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Summary: FAST PACED EXCITING READING
Review: THIS IS THE THIRD BOOK IN THE ALEX CROSS NOVELS. IT IS VERY GOOD AND FAST PACED. ALL THROUGH, IT DID TAKE ME AWHILE TO GET DONE WITH THE FIRST FEW CHAPTERS. BUT AS SOON AS I DID I COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN! READ ALONG CAME A SPIDER THEN KISS THE GIRLS BEFORE YOU READ THIS BOOK. EVERYTHING WILL THEN MAKE SENSE. EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK.
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Summary: Jack and Jill Spend Too Much Time On The Hill
Review: I was disppointed. The first Alex Cross Novel I read was "The Big Bad Wolfe". I loved it. It was action-packed and the short chapters left you wanting more. A quick, fun, easy read. So, I thought I'd try the other 8 novels in the series. Having seen "Kiss the Girls" and "Along Came a Spider" so many times as a movie, I thought I'd start with the third installment. I read 150 pages of "Jack and Jill" and still was not into it. I put it down and went on with life. A year later, I picked it up again, and again read 150 + pages and still nothing. It seemed like there was too much side story or detail. I liked "The Big Bad Wolfe" because it didn't have all that. I wanted to read the earlier novels to get any details or backstory I missed, but this was too much. And it seemed like Patterson was just using up pages.
I hope to try another earlier Alex Cross Novel, maybe "Cat and Mouse", but I'm done trying this one. I may eventually try the first two as well. I will definately be looking for "London Bridges" this Fall. I'm thinking I just picked a slower, more detailed Alex Cross and most are not like this.
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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: Predictable and Anti-climatic
Review: I agree full-heartedly with teekay62 and Sam C. Ogden. This novel lacks imagination in the fact that J. Patterson constantly describes characters by likening them to other characters (i.e. Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard if I remember correctly). I've read several of his other books and have seen "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls". No comparison with this one. He builds up the plot and you expect large surprises, but none come.
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Summary: WOW
Review: This book was very exciting and hard to put down. Since I have been reading the Alex Cross series out of sequence, this book gave me another piece to the puzzle. The two plots in this book are well thought-out. Patterson does a great job in character development. This book presents Alex Cross in a much higher professional level compared to the other novels. He appears very focused on performing his job.
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