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Summary: Lazy Writer Gets Published!
Review: I just wasted twenty bucks and too many valuable evenings plodding through this deplorable novel. I don't really want to know what possessed Lorenzo Carcaterra, but I really would like to know what possessed the publisher to greenlight this thing. Look, I'm certainly no prude, the dead baby thing was morbid, to be sure, but underscored the ruthless nature of the drug culture. No, what bothered me here was the shallow treatment of too many characters and the lack of real depth in the writing
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Summary: Give Lorenzo A Break
Review: Contrary to my online colleague's reviews, I actually liked this book. It was NO Sleepers but it was an entertaining, fast-paced, quick read. YES, you need to have a strong stomach and a desire to suspend disbelief. But hey, it's just a book. I don't expect masterpieces from this guy
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: This book was fairly entertaining albeit disturbing. The idea of moving drugs inside dead babies was morbid and some parts of the plot were far-fetched. The characters were interesting and I did enjoy reading about their pasts. However, I have to say I was expecting much more from such a talented writer. It was certainly no Sleepers but it was a good read
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Summary: I want my money back.
Review: This is an awful book. Moving drugs with dead babies? Oh, and I really liked the part where Boomer knocked down a building in Manhattan with a single wrecking ball. That's where I chucked this piece of trash.
Mr. Carcattera-reform school is too good for a rip-off artist like your publisher. You can be forgiven since all you are is a crappy writer.
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Summary: This book will give you night terrors, guaranteed!
Review: I have never seen such a disgusting, violent, lurid, horrific plot put into print. I didn't finish this awful story and will recommend it to NO ONE! I had night terrors after the first 100 pages! I have told our local librarian to put a warning label on this one. Not even Stephen King or Dean Koontz create such evil. I hated this book and advise everyone to steer clear....yuk!It's hard to believe that publishers are so desperate to sell their wares....I'd be ashamed to have anything to do with such dirt
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Summary: The worst book of this genre in twenty five years.
Review: From the tedious structure, through the gratuitous repulsive violence, to the implausible plot, (dead stuffed babies making three round trips on a plane --gimme a break!) this is a horrible book. Was it Mr. Carcaterras high school novel disinterred to make a quick buck in order to cashin on SLEEPERS? And oh yes, Mr. Carcaterra, Mercedes 450 SL's do not have a back seat
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Summary: Keeps you going.
Review: Z. Binder's review is right on target. Good material/characters, but good have done more. But still, I can recommend it
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Summary: A good read
Review: The characters were interesting. The plot moved quickly. However, I was not satisfied with the ending. I felt everything was resolved much too quickly, and tied up into a nice neat package, when a more open ending would have suited the story and the characters better. Despite the ending, I still enjoyed the book
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Summary: Great book
Review: This is an above average book that keeps readers on the edge of their seats until they're done, then makes them want more! Mr. Carcaterra did an outstanding job on this book. This book puts you into the eyes of a group of renegade retired cops that are going up against the biggest drug Queen in the US. This nailbiting adventure should be required reading in English classes.
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Summary: disappointing
Review: This is a big disappointment coming from the author of Sleepers. The characters are too broadly drawn, and the situations are all too familiar, making it pale in comparison to Brian Garfield's Death Wish or Andrew Vachss' Burke novels.
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