The Pledge

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Summary: Gripping, funny, and poignant...
Review: I devoured my fingernails, laughed out loud, and even had to dab a tear or two! Rob Kean's ability to evoke so many emotions may be unprecendented among first-time authors. Sure to inspire some unhappiness among short-sighted "brothers," it really shouldn't offend fraternity boys any more than the work of Thomas Harris angers doctors or caucasians. And this former Greek finds it every bit as compelling as Harris' "Silence of the Lambs."

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Summary: Could not wait to get back to this one!
Review: So nice to get away from the legal mysteries and medical thrillers. May be a little far-fetched but couldn't be more exciting and fun to read.Never knew what was coming next. Loved the writing style and the author's clever way of describing things. Particularly, rumors.

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Summary: Greek life, not at its best!
Review: I am a sucker for any novel set on a college campus, prep or boarding school. Unfortunately, I found the book to be suffering from the toos - too wordy, too long and too much going on and not enough fully explained for my liking. I think the premise was a good one but needed some good editing and then some pulling together.

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Summary: A great read!
Review: I loved this book and literally could not put it down. In fact, I woke early one Saturday [5:00 a.m.] and didn't get out of bed till I'd turned the last page at noon. Shawn Jakes is no more of a fantasy than James Bond, and I'm looking for a sequel.

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Summary: Excellent reading material!!
Review: Couldn't put it down!! A book you pick up as soon as the kids are on the school bus. A great book for anyone who simply reads for pleasure but as a mother of 3 sons rapidly approching college age I was a bit frightened after reading this book. I guess that means that I think things like this could actually happen on a campus. Thanks Rob for your insight!!!

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Summary: A must read
Review: Great dialogue, fast-paced and plenty of suspense

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Summary: Misogynistic trash
Review: The Pledge was a disappointment from someone supposedly well educated

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Summary: A real page turner.
Review: I was hooked from the first page. Kean has an ear for dialogue and a gift for suspense. I kept thinking I would stop reading at "end of this chapter," but then something would happen and I would have to read on. Is he working on a sequel?

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Summary: Great book-I couldn't put it down!
Review: I loved this book- great characters, great action, great read

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Summary: Like the ads promised, I read it in one night. Great read.
Review: The characters are funny; dialogue whips along; horrific feminists turn out useful; memorable personification of Rumor; a little too many surprises at the end; probably a realistic view of the college drinking and hazing. I hope not.