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Summary: Shame on these famous authors !!!
Review: "Chasing the Dime" is SO bad ... a high school student could've written it for homework. Poorly written, cardboard characters, etc., ad nauseum ... Where's the depth, passion and skill of MC's yesterdays? Why do so many authors who only have "X" amount of good books "in them" continue to write anyway - milking their laurels, while we, literally, pay the price? Connelly is at the top of my [...] - alongside Grisham, Grafton, Turow, Crais, White, Lescroarte, Buffa, and Parker (with his Sunny Randall series). At a local book signing, Lescroarte proudly announced he had written his new book in a matter of weeks. Believe me, it showed. Are all the "big names" doing this? Personally, I'd rather they retire altogether than waste another dime on any of them.
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Summary: Read Connelly's Other Works
Review: I found the plot didn't make much sense and for the first time (in reading Connelly) wishing for the book to be over already. Suggestion: don't judge Connelly's works by this book, read the Harry Bosch series instead. They're wonderful.
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Summary: I want my dime(s) back.
Review: I was really looking forward to reading this book by Connelly. I've been forcing myself to finish it in hopes I could overlook the obvious character flaws of the main character, but alas, I'm abandoning it in hopes he comes to his senses before his immaturity gets him ...well, I won't give the plot away. Actually, the plot started out well and with every turn of the page disolved. However, it worked better than Valium to help me sleep.
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Summary: Don't pay more than 10 cents for this book
Review: I can't believe Connelly, one of my favorite genre authors, wrote this book. The premise is weak at best, the characters as deep as a dime, I kept thinking it had to get better, but I was reduced to skipping through the last 100 pages just to get through it.
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Summary: Major disappointment
Review: Having been a big fan of all Michael Connelly's previous books and especially of Harry Bosch, I had a difficult time believing that Chasing the Dime was written by the same author...weak plot, boring characters, and Henry Pierce never came alive. In fact, from now on I plan to check Connelly's books out at the library before investing in one.
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Summary: extremely disappointing
Review: Storyline was silly. Poorly written. Riding on coattails of previous bestsellers.
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Summary: Not the Best
Review: New characters, different subject matter, but not up to the level the author usually hits.
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Summary: Chasing the Dime
Review: After City of Bones this was a bit of a let down. Kind of a slow start although the concept of the computer / internet pimp was a good one. Picks up nicely in the middle and then "slam bam thank you mam" ending al la Periot. Everything tied up neatly with a bow. Not very satisfying. Could have been paced much better and could have used a little more fleshing out of the characters in the book. This book could have used about 50 more pages to be a good read
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Summary: A scientist's meddling puts him in danger.
Review: Michael Connelly's new book, "Chasing the Dime," is a big disappointment. Not only does this thriller have an implausible premise, but its characters and plot are also poorly conceived and developed. The protagonist of "Chasing the Dime" is Henry Pierce, a thirty-four year old Stanford graduate who is a brilliant and obsessive scientist. Henry's field is chemistry, and he is involved in a highly competitive race with other companies who are on the verge of a breakthrough in the field of molecular computing. Henry's long hours and devotion to his work have already cost him his fiancee, who walked out on him when he refused to cut back on his work schedule. Henry's life takes an alarming turn when a seemingly random coincidence occurs. His new phone number turns out to be the same as that of a gorgeous prostitute named Lilly, whose sexy picture graces a salacious Web site called L. A. Darlings. Henry has a soft spot for fallen women, since his beloved sister, Isabelle, was a prostitute who died a horrible death. He has always felt guilty for not saving his sister. Now, Henry reasons, he can redeem himself by saving Lilly. No matter what his unconscious motivations are, I find it difficult to believe that anyone as bright as Henry would be so naive and driven as to risk his life and his livelihood to save someone whom he has never met. Even when he is beaten to within an inch of his life, Henry refuses to back off. The villains in "Chasing the Dime" are stock characters and the ending is ludicrous. The only redeeming feature in this novel is the science. Connelly intriguingly presents the cutting-edge research in molecular electronics that will undoubtedly transform all of our lives in the future. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend "Chasing the Dime," since it is neither a compelling nor a realistic thriller.
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Summary: up and down
Review: I like Micheal Connelly writing, but this one had too many slow
(down) parts and not enough up (exciting) ones as his other books.
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