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Summary: Too intense a twist to know if it was that good
Review: I hounded the library until they got this book on the shelf. Once I got it, I didn't put it down until I finished it. Overall, I think this book was far and above Hornet's Nest, but not as good as her earlier work. Kay has become a familiar character, kind of like an old friend. However, I can't really evaluate this book fairly because of the terrible twist it takes. We know from the dust jacket that Carrie does something terrible to Kay on a personal level. However, when I read what it was, it just stopped me dead in my tracks and everything else after that just seemed to be so unimportant. I would recommend this book to any Cornwell fan. It will be very interesting to see where Ms. Cornwell takes us from here.
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Summary: Oh my, oh my.
Review: I finished reading Point of Origin two days ago, but didn't get a chance to get to the computer until today. I read the other reviews before I put fingers to keyboard. I get tired of reading about people who expect more from authors than a good, page turner of a story. If you want to cure the evils of the world, don't look to fiction for the answers. Patricia did a good job, and I for one am interested in what happens to the villains as time passes. It's a sad statement that Carrie was able to manipulate the system and do the things she does in the story. And as to the comment about the end of the main story from one reader, who knows what really happened? I seem to remember that appearances can be deceiving...Please keep up the good work. I'm recommending this to my pals.
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Summary: Just doesn't measure up.
Review: As a Cornwell fan who has read all of her books (other than the Ruth Bell Graham biography), I have been disappointed with the latest in the series. I must agree with other comments made here that I am tired of Temple and Carrie and would like to see some fresh villains. I was unsatisfied with the ending feeling that she left it too "open" for use in future books. I will continue to read her series and hope that she continues to write "Scarpetta" books because I feel so familiar with the characters. I do miss the feelings that I was left with after reading "Body of Evidence" and "Postmortem".
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Summary: Patricia Cornwell's recycled serial killers disappoint
Review: Honestly, can't she come up with new villians?? Her killers come back to haunt Kay Scarpetta so often, I just want to giggle. Cornwell's writing is always fun to read; I just wish she'd give her villians other motives than a vendetta against Scarpetta and Benton Wesley. Cornwell seems too enamored of her own creation--Scarpetta should solve crimes, not be the cause of them (it's quite tiresome to hear Scarpetta bemoan her fate as a super-competent person--there are moments that I'd like to murder her too.) My advice-read if you must, but wait for the paperback.
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Summary: Another Thrilling Ride
Review: Patricia Cornwell has another winner with Point of Origin. The plot twists and turns, and as always takes her readers along for the thrilling, sometimes heartstopping ride. My only regret is that I could not put this book down, and it was over in a matter of hours! I am anxiously waiting to see what's next for Kay Scarpetta. I might just have to re-read some of my Scarpetta novels just so I don't have withdrawl while I wait! Kay come back soon!
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Summary: This book was better than she has done in awhile.
Review: Patrica Cornwell is the best mystery writer working today. A bad Scarpetta novel is still more entertaining than 9 out of 10 other novels. I was disapponited in the last three Scarpetta novels but I believe she is getting back on track. Point of Origin moved quickly and I could not put it down. I still prefer the first four novels, they seemed to have more emphasis on the crime and less on Kay's personal life. I would like for her to go back to more original storeylines. Hopefully this is really the end of Gualt and Carrie. Now if the tiresome Lucy would just be sent elsewhere once in awhile, we might be getting somewhere again. Marino is the best thing that ever happened to Kay do you think she will ever notice?
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Summary: More like a movie than a book
Review: As a fan of Ms. Cornwell's previous work, this book was a big disappointment. This is a book that seems like it was intended to be a movie -- particularly the final "confrontation" (if it can be called that) between the "good guys" and the "bad guys." The book has a good basic concept, similar to one Cornwell has used before, but fails in its execution. In particular, difficult points are glossed over rather than explained. This book is, at best, a good summer read. And it probably will make a decent movie.
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Summary: At the Top of Her Game!
Review: Patricia Cornwell's last novel is her best since From Potter's Field. She weaves a web of intrigue and suspense that keeps you up late at night. The crimes and the reasons behind them are chilling and the truth sends a shiver up your spine. The book was all I expected and more. Point of Origin keeps pace with the technical detail aspect of her books that Cornwell fans expect. Also Point of Origin makes the reader realize, to a greater extent, the painful impact that Temple Gault and Carrie Grethen both had on the lives of Scarpetta and the ones she loves. It is the final chapter in the torment that Gault began in Cruel and Unusual. Point of Origin has fear, love, remorse, hate, and an array of other emotions that carry the reader into the lives of Scarpetta, Lucy, Marino, and Benton. When you finish the book you are ready for the next chapter in the lives of these characters. Point of Origin is Cornwell at the top of her game and is everything and so much more that her ! ! readers have come to expect over the years.
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Summary: Avid Kay Scarpetta Fan
Review: This book was not as captivating as some of the Cornwell books in this series; however, I was glad to see a hopeful end to some old villians and thought the personal tragedies suffered were a bit much. The readers have worked so hard to follow the personal relationships that have evolved and would like to see some stability in the personal side and more on the criminal side as Kay is a brillant character and should go back to her beginnings and get us more involved in the cases.
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Summary: It left me wanting a little more....
Review: As a great lover of all of Cornwell's other novels this one left me a little short. It seemed as if all the characters were missing what made them so good before, especially Kay Scarpetta. It was a good end to the Gault/Grethen saga but did not satisfy my brain. This is a good read for all those who have followed the series and need that ending. If you haven't followed the saga, I still recommend this book if you like a brain bender. I hope this isn't the end to Kay Scarpetta and Marino!
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