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Summary: A Page Turner
Review: The plot is fairly simplistic. The characters could be more developed. However for some reason I could not put the book down. If you are looking for brain dead fun reading, this could be the book for you.
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Summary: Maybe Next Time
Review: This is the first James Patterson book I have ever purchased. I hope he does not make writing like this a habit or he won't be a best selling author. This book was really good half way through ,but after that it just got ugly. Even though I did not enjoy this book as much as I would have liked to ,I always give authors a second chance. I just purchased Four Blind Mice and I hope I am not wasting my time or money.
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Summary: Oh, no!
Review: Starting this book with zero expectations after being so disappointed in Violets are Blue and the recent Murder Club series, I was hoping at least that it would satisfy as the midless summer "beach book" that it was billed as. If you're looking for a book with a ridiculous plot, character development bested by most sixth graders' efforts, and a complete lack of believability and attention to detail, this is your book! Forget willing suspension of disbelief, this is just an incredibly sloppy effort from a writer who used to define the page-turner genre. Skip this one. Personally, I won't make the mistake of reading Patterson again.
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Summary: Flat as can be
Review: No character ever talkes shape. The book is flat and quick. It seems like it was written in a hurry without the author taking anytime for character development which makes the reader uninterested in the plot and what happens to anybody in this horrible book
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Summary: Not one of Patterson's better novels
Review: This is one of Mr. Patterson's poorest works thus far, and I'm a huge James Patterson fan. The quality of writing in The Beach House was not up to par with his other novels, which leads me to believe that Mr. De Jonge wrote this book and Patterson added a few touches and put his name at the top, just to sell the book. Seriously, from a James Patterson fan, don't bother with this book. If you want to read some "vintage" Patterson similar to the Alex Cross series, start with 1st to Die.
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Summary: Stinks like a dead Mackeral
Review: Wow this book is bad. Sets new standards. I had to find something to read before a flight and grabbed this one in the rush. Actually, the first chapter is not awful but the rest is so astonishingly bad that I couldn't stop reading it through the conclusion that was predictable from page 12 or so. If you have a short attention span, hate character development, and want to fit in with the crowd this one is for you. Yikes!!, a #3 bestseller!?! That gives me the fantods.
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Summary: Improbable and unlikely come to mind
Review: All right, yopu don't read James Patterson for believable plots or deep thoughts. The Beach House fits neatly into that category. It is certainly refreshing to read something other than the ALex Cross series.The Mullens family: Jack, Peter and Mack are Irish Americans living in the Hamptons - the worker bees that fix up the homes and keep the boats running. Everything might have been fine, except Peter ends up dead. The local authorities say he took a swim in fifty degree water during a storm surge. His brother Jack thinks differently. Jack takes on a world of privilege and power. It is the classic David and Goliath story. Except Jack tries to use the legal system instead of five smooth stones. WHen that fails he gets down and dirty. There are fast women and faster billionairs romping through this tale of lust and greed. There is blackmail, murder... more murder, kidnappings and true love. There might even be something called justice. A quick buzz for a lazy afternoon.
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Summary: Who are you and what have you done with James Patterson?
Review: I do not know who Peter DeJonge is, and it seems overly convenient to blame him, but this is not the James Patterson book I'm used to and enjoy. The characters are flat, the descriptions ridiculous, and the whole work shows a quite frankly annoying pattern of name-dropping. Oh yes, and I'm from Detroit too- never been shot at. Way to stereotype, guys.
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Summary: This is not the James Patterson I know
Review: The BEACH HOUSE, touted as the #1 New York Times Bestseller, is probably one of the poorest reads I have suffered through in years. The writing is immature and juvenile. The characters are poorly developed and incredibly shallow. The addition of the ever-present and always stupid local town cop does nothing to help this offering. I have long been a Patterson fan and can only suspect that this lightweight invention differs from his customary style because it is co-authored. In conclusion, if you never made it past the ninth grade you might find this book a challenging thriller. If, however, you have some appreciation of a truly fast-moving chill thrill, that is well written, AVOID THIS BOOK!
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Summary: A Great Book!
Review: I have just started to read the James Patterson books. I liked "1st to Die" and "2nd Chance" alot. I thought "The Jester" was really good as well. I thought "Cradle and All" was alright. But this book is by far my favorite one in his set of books. After writing over twenty books this book is great and engrossing. I finshed the last two hundred pages in one day. Mabye even more, I couldn't count. It wasn't a mystery with a dectective looking for a killer, or a serial killer. Only one murder and the family of the dead person, who are all regular people, go off to avenge his death. With Patterson's trademark two through five page chapters, this book is a swift read at 356 pages. I waited over a year to wait for this to come to paperback and in the end it was worth the wait. The murder is towards Peter Mullen also known as "Peter Rabbit." He works at the Neubauer family's beach house in the Hamptons. He works there as a valet. When his brother Jack comes home from work over the weekend he finds his father, grandfather, and girlfriend waiting for him at the station. He then learns that his brother was dead. The cops say it was sucicide but Jack knows that he couldn't have killed himself. He was leading a happy life and he wouldn't have gone out for a swim and drowned. It was the end of May and it was too cold that night to swim. Jack tries to deal with the death of his brother, untill he comes home to find his father dead. All that is left is him and his grandfather Macklyn. They decide to avenge Peter's death, because they both know that he was murdered. But with everybody claiming that Peter killed himself, it turns out that whoever killed Peter bought the cops and the judges and whoever can open a case to Peter's murder. Also with all the trouble between Peter's family and Detective Frank Volpi, it's going to be a very hard quest. "The Beach House" was a great book because it kept you engrossed enough to keep reading on. I find it hard to find books like that because in most books there is always a section where it's a little boring or uninteresting. In this book that only happened in the beginning where you are still trying to get into it. But you get into it very quickly, and when you do, you'll be very glad that you didn't give up on it. The wording in this book is so simple. It's not hard to understand at all and it pretty much classifed as a page turner. The book does not include a high action packed scene at the end, but an ending where you'll be amazed at when they do indeed find out the killer of Peter Rabbit. The plan to unmask the killer is also unexpected and the scenes leading up to that are so entertaining where you need to keep reading to see what they are going to do. Pick up your paperback copy of "The Beach House" today. ENJOY!
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