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Summary: Hard to put this book down for even a minute
Review: This book from the very first word starts you on a journey of twist and turns that are totally believeable. I gave this book to three other people who had the same problem of putting it down. This is a must read book for everyone.... Tell everyone about this book. I sure have.
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Summary: complex but flawed
Review: The beginning of the first chapter seemed a little trite and cliched, but I stuck with it. By the end of the third chapter, this book gave me a chill that not even Stephen King could achieve. Unfortunately, that was the high point. My problems with the novel: 1) Coben occasionally undercuts the seriousness of the situation with sarcasm, and some of his metaphors get in the way (there's a boxing analogy during one key confrontation that goes on too long); 2) Some of the characters (the FBI agents, Eric Wu) are a little too broadly drawn, and seem almost cartoonish; 3)Some of the characters have epiphanies at just the right moment to save their skins (Beck taking his dog for a walk, Elizabeth at the airport); 4)there is a bit too much coincidence, and everything fits together too neatly, like a small jigsaw puzzle; and finally 5) the very last revelation at the end seemed to negate some of what came before, i.e., if it were true, why did Beck do some of the things he did? I know part of the reason I didn't like this novel is me-- I like my fiction very dark (Thompson, Vachss, Sjowall and Wahloo), but the problem also lies with much mystery fiction today-- it's the equivalent of a three card monte dealer, relying more on fooling the reader than it does in being grounded in real-life psychology. As clever as this novel is, I only give it a passing grade.
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Summary: A fast read
Review: Coben manages to weave a story with several plots you know will come together in the end. Definitely not a literary masterpiece, but that's not why you read mystery/suspense paperbacks. Thoroughly enjoyable, this is a book that will keep your interest from cover to cover. Quick dialogue and plot twists show Coban's ability to keep his readers interested.
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Summary: Dont Miss This One!
Review: By Far the best Mystery Book I have read this year. This is my First Coben, and I am hooked. It was impossible to put down, Do not miss this book, read it You'll Love it!
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Summary: Engrossing, but falls prey to its own tricks
Review: No doubt about it, "Tell No One" is a gripping read, one of those books that late at night finds your clock a mortal enemy. Coben spins a story guaranteed to draw in even the most jaded thrill seeker. Rather than simply rehash plot points, let me say that while the book is a great escape, it does have flaws worthy of downgrading its rating from a perfect score. The first problem lies in what I call "The One Pager" - that mysterious character that appears briefly to tie all the strings together. It's a cheap writer's trick and beneath the rest of the book. I felt a bit cheated. The second problem lies in the cliched stereotyping of politicians (always bad), businessmen (always bad), drug dealers (not only good, but with hearts of gold), and others. This lends an air of smug superiority that detracts from the rest of the novel. The third problem may or may not be an issue for some, and that is the switches between voice. The main character speaks from his limited perspective, but then the next chapter is from an omniscient narrator's point of view. This alternating change of voice was definitely different, but felt odd in reading. Definitely the reader's call. "Tell No One" may not win any literary awards, but for anyone seeking a good way to wile away the hours, it's a fine way to forget the rest of the world.
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Summary: tb
Review: Tell no one is excellent thriller I absolutely loved I could not put it down once I started reading it. It is full of surprises and twists and turns, and you will have no clue whats going or whats going to happen untill Coben wants yout to. This book has the most shocking unexpected ending ever. I'm not a reader at all in fact I hate it but when I started reading this book I couldn't stop I read in 3 days! Coben keeps you in complete suspense untill the very end which is good because it makes the book harder to put down because you want to know what's going on, I practically lost myself in this book I could picture the story in my head and felt like in some way I was part of the story it was wonderful. Coben is a excellent writer,I will definitley read more of his books. Tell No One is awesome I reccomend this book to everyone it will keep you in suspense and the ending will not let you down, it is a great page turner.
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Summary: Great Vacation Book
Review: Fun and fast paced, Tell No One is a great vacation book. Get lost in it for a week when you're on the beach or away for Christmas. Once you start, it's hard to stop with this one. My only complaint is the ending--slightly too much "who's on first" that adds nothing to the great three hundred pages that preceeded it.
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Summary: Unputdownable
Review: Known for his Myron Bolitar series, Harlan Coben hits a home run with his first stand alone thriller, TELL NO ONE.
Dr. David Beck is a young pediatrician, who for the past eight years has been mourning the murder of his beloved wife, Elizabeth. After receiving an e-mail message with a phrase known only to him and his wife, Beck begins to doubt the circumstances of Elizabeth's murder.
As Beck begins to seek out the truth, he is caught in a web of deception and cover-ups that point to him as his wife's killer, and threaten to destroy him.
With non-stop action and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the last page, TELL NO ONE is the book that should deservedly bring Harlan Coben into the spotlight.
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Summary: Not brilliant; but not bad either
Review: Unfortunately this is a very average thriller. The plot is great; David Beck is attacked and left for dead when his wife is kidnapped and brutally murdered. Eight years later, he receives a mysterious email which suggests that his wife may not have died after all... what a great hook for a reader! The novel, however, is rambling and by the end, I was desperate to finish and skim-read the book not because I cared about the characters, but so that I could find out whether Elizabeth Beck was, in fact, dead or not. The characterisation was pretty average too. In summary, a good story but not a book that is going to keep you gripped on the edge of your seat.
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Summary: It's the small things
Review: Generally, I don't really read books like this, but my mom was complaining about me reading too many stories about animals. I'd thought I'd give something else a try to make her happy...I saw this book on the shelf of my local library, was slightly interested, and checked it out. That was a while ago. Anyway, this story is about a man named David Beck who recieves the stunning revelation that his wife may still be alive. And he voyages off to discover where she is and where she's been... This book seemed to know where it was going, but the writing style was just plain poor. Then again, it's the small things. The characters were rather wooden, the dialogue laughable in parts, and plot just unbelieveable, even in fiction. Especially that ending. But that's a small thing. Another thing that made this book even poorer was the ANNOYING repition of the line "it's the small things." I wanted to strangle Beck every time he said that...The only reason it gets two stars instead of one was the cute way in which Beck defended Pokemon. :-) And even that was hardly worth slugging through this terrible novel. PS - it's the small things.
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