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Summary: thrills, chills and more thrills
Review: This is the best novel written by Patterson featuring the unforgettable detective, Alex Cross.This time Cross matches wits with two sets of human monsters. one is a killer preying on poor black children in the neigborhood. The other is a pair of psychopaths called jack and Jill who are killing the rich and famous of Washington D.C.this novel like his other two masterpieces is filled with gut- crunching action, terror, and brilliant plot twists just when you think you figured out who are the killers Patterson fools you again! A classic shocker worthy of Hitchcock!
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Summary: Fantastic, fast paced thriller.
Review: James Patterson does it again. I read Kiss the Girls and felt it was both intriguing and suspenseful. Jack and Jill is even better. I found the concept to two plots and two seperate killers amazing and unique. Jack and Jill will keep you guessing until the very end. If you enjoy reading books that, to some extent, "probe" into the psyche of a serial killer and not just their need to kill, this ones for you. Beware, you may not be able to put it down!
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Summary: Good Story Line and Plot, Great Suspense
Review: After reading many of Patterson's previous novels, this is now one of my favorites. The story moves along well and his ability to keep two different plots and stories going at once is impressive. Solving the mystery behind the identity of "Jack and Jill" kept me going until the last page. A good, quick, exciting read!
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Summary: Absolute Drivel
Review: After hearing much about Mr. Patterson and his previous efforts, I decided to give this novel a try. To put it mildly, this book is quite hard to read. Not because the narrative is so descriptive nor because the vocabulary is so erudite, but simply because I found myself rolling my eyes so often in disbelief. Almost every aspect of this book is trivial. The plot is nonsensical, the dialogue is awkward and reminiscent of a soap opera and the characters are strerotypical at best. I became angry with this story and therefore had to put the book down. FOREVER.
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Summary: Good, strong story
Review: This book was my first by J.Patterson and it was very enjoyable. The story within a story worked well and my personal favourite - a good ending
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Summary: Not Patterson's best page turner.
Review: Jack and Jill was my third Patterson novel following "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls". Patterson kept me up nights reading "Spider" and "Kiss the Girls". However, it took me weeks to finally finish Jack and Jill. Maybe the timing was wrong. I am so tired and frustrated with all of the "real" happenings in Washington, D.C. these days, that it was difficult to entice my interest in these fictional D.C. characters. However, once I got into this read, I did enjoy it and couldn't wait to read the ending. Patterson's continual past referencing of Gary Soneji in this novel has definitely wetted my appetitie for "Cat and Mouse". I look forward to reading more from James Patterson and more about Alex Cross.
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Summary: Another winner...
Review: Jack & Jill proves that James Patterson's previous success with the Alex Cross books are not flukes. Patterson is a great writer and Cross is a fun character. Trying to solve two crimes at once and see if they are in any way related- is no sweat for Alex Cross! With two story lines going on at once, you won't be able to put this book down. There's no shortage of suspense or excitement. And the ending is always the best part. If you have never read James Patterson and you enjoy crime thrillers, you need to give him a try!
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Summary: Descent begins
Review: Once again, Detective Alex Cross is the main character in another James Patterson book. As usual, the story is very fast-paced, with quick, short chapters. Patterson knows how to build tension and accomplish an efficient thriller. This time, Cross and his team have to face two simultaneous enemies: the first, a pair of loose-cannon killers, acting in the high-society and political circles in Washington, D.C.; the other, an insane killer murdering innocent children. "Jack and Jill" is not as good as the previous two books in the Cross series; although Alex Cross is less superhero-like and more humnan in this third installment, the two parallel stories are confusing, and Patterson was not able to create villains and minor characters as well developed as the ones he created in "Along came a spider" and "Kiss the girls". I understand that "Jack and Jill" is somewhat a milestone in the Alex Cross series. From now on, the books are really a step down the ladder. Grade 8.0/10
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Summary: My first Patterson novel......not impressed
Review: Usually, there is some merit when a lot of hype surrounds an author, so, reflecting upon that, I decided to give "Jack and Jill" a read. Maybe I should have started with another of his works, because J & J was a disappointment. I don't intend for this to be a scathing review, just honest. I felt Patterson's prose was extremely juvenile and anything and everything about the story, the characters, the pacing was cliched to the hilt. Cliched to the point of becoming an unfunny joke. I found his constant "namedropping" to be exhaustingly irritating. For instance, his description of one of the villians was, "vaguely reminiscent of the actor Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard." I personally believe this is a lack of imagination at play, and because it happened frequently in this novel, I have a hunch it infects his other works. I actually finished this book to see just how stale it could possibly get. Upon finishing, it ranked fairly high on the "stale scale." The main reason I'm writing this review is because this was a number one bestseller, and I read it...and I just don't understand how that became so. The Hardy Boys Mysteries I read as a child were more mature and better written than this particular novel. I am considering reading another of his works to compare, but this book left such a bitter taste, it'll be a while before I get around to it..if at all.
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Summary: Alex Cross is the Man!
Review: I decided to skip the first two Alex Cross novels, (Kiss the Girls & Along Came a Spider) only because I regrettably saw the first two in movie form.
Jack and Jill was a solid book filled with mind twists and a wide range of emtional moments. Just when you think you have figured it all out, guess again. I loved this book from the beginning to the end. I will continue to read the rest of the Alex Cross Books.
If you are trying to decide if this is for you, I say read it and you will love it too!
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