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Summary: There is no way Baldacci could have written this book...
Review: What a clunker. The prose and grammar are so bad in this book it could not have been written by the same man who wrote Total Control, etc.Also, take the safety off of a revolver? Where might one find a manual safety on a revolver? How about some research? What a rip.
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Summary: Thrills, chills and spills....great summer read!
Review: Fast pace....page turner! I enjoyed the story line...pure fantasty....but what else do you look for in a summer beach book! The villain was well written...the main character just a little too good to be true...but I loved every page of it. This book kept me on the edge, wondering how it all was going to end.....
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Summary: Junky sure, but a great summer read
Review: This book will not join the ranks of the century's greatest works of literature, but for a great summer read; a true page-turner, nail-biter, this is your book. The plot twists and turns and tweaks with you until the very last minute. Suspend disbelief and enjoy the ride.
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Summary: Amazing! Kinda complex and branchy, but amazing.
Review: Jackson has got to be one clever deciever! Fortunately, LuAnn is smarter! It's amazing seeing how she has to undergo all this torture just to get her name cleared and that rat Jackson off her back! I'll probably never look at any lottery the same way again! Even though it was a significantly long novel, I was able to finish it in about a week. I hope I will win at least $100 someday, and I'll think about this book.
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Summary: Junior High prose style- middle schoolers will love it.
Review: I wasn't expecting P. D. James, but I was hoping for a good read. I had seen the author interviewed on television and he seemed to be reasonably literate. But this thing is juvenile beyond belief. I might have "bought" the preposterous story line (even the part about the young mother with super-human strength and the baby which required no care) had I not been so distracted by the prose style (or lack thereof) and the poor, (abysmal describes it better) grammar. I could hardly keep my mind on the plot thread. The prose is equivalent to that one might expect of a seventh grader. I thought this man had been to college and law school. This guy makes Grisham look like potential Nobel laureate.
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Summary: interesting read but not his best
Review: Apparently Baldacci has not taken care of small children much. He makes it seem effortless. The book is fun and I so enjoy his writing.
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Summary: A little hard to believe....
Review: Is it just me, or is Luann Tyler a little to good to be true?? Cumon, the plot is a real page turner but you have to go away from this story saying "Are you kidding me???" There are to many instances where you question what is happening and how it is happening toward the end.
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Summary: Excellent page turner.
Review: After his first 3 books (Absolute Power, Total Control, & The Winner), David Baldacci has established himself as one of the top thriller writers. This book is outstanding from page 1. Through over 500 pages, it never slows down. The characters are all very interesting, especially Jackson who is one of the most interesting villains to come along in a while. In my opinion, this is Baldacci's best yet. Also try the exceptional, exciting, page turning, conspiracy thriller, 'Alien Rapture' by Brad Steiger.
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Summary: Baldacci is a great author, but this one didnt sum up
Review: LuAnne Tyler is a trailor trash woman, who wins, wouldnt you guess it, 100 million dollars. Amazing isnt it? Not really. Total Control was an excellent book, so i decided to read The Winner, even though the intelect level was fairly high, it was one of the few books that i chose to not finish, even though i was very near the end, and i am not normally one to put a book down. If you are wanting to read a David Baldacci, read "Total Control", if you want a cliche story of a lottery winner, that won't make you want to continue reading, read this book. I've read much better, nice try David, but try again.
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Summary: ..never a dull moment
Review: The Winner proved to be a great page turner that I have recommended to anyone who needs to "lighten up" their reading. From beginning to end, the perils of Luann jump off the page in a believeable, readable fashion. This is a great break from Grisham, a fine respite from Kellerman, and a welcome change from Lawrence Block...a great read!
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