Saving Faith

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Summary: Faithless
Review: Although the writer has a pleasant style, the plot is absurd. I gave up after 60 pages.

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Summary: A rather typical, though entertaining page-turner.
Review: David Baldacci's latest work is typical of his other writings: high paced, technically insightful, and demonstrative of the author's intimacy with human emotion. Yet "Saving Faith" fails, perhaps, to deliver the tension that runs through some of Baldacci's other works. The plot is entertaining, yet not unpredictable. Still, there is much that is redeeming: characters are portrayed vividly and in such a manner as to attract the reader's sympathy, and the general flow of events keeps on interested in discovering 'what comes next.' All in all, a fair addition to the genre.

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Summary: Saving Faith
Review: All of Baldacci's books have been exciting, entertaining and "page turners." Saving Faith is no exception. The characters are interesting and the plot is filled with anticipation. As with other Baldacci novels, the reader is encouraged to plan time to read this book...you won't want to put it down!

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Summary: Saving Faith
Review: A little "faith' is needed to stick with this book. But, give it to page 50 and the plot begins to come together. There are more initials...CIA, DDO, FBI, CTC, PAC, etc. in the first few chapters, than Liz Taylor's monogrammed towels. The plot coasts along, in predictable hate/love/hate/love fashion, until someone has a close call with death. The punchline ending is the best part of Baldacci's talent, as it features a few surprises. The "bad guys" are revealed and everyone lives happily ever after, under the safe umbrella of some "initials".

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Summary: Formulaic novel.
Review: Here's a recipe for a best-selling novel. Take one conspiracy orchestrated by high-level government officials. Add one beautiful heroine with a hunky guy trying to help her. Throw in high-tech gadgetry, some chases, a little violence, and a surprise or two at the end. What do you get? You get "Saving Faith," a novel with not a shred of originality, no character development and a tepid writing style. I enjoyed Baldacci's last novel, and I had high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, "Saving Faith" had no "saving graces". I know that it will be a best-seller because of the Baldacci name. The movie rights will be sold for a couple of million dollars. However, I do not recommend this book because it is a tedious rehash of so many conspiracy novels that are much better written than this one. Specifically, the motivations of the characters are cut-and-dried. Either they are greedy and selfish or altruistic and self-sacrificing. The villains are so evil that they lose all human characteristics. The action is unexciting, for the most part. All in all, this is a poor effort by Baldacci.

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Summary: Really boring!
Review: I have put this book down for the last time. I have struggled to get interested...... multiple times. Each time I picked it up again, I came away with the same question: do I care? No compelling plot line to keep me involved; no real interest in any of the characters; I reached page 141 and simply stopped reading and wrote these comments. I have been a victim of the hype usually associated with the release of any new work by a recent NY Times bestselling author. I have to learn to be more discriminating.

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Summary: Audio Voice Disappointing
Review: I am a huge fan of David Baldacci, this is why I purchased his latest novel in CD format for my long drive to work. The story so far is wonderful. The narrator is terrible. In his attempt to "act out" different voices, he makes the women sound like breathy bimbos. This includes the FBI agent. He mumbles so bad that at times I've had to listen so hard that my head hurt. I think Chris Noth (the narrator) was a terrible choice for a usually suspenseful and exciting author.

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Summary: Baldacci Saves Faith but Disappoints Readers
Review: As a diehard Baldacci fan I consider this book his weakest effort so far. The plot is a little too contrived, the characters lack depth, and overall while the book is a decent read, it is not a thrilling page turner like his previous novels. If you have not read Baldacci before don't start with this one. Try "The Winner."It is far more thrilling and much better written.

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Summary: Slow-paced and -witted
Review: This latest from Baldacci is worse than ever: condescendingly torpid storytelling and set-up, a phony love story between two protagonists who resemble life sized Barbie and Ken dolls, and all the action practically spelled out for the reader in capital letters. It's just dumb, dumb, dumb --it would be nice if Baldacci let the reader think for him or herself for once. But he persists in cranking out this third-rate junk. It's a sad slide.

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Summary: Another Great Read by David Baldacci
Review: I am a big fan of David Baldacci's - my favorites so far are Absolute Power and The Winner. Saving Faith was another good read. I did wish that he had developed the storyline about Lee's daughter more. The bad guys were supposedly after her at one point. Also, and this is minor, but it was never mentioned if Lee was ever reunited with his dog who was wounded at the beginning of the book. Look forward to Baldacci's next book.