Total Control

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Summary: Total Control is a Total Disappointment.
Review: To those of you who are expecting something at least as good as Absolute Power, wait. Wait for the paperback so you can cut your losses. The story goes in circles. The key to a good novel is that it makes you wonder what will happen next. This book doesn't. Hopefully, he'll find his voice on the next book

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Summary: Good beach book.
Review: Unfortunately, not upt to par with "Absolute Power". Far too many story lines and plot twists. While I enjoyed the book and recommend it, I was somewhat disappointing

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Summary: Rate it a 6-Not as good as "Absolute Power"
Review: Plot became hard to believe at the end, though it had good suspense level. Didn't get into the book until around page 200. Good book to while time away on airplane

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Summary: Just loved it! Can't wait for novel #3. A page turner!!!
Review: A wonderfully exciting book. I agree with some comments that the female doesn't have to cry every few chapters, but all in all, couldn't put it down. I don't know how David can surpass this and Absolute Power. I'm anxiously waiting for book number three. Good Luck - Daivd!

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Summary: Not as good as the first book but still good
Review: I thought Absolute Power was GREAT!! Total Control had a great plot and you didn't know what to expect next. The story was great but the ending was really disappointing. I thought Jason should have been reunited with his family to make a happy ending

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Summary: Intricate.
Review: Enjoyable because of its twists and turns and the research that underlies the action. However, did any reader wonder why Jason didn't ask his lawyer wife about how to deal with what he had found at Triton. Maybe, even though she worked only 3 days a week, she had outpaced him career-wise and he wanted, by himself, to give her the financial freedom to do what she really wanted -- to stay home with their daughter. If that's the case, then the idealized love he and Sidney shared rings hollow. If David Baldacci checks out these reviews, did you possibly have this in mind

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Summary: What a disappointment!
Review: Time it took me to read Baldacci's books: Absolute Power=finished it on flight from Chicago to Los Angeles. Total Control= 2 weeks. Go figure.

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Summary: Good, but not as...
Review: Absolute Power is definately a fantastic story line. The biggest problem facing John in this newest title is to top it. In my most humble opinion he does match it in story, but not in the character profiles. John Grisham and Koontz, lets also not forget Stephen King have a profound way of uniting their characters into your life. They are protrayed as real life people that jump out of the book. This book, Total Control lacks in this area which makes it continue to be somewhat shallow and unbelievable. It is good reading but don't expect to dream about it

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Summary: Great read
Review: Relentless suspense. Though I would suggest in the future that Mr. Baldacci not have a female character that cannot help but succumb to crying every dozen or so pages. Also I would recommend that he do more weapons research. A Smith & Wesson SEMI-automatic pistol cannot fire on FULL AUTOMATIC

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Summary: Entertaining.
Review: I enjoyed the novel. The plot was intriguing, and it held my interest, however there were some anolamies. Strong female characters in fiction writing are becoming more plentiful, which I thing is outstanding. Cases in point would be the protagonists of Patricia Cornwell and Phillip Shelby. The V.I. Warshawski character is also very well rounded. Not necessarily so with Sidney Archer of TOTAL CONTROL. While she presented a strong sense of will in continuing to learn the fate of her husband, she was also a character who continuously made idiotic decisions that put her in danger. Going back to her office to decrypt the disk was extremely poor judgement for a woman who is continuously hailed throughout the novel for her intelligence. Also I felt that she was far too emotional for her own good. There comes a time in the story when the woman must stop crying, and sobbing, and move forward to resolve her problem. It seems that Sidney could not get through twenty pages without breaking down into tears, which I found very tiresome. I feel David Baldacci is an excellent writer. As a creative writng major at the University of Arizona, I believe I can learn from him, but I feel he could learn more about female portrayals in novels