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Summary: Great Book! Logical thinkers will enjoy
Review: This book was picked up at a garage sale by my husband over a year ago. It had been sitting on my book shelf for that time, unnoticed. I picked it up on a rainy Saturday and started reading. (As a full time working mother of 3 <1,3,6>, needless to say, I don't get much time to read.) I had this book done by the next Saturday. I couldn't wait to get home or for the kids to go to bed so that I could continue reading. I agree with other reviews, the mother heading to Italy in a time of need for her daughter was a bit much. And how she could not sense that the father was the one abusing thier daugher, I'll never know. But the courtroom cross examination was intense! It makes you realize how a simple statement can mean many, many, different things. It takes someone with great wit to turn it around and bring the truth out. As a logical thinker, this book held my interest from beginning to end. As someone who came from an home ruined by an alcholic father and in turn have continued that 'circle' I was able to relate to both Terri and Rosa. Great read I'm on my way to by more of his books.
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Summary: eyes of a child
Review: this is a awesome book it talks about a divorce of two parents and a girl called elena that is caught between the fight for her. the mother has a trip with her lover and leaves the girl, nad then she gets abused by someone.
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Summary: eyes of a child
Review: this is a awesome book it talks about a divorce of two parents and a girl called elena that is caught between the fight for her. the mother has a trip with her lover and leaves the girl, nad then she gets abused by someone.
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Summary: Almost a 5
Review: This is a very good, interesting and smart legal thriller. He has also got a very good mystery built in. The story line is very good with enough sub plots and interesting characters to keep it interesting through out the book. You keep asking yourself, who did it? The inter character dialogue is also a part of the book that keeps your interest. He writes a deeper book then many of the others out there in this filed so it is a book you need to pay attention too.
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Summary: Almost a 5
Review: This is a very good, interesting and smart legal thriller. He has also got a very good mystery built in. The story line is very good with enough sub plots and interesting characters to keep it interesting through out the book. You keep asking yourself, who did it? The inter character dialogue is also a part of the book that keeps your interest. He writes a deeper book then many of the others out there in this filed so it is a book you need to pay attention too.
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Summary: STUNNING WORK
Review: This is only my second RN Patterson book, but wow, what a find! I can't wait to go back and get them all.
"Eyes of a Child" is one heck of a story, that grips you right from its chilling opening until it's shattering finale.
The characterizations are richly drawn and extremely credible. Patterson's way with setting up compelling dramatic scenes is amazing. There's one long scene in the book where Terri and her mother Rosa finally discuss why Rosa stayed with the abusive husband. It's forthright, somber, believable and sad, as well. Patterson does this kind of great work in other scenes, too, including the one where Terri comes to find out her daughter, Elena's, horrifying "secret."
Christopher Paget is a noble hero, and I didn't realize he has been featured in other novels, so I was beginning to think he was the murderer. His trip to the Goodwill is one factor; the "journal" is another.
All of the characters are brilliantly conceived: the evil and despicable Richie, whose death seems more than justified; Paget's teen-age son, Carlo, trapped in those waning years between adolescence and adulthood; Rosa, the mother, is compelling and one can't help but sympathize with her; Caroline Masters, Paget's defense, who is a brilliant lawyer and seems to be a true friend as well.
There are no easy answers in this well-crafted novel and our heroes do some foolish things, but it chronicles the tragedy of what happens when a child is placed in a "used" position, and how sometimes even love isn't enough.
EXCELLENT!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Summary: STUNNING WORK
Review: This is only my second RN Patterson book, but wow, what a find! I can't wait to go back and get them all.
"Eyes of a Child" is one heck of a story, that grips you right from its chilling opening until it's shattering finale.
The characterizations are richly drawn and extremely credible. Patterson's way with setting up compelling dramatic scenes is amazing. There's one long scene in the book where Terri and her mother Rosa finally discuss why Rosa stayed with the abusive husband. It's forthright, somber, believable and sad, as well. Patterson does this kind of great work in other scenes, too, including the one where Terri comes to find out her daughter, Elena's, horrifying "secret."
Christopher Paget is a noble hero, and I didn't realize he has been featured in other novels, so I was beginning to think he was the murderer. His trip to the Goodwill is one factor; the "journal" is another.
All of the characters are brilliantly conceived: the evil and despicable Richie, whose death seems more than justified; Paget's teen-age son, Carlo, trapped in those waning years between adolescence and adulthood; Rosa, the mother, is compelling and one can't help but sympathize with her; Caroline Masters, Paget's defense, who is a brilliant lawyer and seems to be a true friend as well.
There are no easy answers in this well-crafted novel and our heroes do some foolish things, but it chronicles the tragedy of what happens when a child is placed in a "used" position, and how sometimes even love isn't enough.
EXCELLENT!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Summary: My favorite
Review: This is the first Richard North Patterson book I've ever read and since reading this I guess I got hooked to all his books. I picked this up before Degree of Guilt and I have to go back and repeat it again after reading "Degree". Since then, I guess I've read it for more than 8 times already. The courtroom scenes are what I like the best... Read this and I assure you that you'll never regredt it.
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Summary: if you've read his stuff, you'll know who did it
Review: this one took too long to get where i knew it had to go: if the guy has written two other books about this character as the hero, his third won't demolish that image. patterson doesn't write women all that well, but overall this book twisted and turned enough for me to enjoy. the writing gets weaker midway through, as if patterson knew he couldn't finish it under 500 pages. all in all, paperback is a good way to purchase- anything more and i'd regret it. but patterson does write competitive mystery novels.
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Summary: ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS BY RNP
Review: this was my first book by richard north patterson (rnp) which was kind of a mistake. little did i know that there were two books before this one about christopher paget, mary carelli, and teresa peralta. if you havent read "the lasko tangent" or "degree of guilt" read those before you read this one. other then that i really liked this book. its one of those that you just cant put down until you finish it. you might want to read "the final judgement" or the renamed title "caroline masters" after your done with this one. after this book i got into all his other ones which i have really enjoyed. another good ones to read by him are "silent witness" or "dark lady"
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