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Summary: The main character gets very tiresome, and the plot wanders.
Review: Having reading two other of the author's books, I looked forward to a plot that developed with some imagination and reality. The ailing main character, should have stayed in NYC and let the female detective do the intelligent work. The dialogue by John Corey soon wore thin, and not much humor was left after the first third of the book
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Summary: Not bad. Not bad at all.
Review: First, I'd like to give the woman who wrote, "My husband laughed out loud while reading this book. My friends recommended it. I found it a complete waste of time." a "10" for her review. It confirms no book is for everybody. I, for one, have no plans to read War and Peace in the next decade or so! I found this book to be very different from the other DeMille books. In most of his other books, DeMille's graphic descriptions create a great deal of horror and suspense. DeMille took a very different approach in Plum Island. There wasn't much suspense and the potential for horror was mitigated by the odd personality of the main character. Still, it was a good, entertaining story.
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Summary: Demille could have done better
Review: A friend of mine recommended this book. It usually takes me a day or two to finish a really good book, because as everyone knows a good book is hard to put down however Demille did not catch my attention until the last 100 pages.I pictured Bruce Willis as a charecter that could play John Corey, if this book ever makes it to the big screen. Maybe Mr. Willis can do justice.
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Summary: Could have been a great story.
Review: How in the world could Demille move from the potential intrigue and excitement of biological terrorism to the ridiculous fantasy of pirate's treasure. This book could have been done in well under 200 pages. I was very disappointed with Demille's earlier works but thought I would give him another try. Never again.
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Summary: Entertaining read
Review: Nice read. I finished the 570 pages in one day. He goes a little overboard in the last 120 pages though, and for that reason I do think The Gold Coast is better. I like DeMille's sense of humor and always laugh out loud 3 or 4 times in his books, and this one is no different. Some reviewers seem to have a problem with the main character Corey being a cynical wise-ass, focused on body parts. Well, in my opinion, DeMille has accurately captured the likely frame of mind of a NYC cop recently shot and sitting around convalescing. Normal men, especially idle ones, really do go around picturing every reasonably attractive woman they meet in sexual situations. There are formal studies that confirm this. Even the "nice guys" do it, ladies.
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Summary: Whatever, something like that, UGH!!!
Review: I've never read one of this yahoos books until now, and believe me, I won't spend another dime on his drivel. I lost count how many times this guy wrote either "whatever" or "something or other" throughout the first 200 pages (I put it down after that, anyone want my copy?). This had the makings of a good read, but his disjointed writing style and first person narrative was too much to take. I, like most people, appreciate humor in one's writing. However, his attempt at humor seemed to be forced and a bit too frequent. It became harder and harder to turn a page with any enthusiasm. Save your money on this "effort" or whatever it's called (please note the irony).
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Summary: A bit better than average.
Review: Although the main character is a pompous, male chauvanist I thought the book was better than others I have recently read. The character's humor becomes old quickly and you sometimes wished he would shut up. Then suddenly one of his stupid jokes would make me laugh and I would continue reading on. The story takes an unexpected twist about midway through the story. Kind o' a neat idea but I think the story loses its fizz. The book could be half as long and still gotten the point across. DeMille is a fine writer and his style makes this book an easy but drawn-out read.
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Summary: Excellent beginning but not consistent to the end.
Review: This is one of my favorite authors. The book started out with his usual excellent storytelling. But, about halfway through, it is like a totally different author began. Very disappointing last half of the book.
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Summary: Great start, stutters and falls
Review: My first Demille's book and it was recommended to me by a lady .. she had'nt read this book either, but had apparently read others and said "This guy writes well". I thought I'd made the right choice and really liked the book - at first. I recommended the book to lots of people and even presented the book to a colleague who was leaving us. Around the 250th page or so, the author begins to lose focus and it becomes quite a chore to finish the book. There is no element of suspense and the book just drags along. As another on-line reviewer had mentioned, there's ample scope for Bruce Willis to display his wares ! I do like his language and his "sexist" humour and caught myself unabashedly smiling and laughing at times. I'll definitely try and read one other book of his.
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Summary: Good plot but writing style is annoying.
Review: I really liked the plot of this book. It was sufficiently complex and interesting. In reading it, I felt as if I learned something which I like. I also enjoyed the thrill ride the book gave. Demille always does a good job of writing page-turners. However, I did not like that the book was written in first person. First of all, I never like books written in first person. Secondly, and much worse, the character whose perspective the book was written from was incredibly annoying and this ruined the entire book for me. I would not recommend it.
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