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Summary: That Darn Suspension of Disbelief
Review: The Midnight Club is a book with interesting characters, a nice premise and plenty of action...unfortunately it just doesn't work. These fine attributes are woven together in a plot that fails the dreaded test of believability. The arch-enemy of the hero is so cartoonish, so archetypal that you cannot suspend your disbelief and soon find yourself guessing (correctly) what is going to happen next. When this is combined with the contrived love story, the disappointing ending and the overused "saving the damsel in distress" convention, the book just plain flops. Patterson has written other works worth reading, I suggest staying with Along Came A Spider or Jack and Jill if you are interesting in reading this author, but avoid this particular offering.
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Summary: Ho Hum
Review: I thought I would be able to get through this book in an afternoon, since I usually go through James Patterson's 400-500 page books in a day or two. This one took me quite a bit longer to complete. The story was allright and had a lot of potential, but I got a bit confused at times with all the different villains to keep track off. My biggest problem though was that I could not relate to any of the lead characters. I think the book could have been a lot better if I did.
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Summary: Not his best, but still good.
Review: This was a good book, but far too oversexed. It's something that Elizabeth George is beginning to do, and it's not impressive. Fine, put some sex in a novel, taht's all well and good, it adds another layer to the book, but we don't need it overdone. We don't need obsession with it. The plot of this is quite good, but even though it's quite a short, it seemed a drag on a bit, i don't know why, as i actually really enjoyed it. The characters of John Steafanovich and Sarah McGuiness were interesting ones, and their romance was quite touching. The villain is one of your typical "in the shadows you see him" ones, a bit 2-d but still very frightening and bristling with menace. At times there seems to be too much gun-toting, and it seems a bit overcomplicated. but nevertheless he packs in some great twists and turns, culminating in a novel that, while it may not be his best work to date, is worth a read, even if just to watch how once upon a time he actually coudl write. (But it is plain from some of his recent efforts that he now CANT)
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Summary: I Liked it
Review: This was my first James Patterson read. I will definiteoy read more of his. I thought the wheelchaired principal was a little contrived but . . . . . . . What the heck, it was still a fun book to read and fast reading as well.
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Summary: another pearl from the master
Review: This book is not an Alex Cross book and was written right before he started writing that series. This is a great story about an unorthodox NY detective and his obsession with the man who tried to kill and did kill his wife, the Grave Dancer.
This book is written is his mini chapter format that he is famous for and is well written, exciting and engrossing.
The Grave Dancer is a serial killer who kills for a variety of reasons, sometimes just to watch someone die.
If you liked any of his other books, you will definately enjoy this one.
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Summary: Suspensful? YES
Review: This was my first James Patterson book and it was indeed a thriller. Patterson didn't insult the reader by hitting us over the head with explicit descriptions of the action, but the implications were stunning. Often, he would start a paragraph with a pronoun like "he", and you start to think this is the same male person from the previous paragraph. Oh my, how could "he" be doing that? But as you continue reading, you realize Patterson has deliberately misled the reader and you get to recover a couple of pages later. (Ah - so "he" was the bad guy after all.) The last 50 pages were very thrilling, especially the action in Sarah's apartment. I was dissappointed, however, in that all of our heroes did not directly participate in the final climatic scene.
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Summary: THE MIDNIGHT CLUB WILL KEEP YOU UP TILL MIDNIGHT!!!!
Review: This book will keep you up later than normal. I hated to put it down after I started. Part was a little slow but for the most part it was a very good read. John Stefanovitch was a good character. He fought back after being shot. He continued after St. Germain who was responsible for his getting shot and other personal things that happened. Sarah was fair but Isiah Parker was wonderful. A book with him as the main character would be good. These three are deternmined to bring St. Germain down. Are they able to do it. Read to find out. The ending is very good. A twist but good.
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Summary: Not one of his best, but still a good one.
Review: Having a main character, John Stefonovitch, as a wheelchair bound man was not a good way to go because I myself am not wheelchair bound, nor is anyone in my family. Altogether, the book was good. He was very descriptive at crucial times, such as the Atlantic City scene, really making me feel like I was there.
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Summary: PRE-CROSS BUT STILL WELL DONE
Review: Granted, James Patterson, like any author, has reached his peak with his Alex Cross and now "Women's Murder Club" series, but even in this early effort, much of Patterson's great plotting, deep characterizations, and scintillating plot twists are evidenced. "The Midnight Club" has an interesting hero in the wheel-chair imprisoned policeman, and the villain St. Germain is as nasty as many of Patterson's latest creations. I liked the way the plot switched back and forth from Manhattan to Atlantic City, and the dark noir feel is certainly captured in some of the street scenarios. It's also interesting too in how the villain gets his final comeuppance. A nice entertaining read, and a good precursor to Patterson's later efforts.
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Summary: This is not a new book.
Review: This is not a new JP book. It was first published in 1989, which may be one of the reasons it's not as good as the much later Alex Cross books. I'm almost half way through the book, and I must admit that it's just "OK." From the other reviews, I'm not sure if I should bother finishing it or not--but I probably will.
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