Genre Fiction

It took me 2 weeks to read it, but it was a great book. Highly recommended!
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I don't know what people have seen in this tomb of a novel. I read this for a book group as someone said it was historical fiction and dealt with the creation of cathedrals. HMMMM well, fiction yes, historical possibly. Uninspiring writing, most...
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A client in London recommended the book to me and I bought while I was there. He said it was the best book ever. I had never read any Ken Follett and I won't be reading any more.
The plot was good but his style of writing is not my cup of...
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Suite Francaise captures the weakness of humanity during WW2 rather than the horrors of war - a unique approach which engenders great admiration for the author. The publication could be improved by placing the preface and appendices at the front...
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I recommended this book to my book club after reading about the author and her story (as well as the book's fabulous reviews). Only two of us finished it (and not because they liked it - they wanted to honor the author). Maybe it's the...
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Patience is key with this book. I found the first part, Storm in June, rather boring as it focuses so narrowly on so many different people, many of which are so similarly characterized. Makes you want to say "I get it, move on with the story." The...
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My day job happened to have a connection to the Dexter show - the sister of one of my coworkers worked on the set. My curiosity was already piqued by the premise of a serial killer turned vigilante, and I thought that as a show it would either be...
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I watched the first season of Dexter and couldn't wait to read the books that spawned it. I got the first two books out of the library and eagerly started reading number one. The sinking feeling came on page 8. Here's the passage that caused me to...
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I'm a bit of a Dexter fanatic. After watching just one episode of the Showtime hit, I was hooked, reeled in, and left wanting more and more. I adore the idea of a serial killer who not only kills bad guys (ala The Crow, etc.), but also ENJOYS...
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"The Yiddish Policeman's Union" raises the literary bar, vaulting into the top tier of fiction and establishing a new standard for the detective/murder/noir genre. Literary, fun, tragicomic, profound and light all at the same time; a masterful and...
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The nicest thing i can say about this one is that Chabom has done better!

This is not a review in the strict sense, but my badly addled mind reacting to a horrible book. I cannot dignify this to be either a novel nor comedy, well...
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I throughly enjoyed the book. It started out a bit slow, but I got sucked in pretty quickly. I would describe it as an often dark, sometimes funny, thoroughly entertaining mystery novel. And I liked the chess angle, too.

I'm a bit...
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After enjoying the movie quite a bit, I had to see what the original was like. It was no surprise, then, to find that I enjoyed the book quite a bit, but for reasons not the same. The book is way different than the movie, with really the only...
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I just finished reading I Am Legend and must say it was a disappointing read. Although it is a very short novel, I had to put it down a couple of times and come back to it later because it did not grab and keep my attention. I must say the...
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I bought this book based on the enthusiastically positive reviews here on Amazon, but I'm a bit disappointed. Some of the reviews said the book was far better than the Will Smith movie, so I was expecting something really deep and engaging....
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This book was pretty interesting. It was a thriller with lots of suspense and a little scary for me. Maybe i am just weird, but i actually enjoyed it and i think it is much better than couple of the James Patterson books, such as Double Cross....
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This story could have made a very interesting book! But, unfortunately, the title of my review is what I felt about the book---- I kept reading waiting for the book to start! It was read in one sitting not only because I was looking for the...
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I enjoyed this book. It was different from other Patterson books I've read, like Lifeguard, Honeymoom, Cross Books. I did figure it out half way through the story, but parts of ending were still surprising. I have to say I definately enjoyed it.
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I read this book 3 years ago and was looking up the author on Amazon to recommend it to a friend and I couldn't believe it only has an average of 4 stars. Of course i remember the story but I can't remember every nuance that moved me and put such...
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The premise is interesting -- a man and a tiger aboard a small lifeboat. The novel, however, gets very tedious. And the end with the insurance adjusters (who come across as Laurel & Hardy) was unbelievable. The book was entertaining at times, but...
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i thoroghly enjoyed reading this book. the imagination and execution of the the author's writing style is of high quality. the cadence and movement of the plot was impeccable.

my criticism, however, is in the implicit theme in the...
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This is an epic novel about a bishop, a prior, and an earl who live in England during the 12th. century. Each of these men is ambitious and each has an agenda which comes into conflict with the others. Alliances are made and broken, fortunes are...
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I took this book on vacation with me, looking forward to a satisfying read. Was I disappointed! Overwritten, ridiculous plots, corny descriptions, inauthentic dialogue- awful! A jumped up romance novel.

If you want to read a...
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I did enjoy this book, in fact I couldn't put it down. I could see its limitations though.

It had too much really nasty sex in it for my liking, some parts felt like a romance novel, and the ending was a bit too 'neat'.
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