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Summary: the eternal flames of hell burning within
Review: Kiss the Girls is a wonderful, suspenseful novel, yet it lacks in a few areas. First of all, a positive point is that author James Patterson keeps the reader's attention without stop. One unexpected event leads to another and another. This accounts for the reason why this book is considered a novel in the suspense genre. James Patterson is talented. That one sentence describes the whole book. Many people, including I, could not put the book down, if we had used all the will power within us. Kiss the Girls is one of the best I have ever read and indescribable to the point where one has to experience. The reality of the book is astonishing. It's as if the tension and outrageous environments are palpable. Many times I felt as if I were transported in time and with the women in the "horror house." As each chapter passes by, Patterson feeds his readers a tid-bit of information, just to keep the reader on his toes. The two to three page chapters is a useful technique to keep the reader flipping the pages. Anticipating the next move of Casanova and reading on to find out his conquests is bone-chilling. Just the descriptive words will make you cringe inside. The way Patterson portrays the characters makes them just like people we know. Alex Cross is a person who is true to life; how he sometimes acts impulsively and is a careeroholic makes him all the more real. Kate's character makes us want to sympathize with her and fall in love with her, the first time we meet her. Naturally, the humane compassion side of us wants to reach out to her and pluck her out of the horrid conditions. Overall, the character portrayal is a depiction of reality. At times, the book slows its pace to a snail's crawl. This can be viewed in both a good way and a bad. First, a slowed down pace is necessary in a fast-paced book like this one. On the other hand, the slower parts detract the reader's attention to the faster paced parts. Reading this book made me think how horrible and corrupted our world is. There are people out there who actually kill for a living and indulge in it while they're at it. This is just plain scary. Talking about scary, I would recommend this book to people who doesn't get nightmares easily. Also, people who are of younger age shouldn't read this book either because at times, it gets graphic. Basically, kids shouldn't be exposed to the harsh realizations of life, like serial killings, even though this is only a fiction book. Stories like this are all over the news, and so this book isn't just fiction. These serial murderers exist, and unfortunately these killings happen in real life too.
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Summary: His best- it will haunt you
Review: Kiss The Girls was my favorite James Patterson novel! I read this book a few years ago and still vividly remember the haunting story of a saddistic killer... This book got me hooked on Alex Cross, a detective I found very likable and whose life I became interested in. In this book his niece is one of the victims he's trying to save from an insane psychopath that is abducting girls. Alex is on a race against time to see if he can save her. For those who say that the characters in this book are not believable, I totally disagree. And as for the plot, I read approximately 100 books a year, and only remember the full plot of very few, and this is one of them- That tells me the story is memorable. It might not be deep-thinking, Pulitzer prize worthy, but most crime thrillers are not, that's not why people read them, they're for entertainment value. After reading this I picked up every Patterson book I could find...and I'm still a fan today- if that's not a recommendation for you, I don't know what is!
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Summary: His best- it will haunt you
Review: Kiss The Girls was my favorite James Patterson novel! I read this book a few years ago and still vividly remember the haunting story of a saddistic killer... This book got me hooked on Alex Cross, a detective I found very likable and whose life I became interested in. In this book his niece is one of the victims he's trying to save from an insane psychopath that is abducting girls. Alex is on a race against time to see if he can save her. For those who say that the characters in this book are not believable, I totally disagree. And as for the plot, I read approximately 100 books a year, and only remember the full plot of very few, and this is one of them- That tells me the story is memorable. It might not be deep-thinking, Pulitzer prize worthy, but most crime thrillers are not, that's not why people read them, they're for entertainment value. After reading this I picked up every Patterson book I could find...and I'm still a fan today- if that's not a recommendation for you, I don't know what is!
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Summary: A fun read, but ultimately disappointing
Review: The second in James Patterson's Alex Cross series, Kiss The Girls is a mindless read that will keep you happily occupied for the ten hours it takes to read it, but ultimately this is a disappointing and annoying book. Yes, it is suspenseful. Yes, most of the characters are engaging, sympathetic and endearing. Yes, it is worth the [money] it costs to purchase it, but... This Alex Cross superhero character is less than believable. Idealized to the point of the absurd, Alex Cross is a caricature of the noble African-American man. Intelligent, principled and charming, Cross is presented as a faultless, one-dimensional character whose actions and thoughts are never adequately explained. He is instead presented as the perfect person, lacking the conflicts and contradictory personality traits that make a person fully rounded. What's more, Patterson is clumsy in leading the reader to suspect the wrong person is Cassanova, one of the two serial killers that are terrorizing the US. Once you learn Cassanova's real identity, you are left with an annoying "Oh please; give me a break" moment. What Patterson does succeed in doing is bashing America at every turn. I could do with less of his commentary about the proliferation of serial killers in America and more good old fashion detective novel clues. If I were to meet Mr. Patterson, all of whose books I intend to read, I'd love to ask him why he thinks there are allegedly so few serial killers outside of the US and Europe. Does Patterson think that has anything to do with how little freedom Africans, Middle Easterners and Asians enjoy? Could it have anything to do with the fact that none of these regions enjoys freedom of the press? If a country is lead by a serial killer dictator, do you or does Mr. Patterson believe the mass murdering leader would allow the population the freedom to do anything other than eke out a subsistence living and attend state-sponsor "we love our leader" pep rallies? Another quibble I have with the series is Patterson's obsession with interracial love affairs. While I do not care in the slightest that Alex Cross appears to prefer doing the horizontal mambo with white women, I cannot help but notice that the only people who have any problem with it are Patterson's vilified Southern red necks. Where is the black female voice here? With the exception of Cross's 80-something grandmother, Nana Mama, you don't hear a peep out black women in Patterson's books. Still I like the Alex Cross series and have already begun reading Jack & Jill. Here's to hoping it will offer fewer exclamation points and better clues.
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Summary: Shallow thriller
Review: This is a thriller that reads like a cheap romance novel. The plot is simple and the characters are trite and unreal. After reading a Forsythe novel, this novel reads like a comic book. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one is that it is a mercifully fast read.
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Summary: Exciting and very entertaining
Review: This was one of the best books that I have ever read. It was exciting throughout and very entertaining. I couldn't recommend it more. You will not be disappointed with this read.
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Summary: Frighteningly suspenseful!
Review: Yes, this book is frightening and very suspenseful. I would recommend this book to anyone who has a passion for nail biting thrillers. This is a mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. If you like mysteries this one was written for you. Kiss the Girls is about frightening man in his mid twenties. He goes by the name "Casanova". This creepy character stalks and then captures beautiful, inteligent, young women. Once captured he brings them to his home deep within the thick forrest of North Carolina and locks them up in a room. He then goves them certain rules to follow. If they break these rules Casanova puts a frightening end to their life. In this distrubing case there are many detectives trying to solve it. There is one detective Cross who is passionately involved because his neice Naomi has been captured by Casanova. Detective Cross refuses to rest until Casanova is captured and broughtr to justice. The terribly suspenseful, frightening ending has several surprising twists. I guess you'll just have to read it to find out. This book has a lot of good aspects. It is loaded with gripping suspense from start to finish. The frightening story never lets you take a rest. Another great aspect of the book is that it has very short, snappy chapters. Each chapter is only about 2 to 3 pages long and ends in a very suspenseful twist. This style of writing makes for non-stop, action-packed thrills. There are not many bad aspects about this book. One of the drawbacks is that the author goes into too many gory details. It is also very hard to follow who is who in this book. The good aspects of this story definitely outweigh the bad aspects, therefore, rush to your nearest bookstore and buy this book today.
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