's Game a try.
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Summary: What a Story.
Review: This is the first Nelson Demille's book that i read and all I can say is, I'm really glad that I followed my guts and bought it. This book is a real page turner and it put you in two opposites view, (the good guy and the bad guy), so you can feel the tense building within each chapter. I also love those dry sense of humor that detective John Corey had. And although some people maybe disagree with me, I really like the ending that Demile gave us (Don't worry I won't spoil it for you).
If you still have second thought about buying this book, then don't, go buy this one. Its Worth every penny you spend.
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Summary: what happened to Demille here?
Review: I have absolutely loved every book he ever wrote so I automatically bought Lion's Game and was I ever disappointed. Even so I am looking forward to the next book,I'm keeping the faith ol' boy.. Eileen
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Summary: DeMille + New York = Good.
Review: This was one of my favorite DeMille books. The writing is excellent and keeps you glued to the book for hours at a time. The book moves along two concurrent time lines, the first is Corey's, the good guy, and the second is Asad's, the perp. This volleying back and forth is one of the things that makes the book so good, and is, in my opinion, why the word "game" is in the title. The pace is very fast and the many pages go fast. I didn't want the book to end the way it did which is the only reason I didn't give it five stars.
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Summary: Fast start, good read, little payoff.
Review: "The Lion's Game" really takes off out of the starting gate, with a bloody opening scene, a vicious villian, and the return of the wisecracking John Corey from DeMille's terrific mystery/thriller "Plum Island." DeMille hits his narrative stride in the (too-long) middle of the book, but the killings become all too repetitive and the love story adds a little heat but no light. The good news is that Corey keeps the book enjoyable throughout--DeMille's dialogue is funny and sharp (though perhaps not quite in Robert B. Parker/Spenser's league). Downside: the lengthy setup serves to telegraph where the story's going. I'll be surprised if most readers don't have it all figured out 1/2 to 2/3 of the way through. DeMille tries a couple of twists, but there are thinly veiled hints like yellow signs warning you of the curves ahead. And without giving the ending away, I wanted a "showdown" and a big payoff, and in my opinion, the book doesn't deliver--quite a letdown after several hundred action-packed pages. A sequel seems inevitable. All in all, I'd recommend "Lion's Game" as a solid beach or weekend read, with lots of violence and some laughs, but don't expect to give five stars to this one.
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Summary: Enjoyable, but toooo long
Review: Nelson DeMille introduced John Corey, his sarcastic and very un-politically correct former NYPD detective in Plum Island. Now John is back and has somehow been contracted to work on the FBI anti-terrorist task force. And one heck of a terrorist has just landed in America, and he is on a killing spree. It is up to John and his partner, the beautiful and bright Kate Mayfield to figure out who, what, when and where Asad Khalil will strike next. The book is written in alternating voices, from John's point of view, and from the terrorist, Asad's point of view. It makes for some inteesting reading, and makes you understand the rationalization of a mass murderer, even if he is insane. The biggest problem with this book is the length. It could have been a couple of hundred pages shorter, and not lost anything in the telling. The ending of the book was a bit of a let down, but probably the most realistic one possible. Overall a fast paced read, but next time an editor needs to help cut the extraneous stuff out, to get the book down to a more mangeable size.
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Summary: A Lion of a Book
Review: As a mystery writer with my first book in initial release, I am a great admirer of Nelson DeMille and his body of work. THE LION'S GAME is one of his strongest novels. It features NYPD detective John Corey and pits Corey against Asad "The Lion" Khalil. Khalil is on a terrorist junket, and Corey must stop him. Corey finds himself assisted by the Feds, including FBI agent Kate Mayfield. DeMille pulls it all together in this book. He has a swiftly-paced yet intricate plot. His characters seem realsitic, and his alternating points of view work fabulously. In addition to the book's fine structure, DeMille also works in generous amounts of humor and social commentary. All in all, THE LION'S GAME is an excellent book.
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Summary: DeMille takes it up a notch
Review: This is typical Nelson Demille, expanded to the front of international terrorism. Full of the typical wise cracks and sarcasm that DeMille scatters throughout his text, the books keeps you laughing while you follow the investigative cat-and mouse of tracking down a mass murderer. Great book.
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