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Summary: OK
Review: I anxiously awaited this later thriller from Harlan Coben and, after reading it, was a little disappointed. I guess I was expecting another "Tell No One" (in my opinion, his best). I found the basis for the whole story a little weak (deaths at a rock concert)--I was expecting something a little more intruiging (such as ties to Islamic terrorists). Character development was a little weak. Mr. Coben brought in numerous characters from previous novels, and I wish that he had perhaps discussed their pasts a little more (I found myself wishing that I had gone back and re-read "Tell No One", the origin of a few of the characters--Eddie Wu and Heather Crimstein, to name a few). Things got really complicated at the end, and I really didn't like the way the story ended, but all in all I am happy I read it and will definitely read more Harlan Coben novels in the future.
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Summary: Simple and complicated at the same time!
Review: Here we have a novel with an already played out story line. A happy homemaker gets a surprise package in her photo of her hubby with old college buddies. He leaves and is kidnapped. The happy homemaker suddenly gathers more guts and courage than originally depicted in the first part of the book as she jumps head first into finding her hubby. Coben fans are probably thinking about now, "Didn't that happen in No Second Chance?" Anyway, the happy homemaker goes through a rather deep and dark world in her journey to recover hubby and joins forces with such characters as a mobster in an attempt to find him. From there, the plot takes so many twists and turns that you will need a map and a scorecard to keep track. I don't know if the author felt that the simple storyline needed to be complicated or such a complicated tale needed a simple storyline. Either way, the last pages is like a debrief as the author brings together so many loose ends. I like this author, but I think he needs to take a step back and find a new direction in his storylines. So many times, writers get caught up in the "if it worked once, it will work again" pattern. Still, the book is enjoyable and a recommended read.
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Summary: Good Book--Bad Ending
Review: I couldn't read this book fast enough. It started out so good that I couldn't wait for the slam-bang ending to see how all the characters were tied together. But the ending makes you feel like you have to write a book report to describe who was who and who did what and why. It was so confusing I couldn't even believe it. It was like the author got someone else to finish this mess of a plot. I was thinking of getting another of his books to read, but after finishing it, I think not. I can't even loan it to a friend with a clear conscience.
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Summary: GREAT BOOK!!!!
Review: This book was very good. It had alot of action. This is the second book that I have read by Harlan Coben. I plan to read others by this author. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Complex, fascinating, but sterile
Review: This book came highly recommended, and that's the power of advertising, I guess. Still, JOL was an interesting read. The mystery is deep, complex, and Coben takes care to tie up all the threads. But for me, I never get a chance to invest in the characters because I'm so busy keeping track of the plot. I got to the end of it and thought, so what?
The book comes seriously close to matching wits with the likes of Koontz (quit groaning) and Patterson, but despite its technical sharpness, it just barely misses the mark for me.
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Summary: A complete waste of paper
Review: Grace Lawson was just a normal housewife until the day she picked up some pictures at the photo shop and found an old picture of her husband in college with four other co-eds whom Grace doesn't know. That night, Grace's husband, Jack, rushes off without explanation. Grace knows he is in danger and accumulates a group of unlikely allies to assist in the search for Jack against the comically caricature villain of Eric Wu.
Really....that's it. Coben couldn't have been any more clearly writing this with the movie contract foremost in his mind. Between the bad prose, the inane plot, and the tacky corporate product placement, this one is a complete waste of paper.
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Summary: Kept me a Harlan Coben fan
Review: I loved this book, I couldn't not put it down. I have read all of Harlan Coben's books and am a huge fan of all of them. His reoccuring character, Myron Bolitar, is missing from this novel but still has many characters that will no doubt keep your interest. I have passed this book along to friends and it has made them fans of Coben also...definitely worth reading!
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Summary: New Fan
Review: I discovered Harlan Coben and his new thriller "Just One Look" by picking up one those cute little free samplers that publishers place in bookstores to promote new books. The sampler included a preview chapter that left me hanging and yearning for more. I went back and bought the book and was hooked right at the beginning when a typical suburban housewife goes to pick up a pack of photos from a photomat and gets home to discover that someone has mistakenly inserted an almost 20 year old photograph of young adults, one of whom looks like a younger version of her husband.
That same night after showing hubby the photo, she hears his car screeching out of the driveway--out of her life. For good, it seems. This book is an emotional rollercoaster and I enjoyed every second of the ride.
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Summary: Full of Twists and Turns
Review: Injured during a stampede at a rock concert more than a decade before, Grace Lawson is unaware when she finds a misplaced photo in her order from a photo shop that this will lead her on a trail full of mystery and intrigue, back to that one day in time. Harlan Coben has written another great mystery, full of twists and turns, one that will leave you guessing until the very end. This was one book I was anxious to return to and didn't want to leave while reading. I really enjoy this author's style.
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Summary: Spellbinding wild ride
Review: Grace Lawson has a good life, a devoted husband, two lovely children, a nice home and a successful career as an artist. One day she discovers a twenty-year old photograph in with a set of newly developed family photographs. In the old photo is a group of young people, one of which looks like her husband. Her husband, Jack, denies that it is he, but he shortly disappears. The police are no help so she delves into Jack's past herself and finds that she really did not know her husband at all. Grace also has a past. She is a survivor of a stampede at a rock concert known as The Boston Massacre. After being nearly crushed to death, Grace became the poster child for the news media. In Grace's search for her husband she discovers that her past and his past are intertwined.
Harlan Coben tells an intriguing story that is as complex as a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle, but never confusing. There are many twists and turns along the way with a nice surprise ending. It is an engrossing book and was very hard to put down.
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