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Summary: An excellent story by the best story teller
Review: I read this piece after it was published over ten years. The situation around readers changed a lot. But I yelled to the skill of the author. It is wonderful and made me absorbed in it. What is the weakness? May be the end of the story. Although it is exciting in general, but somewhat weak comparing with the master piece.
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Summary: one of the best page turners
Review: I usually don't like reading books involving politics but this one was different. I finished it in two sittings. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because I kind of figured out who "Angel" was. The book was a little predictable but I still enjoyed it. I couldn't put it down because I wanted to find out if I was right about the killer and the others involved. I was. I would've given it 10 stars if I was wrong on all counts; then this book would really blow me away! Just a little criticism on the main character...I think Mary should've been a little stronger. There were a few scenes when she seemed too naive, very un-ambassadorish. I haven't read all of Sheldon's book yet but I'm looking forward to it. Is there a sequel to Windmills? From the last chapter, I think there should be. Just hope they don't make a movie of this........
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Summary: The best book ever
Review: I'm still a sophomore in high school, and I've read alot of books before ofcourse, but this book is the best I've read so far! Mr.Sheldon's books are all really good, but this one is the one I recommend the most. The suspence, romance, etc. is so thrilling that you won't be able to leave the book alone. If you do choose to buy this, I'm definate that you'll enjoy it! Happy reading!
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Summary: IT"S ABSOLUTLETLY AWESOME !!
Review: I've come acrooss a lot of writters,and have read thousands of Books,novels e.t.c.,But one thing i remember about this one is the complete excitement,the fear yet unavoidable thrill of turning page after page of real life drama which you feel unfolding in you.You have to read it and i definately recommend it.The story is fantastic,Mary's strength,courage and enduarance is remarkable and admirable.The deciet,crime conspiracy,is of the highest and most influencial quality.
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Summary: Too Easy Plots with Disappointing Ending
Review: I've read this as if to read a comic of some kind, it was fun enough and that was all. Character developments are poor and the twist and shakes that go along with the story line are somewhat predictable, both of which make reading this book a vindication for your guess work, not a productive experience. Skip if you don't have rich amount of time just to be killed.
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Summary: CLINTON AGAIN
Review: OK--I PUT IT AWAY AFTER ONE CHAPTER AND WILL NOT GO BACK. ALL
YOU LIBS WILL LOVE THIS BOOK, ALL RIGHT WINGERS WILL HATE
SPENDING MONEY ON IT.
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Summary: Sisney Sheldon's surprises & suspence!
Review: Really, this is the best book I've ever read after "The Best Laid Plans" again by Sidney Sheldon. If you are reading other reviews on this book, try to avoid ones telling you the synopsis, or else there will be no point, really, to read this book. I'm not going to tell you what it is about but I could possibly tell you that be prepared that the climax is not reached until the third book. Be sure to read till the end, or you'll regret! Now about Sheldon: He has the ability to frame an innocent person to look like the tyrant of the century and conceal so meticulously the deepest secret of an ordinary person. I guess that's what makes Sheldon's books so special and luridly intriguing!
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Summary: Sisney Sheldon's surprises & suspence!
Review: Really, this is the best book I've ever read after "The Best Laid Plans" again by Sidney Sheldon. If you are reading other reviews on this book, try to avoid ones telling you the synopsis, or else there will be no point, really, to read this book. I'm not going to tell you what it is about but I could possibly tell you that be prepared that the climax is not reached until the third book. Be sure to read till the end, or you'll regret! Now about Sheldon: He has the ability to frame an innocent person to look like the tyrant of the century and conceal so meticulously the deepest secret of an ordinary person. I guess that's what makes Sheldon's books so special and luridly intriguing!
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Summary: Spectacular!
Review: Sidney Sheldon is one of my favorite writers, so it is no wonder that Windmills of the Gods is such an excellent book. Like all his books, Windmills of the Gods is equipped with a silky yet entrancing writing style that makes it impossible to put down. In the story, Mary Ashley, a university professor in Kansas, is appointed ambassador to Romania, which had only recently ameliorated its relations with the West. Mary receives much acclaim and over night she becomes one of the most famous and influential people in the world. However, she finds herself in the middle of a treacherous web of conspiracy and corrupt power, and many parties are after her, including one of the most powerful assassins in the world. Even the reader does not know who Mary should trust as she tries unremittingly to vanquish the forces that are working against her. You are in for many shocking surprises as well as great joys and sorrows as you read this book. It is truly one of the best.
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Summary: "Windmills" vs. "Jackal"
Review: Sidney Sheldon's "Windmills of the Gods" is the first book I have read of the popular author, and I must say that Sheldon's reputation is not exaggerated. To compare his example with what they say about Shakespeare, "In spite of all the people who say he's good, he is indeed really good!" The story is set in the changing world scenario of the late eighties. The Iron Curtain countries are just about opening up and the US has elected an idealistic new president whose dream is to create world peace, and the way to achieve that to open a dialogue with the communist states. For this endeavor, he chooses a bright professor of Eastern European Studies based in Kansas, named Mary Ashley. Ashley, a simple woman unaccustomed to life outside the farming community where she has been brought up, suddenly finds herself in the most coveted seat in all of US diplomacy: the ambassadorship of Romania, which is the first Iron Curtain country to have shown signs of opening up. What follows is a very interesting account of how she copes with the drastic change in her life. Sheldon provides the reader with an excellent insight into Diplomatic Protocol (it's given a humorous touch as Ashley is shown slipping up and confused at how she should exactly behave as the ambassador). However, Ashley does manage to cope and gets some difficult jobs done, which earns her acclaim and respect at home and in Romania. All's going well, except that there are some powerful people from the Old Establishment who do not want to "sellout" to Communists and open the US to Socialist influence, and would rather maintain the status quo in the relations with the Iron Curtain. They see the President and the Ambassador as their prime enemies and resolve to kill Ashley before she succeeds in opening up Romania to the US, which would mean the other communist states falling in line in steady succession. The Old Establishment, to neutralize Ashley, hires the services of "Angel", a lethal assassin whose identity is shrouded in mystery. What's more, Ashley starts to fear that someone from her own staff is after her life. The narrative proceeds to a nail-biting climax on the American Independence Day being celebrated at Ashley's official residence in the Romanian capital. The result is a wholly satisfying and totally recommendable book. An outstanding feature is the characterizations. Sheldon works hard at making his characters interesting, unique, and above all believable. In all fairness, the novel does borrow its central theme from the most iconoclastic political thriller of all, "The Day of the Jackal" by Frederick Forsythe: a head of state whose most dangerous enemies are his own countrymen; an assassin at the top of his game; racy action set on two continents. You might say that Sheldon almost pulls it off, except for one serious mistake: Sheldon tries to have two components in the book: Politics and Suspense, thus intending to produce the result of a political thriller. The first thirty pages are promising in this regard, but as the book moves on, the suspense and action is as livid and exciting as it can get, but the politics part takes a back seat in so much tension. Sheldon does not quite handle the two components judiciously, and does not succeed at making the book a memorable political thriller, in as much as the "Day of the Jackal" was, or, to a (much) lesser extent, that "The Brethren" (John Grisham) was. Nevertheless, Sheldon does make the book move at a feverish pace unmatched by most thriller writers. It leaves you more than satisfied on having spent time and money on it. "The Windmills of the Gods" is a legitimately good book, but I suspect that in time it will move into that corner shelf of my mind in which I store some very interesting novels I have read, but now do not remember them that well and only have a slight idea of what their plots were. There is another, a much more conspicuous shelf, which I never get tired of visiting. "The Day of the Jackal" occupies a pride of place there.
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