Jack & Jill

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Summary: Jack & Jill - GOOD
Review: I loved Kiss the Gils. I loved Cat & Mouse--but this novel wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. Don't get me wrong--it was good--just not GREAT! Patterson's snappy, 2 1/2 chapters makes a great, thrilling read!

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Summary: Hard to put down once you start reading.
Review: My first book by Patterson, but i plan to read them all. I thought this book was very similar to Grisham novels. A must to read.

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Summary: Enjoyable book, but not the best I have read
Review: Overall a good novel. The book contains two serial killer plots . . . the second one (the Truth School killer) is a bit dry and superfluous. I was hoping for more of Jack and Jill themselves. This was my first Patterson book. I enjoyed the story enough to want to read his other books.

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Summary: My last James Patterson novel...
Review: After reading Along Came A Spider and Kiss The Girls, this book removed any chance of me picking up another Patterson. While I was interested in the ending, I was disappointed with the writing. Unrealistic.

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Summary: Plot is a giveaway !
Review: I usually like James Patterson but I figured out "who done it" about 1/3 through the book. I hope that James Patterson has not fallen prey to the churn and burn style of some other popular authors. This one seems to read "my publisher wanted this yesterday" in between the lines

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Summary: OK, but haven't we seen this before?
Review: Alex Cross is indeed an interesting character Ð cool, erudite, street-smart, and recognizably human. But Jack & Jill is essentially a routine "serial thriller" that belongs to the Patricia Cornwell/Tom Clancy school of writing. It's fairly well-written (though the shifting viewpoints are a bit of a distraction), the dialogue is melodramatic but effective, and the plot twists Ð paced for every 100 pages or so Ð make for diverting entertainment. But I kept thinking the book was too long, that there were too many unnecessary characters, and that I'd seen the plot to kill the President before in "In the Line of Fire." Thomas Harris did this kind of thing much better with Red Dragon.

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Summary: I Love Alex
Review: My one-line summary says it all. With Alex Cross, Patterson has created a complete, lovable, intelligent character. It's a real joy to "find" him, his family and friends book after book. "Jack and Jill" twists and turns at every page and leaves you (as all previous Pattersons for that matter) breathless at the end. Can't wait to read the next one!

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Summary: Gimmicky
Review: An interesting story told through narrative "gimmicks" which detracted from rather than added to the suspense. Very ordinary for its genre. A quick read for a three time zone flight but you'll have forgotten it by the end of the trip.

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Summary: one of james patterson's finest
Review: an amazing read.i have read almost all of james patterson's books and by far this is his best.just as the reader thinks he has the plot figured out patterson through his clever writing style tells you"not even close!!!''this book grabs the reader right from the beginning and doesn't let go until the very last words are read.the character of alex cross combined both brain and brawn,sometimes rare in thie genre of books.if an avid reader is unsure of which patterson novel to start with first,start with this one and i guarantee one will not be disappointed.i personally cannot wait until the next patterson novel featuring dr. alex cross is published.

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Summary: ALEX CROSS AT HIS WORST-A DISAPPOINTMENT
Review: I LOVED ALONG CAME A SPIDER AND KISS THE GIRLS AND MAYBE THAT IS WHY I WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH JACK AND JILL. IT WAS LESS SUSPENCEFUL, NOT NEARLY AS MEMORABLE OR SHOCKING. THE BOOK MOVES ALONG AT A TREMENDOUS PACE, WITH A NEW CHAPTER EVERY OTHER PAGE. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT STORES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER WITH A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON JACK AND JILL. THE BOOK STANDS ON IT'S OWN, BUT DOES NOT COMPARE WITH HIS PREVIOUS ALEX CROSS NOVELS.