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Summary: Truly a lousy book - Patterson should be ashamed
Review: Not only does Patterson get most the locales wrong in this trite book based in San Francisco, but I seriously doubt that he wrote the book himself.This is a miserable piece of dreck. Men write books in certain ways and women write in other ways. Caucasions write with a certain style and African Americans do the same. Patterson is presumably (from the jacket cover) a caucasion male. In reading this book, I had the distinct feeling that a black female wrote the book. No man worth his salt would refer to a male character over six feet tall and "in perfect physical shape (sic) etc." being 180 pounds. A man of that height at that weight would be a string bean. And yet that is just what the villains in this piece are described to look like. Then there is the lead character: how wimpy is he?!!!!! He simply moons after the female detective in L.A. and acts like a curr dog throughout. I got so disgusted with this poorly written book that I threw it down several times before I returned it to the store and was successful in getting my money back. Don't bother reading this. Not only does it insult my intelligence by its very existence, but it is such a shoddy piece of writing that most high school freshmen could do far better. P.U. it stinks!!!
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Summary: I'll give it a last try.....
Review: Well actually a couple more times since I believe JP deserves a couple more tries before I really drop him into a "kill" file. Violets are blue is not all that bad. But it greatly lacks of depth and this is a serious flaw in book writing. If you torn the page off right from around page 240 onwards, voila!!! you have 2 novels. One's about the vampire and one is about the payback with the so called Mastermind in which it is absolutely irrelevant. My opinion is, he could've just add a couple of pages more on Roses are Red and finish it off and start with clean sheet with whatever title he would like to put. Having it like now is just utter silly. But I really like the short chapter although some of it are just meaningless and looks like he's writing that chapter after a bad night or day
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Summary: Violets are blue, and so is the book
Review: Very disappointing. Story is weak, actually both stories that are going on in this book are. In past books you can't put it down and you read every word, this book you can put it down and you end up skimming some sections.
It seems to happen with a lot of writers, including James Patterson, they start pumping out the books faster and faster and the quality goes way down.
wait for the paperback.
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Summary: "...the last one was bad, and this one is, too..."
Review: Readers who became Alex Cross fans after reading the first few books in this series would be well-advised to avoid this one. Mr. Patterson has reduced this formerly well-developed and likable character, along with his family and associates, to the literary equivalent of stick figures. What with the "Masterminds," "Sires," one-dimensional characters, pseudo-vampires, banal dialogue and substandard writing and plot that characterize this book, it is more like a comic book than a New York Times best-selling mystery (and this comparison is a disservice to some comic books--sorry!). The musical name-dropping is offensive, too--somehow I can't picture Mr. Patterson kicking back and enjoying the sounds of Trent Reznor and Erykah Badu. They should charge him a fat fee for using their names. Patterson used to be an excellent writer. The real mystery here is what happened to him? Hope someone can solve this one--in the meantime, I won't be spending any more time or money on his books.
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Summary: Enough Already
Review: First I want to say I have bought first editions of Pattersons books since "93".
I actually rate this book less than one star. I got to page 47 before deciding it was a waste of my time.
Wide margins and large print have been the norm for his last few books. This man is out of story ideas. His "Suzannes's Diary" was a crock.
I feel that I have wasted my money on his last three publishings. I will not do so again.
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Summary: oops, he didn't do it again
Review: Having been totally captivated by Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider, Violets was a bit of a disappointment. The plot (vampires) was unbelievable and too much of a reach for me. The new love interest seemed interesting enough, but no deal there. This book just totally lacked the heart-thumping excitement of his earlier efforts. I hope Patterson won't throw out the "detective" with the bath water though. Cross is not ready for retirement.
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Summary: Page turner
Review: I haven't read but one James Patterson book which was Roses Are Red. I thought Violets are Blue was much better. It's only taken a few days to read. Any book that I can read that fast is a good book to me. Those that have said not to buy this book should let the reader decide that for himself.
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Summary: Lackluster!...
Review: and utterly boring. I can't believe this is a James Patterson novel featuring one of my fav fictional characters (Alex Cross). Both plots in this story were lacking and revelations were flat. I give it a generous two stars because I like Alex Cross. I'm glad I didn't purchase and got grom the library instead. I do not recommend.
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Summary: VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ONE!
Review: I have read almost every one of James Patterson's books and really enjoyed the Alex Cross series. I was even okay with his really far off premises in some of the others (kid's with wings...was he kidding?!), but this one is really dragging. This entire vampire premise is way out there and the same BS keeps happening to Alex Cross. I can usually plow through his books in a weekend, and I have had this one on my nightstand for well over a month. I read only a few chapters at a clip. This means I am BORED! I am so disappointed with this one. Wait until it comes out in paperback so you won't have to pay as much or better yet, borrow it. Save your money on this one. Maybe his next book will be back up to par.
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Summary: The Ending Doesn't Save This One
Review: As I was reading VIOLETS ARE BLUE I began to have the same feelings of disappointment I had when I was reading ROSES ARE RED. In both I perservered and finished reading to the conclusion. However, in ROSES ARE RED, the epilogue salvaged the book. Not the case with VIOLETS ARE BLUE. Nothing can save it. There are two disconnected storylines in VIOLETS..., the hunt for vampire killers and the search, confrontation, and identification of Mastermind, Alex Cross' nemesis in several of Patterson's books. Neither storyline was very thrilling or suspenseful. Instead, hunting the vampires seemed like a series of killings described to gross the reader out with brutality, blood and guts. The interactions and final encounter with the Mastermind was also a disappointment. His identity was no surprise and the only question (and hope) is that he will remain dead. Patterson has shown ability in the past, as exemplified by THE MIDNIGHT CLUB. I only wish he would return to the quality of that work rather than the quantity of his recent work. As much as it feels uncomfortable I really cannot recommend VIOLETS ARE BLUE.
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