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Summary: Ok book by a wonderful writer
Review: Sidney Sheldon is a fantastic writer and I enjoy all of his books. They are intriguing. Though, 'The Sky is Falling' is not one of his best, it is still interesting, suspenseful and fast paced.If you are new to Sidney Sheldon I recommend 'The Other Side of Midnight' and 'Memories of Midnight' for your first readings. For me, 'The Sky is Falling' was a little hard to keep up with. Also,I often wondered how Dana Evans could miss so much work and why these important people agree to see her just to tell her they have nothing to tell her about Taylor Winthrop!? I also felt it was odd that Dana was so trusting! The good parts of the book were that I could not figure out who was the head of the conspiracy or why. Also, I was interested to find out if Dana and Jeff and Kemal would all wind up alive and together in the end. Overall, it was a good book, though not quite as good as many of the author's other books.
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Summary: The Mysterious Fall of the Winthrop Dynasty
Review: In a shocking series of tragic events, all five members of the Winthrop family are killed within a year; however, Dana Evans, a Washington television network news anchor, doesn't believe that the deaths are coincidental. She starts an investigation that causes her to traipse around the globe following the business dealings of the rich and powerful Winthrops. The subplot of the novel is Dana's difficulty in raising the traumatized one-armed boy she adopted from Bosnia during her coverage of that brutal war, and her faltering romantic relationship with co-worker Jeff. The intent of the subplot is to humanize and flesh out the main characters, but the dialogue and narrative do little to bring these characters to life. The dialogue is sparse and wooden, and it's difficult to get a feeling for the personalities of the characters or to empathize with them. Long before the plot to kill the Winthrops is revealed, the reader figures out who is behind the whole ugly conspiracy, so there's not much to look forward to in the waning pages of the novel other than getting it over with. However, the conspiracy is awesome (if not particularly realistic) in its complexity, and the manner in which Dna eventually unravels all of the clues is interesting and entertaining. 'The Sky is Falling' is not one of Sheldon's best novel, but fairly entertaining and interesting.
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Summary: and it fell through boredom!!
Review: Nothing like making money off the Sheldon name. I would have been ashamed to write this book. All those 'darlings' made you want to throw up! The plot is trite and predictable, you could punch holes in it with your fist! Terrible book.
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Summary: Boring, waste of time.
Review: I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. It was very unbelieveable. What, a news reporter playing detective, getting away from work, traveling all over the world, getting in to see high profile individuals and having them interested in her questions enough to take the time to talk with her about it. I don't think so. Written on a third grade reading level.
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Summary: Ugh.
Review: The Sky is Falling, the latest of Sidney Sheldon's books, is one of his worst. Sheldon found his formula for writing a best seller some books ago and...he's consistent. Sex, drama, wealth, power...and the shallowist of characters and most fantastic of motives. Then add some travel, an exotic place or two, and a heroine with enough money and a dearth of brainpower. Bingo! Another best seller. Don't fall for it. It's not a very good book.
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Summary: Read "If Tomorrow Comes" Instead....
Review: I have to agree with many others who have said that this is not one of Sidney Sheldon's best works. (Wish I had read the reviews first!) Disappointment is an understatement. The characters were superficial. The plot was boring. And, I guessed the ending right from the beginning. (Of course it wasn't that hard, since from the start Dana Evans thinks that the Winthrop's were murdered... and lo and behold, they were!) I'd recommend this book to someone stranded on a desert island with nothing else to read. I didn't even find it mildly entertaining. I only finished it because I am/was a Sidney Sheldon fan. It saddens me because he has written some good books in the past. This one just wasn't up to par.
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Summary: Fun, But...
Review: This book was a fun read. It flowed well and kept my interest. But it was entirely predictable and filled with stereotypes. The characters were thin and not built up very well.
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Summary: Simply amazing
Review: I think this is one book you can't easily put it down (I didn't sleep till I finished it ) , the plot is tangled in a way you can never figure out the ending, which comes out beautifully and surprisingly, the settings are varied and exciting which adds more suspense and beauty to the events... the main character Dana has such a sensitive, curious, courageous spirit, personally I was touched with what she was doing to Kemal and her affection towards him ( maybe we could learn something or two from her 'human' feelings)..eventhough she easily trusted the new nanny and left her son for long periods of time. But I highly recommend it to everyone I know... you'll really have this feeling that the sky IS falling down...
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Summary: No longer Master of the Game
Review: As Master of the Game, Sidney Sheldon was unsurpassed as a fiction author - until now. This book was the biggest disappointment. The characters are shallow, the plot flat, and as for the proverbial 'couldn't put it down', well, I could.
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Summary: Not as exciting as some of his other books...
Review: I really like Sidney Sheldon's books. They make you turn the pages like there's no tomorrow. You can't put them down! However, this book wasn't as exciting for me. In fact I found myself getting very irritated while reading it because it seemed redundant. Instead of reading this book, I'd highly recommend any of these: Rage of Angels, The Other Side of Midnight, Memories of Midnight, or my favorite, Master of the Game. Sidney is wonderful but The Sky is Falling is not one of his best.
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