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Summary: It had a slow beginning, but after that it was just great
Review: It was a great book. The action was excellent. The blood and guts were fantastic and the sex was superb. It is just one great book.
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Summary: Another Nazi Thriller
Review: Ludlum seems almost obsessed with Nazis, their schemes and alleged supporters and actions post WWII. This kind of thing - a war tale with lots of action - is a almost a sure hit in the right hands and one cannot argue that the book was a page turner of the first degree.Still, the convoluted time eras, the non-stop action and the predictable ending caused me to remove a star.
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Summary: Another Nazi Thriller
Review: Ludlum seems almost obsessed with Nazis, their schemes and alleged supporters and actions post WWII. This kind of thing - a war tale with lots of action - is a almost a sure hit in the right hands and one cannot argue that the book was a page turner of the first degree. Still, the convoluted time eras, the non-stop action and the predictable ending caused me to remove a star.
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Summary: An unsurpassed plot!!!
Review: Mixing fact with fiction, Ludlum created the read of my life with The Gemini Contenders. From the first pages to the final chapter, the reader is thrown into the suspensful, and often overly realistic scenario of which the plot is based. Trust me on this choice!--Randy
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Summary: Engrossing novel into cold war suspense.
Review: My first Ludlum novel. It created an addiction for Ludlum style cold-war suspense. He creates a web of believablity by using realistic scenery and actual events woven throughout the novel.
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Summary: Entertaining enough
Review: Not as good as the Bourne Identity, which was the last Ludlum I read. It's a good page turner, but the multiple time lines of the plot cause the book to be less focused than some of his other work. The character of the father is much more interesting and layered so the first half of the book is better than the end which stars the more obvious characters of the sons. The style of writing is classic Ludlum and there's plenty of the complex intrigue fans expect. A good book to take on a trip as you won't mind abandoning it after you've read it. If you want to read a masterful spy/war book set across multiple timelines, read Neal Stephenson's 'Cryptonomicon'.
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Summary: Entertaining enough
Review: Not as good as the Bourne Identity, which was the last Ludlum I read. It's a good page turner, but the multiple time lines of the plot cause the book to be less focused than some of his other work. The character of the father is much more interesting and layered so the first half of the book is better than the end which stars the more obvious characters of the sons. The style of writing is classic Ludlum and there's plenty of the complex intrigue fans expect. A good book to take on a trip as you won't mind abandoning it after you've read it. If you want to read a masterful spy/war book set across multiple timelines, read Neal Stephenson's 'Cryptonomicon'.
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Summary: One of his best plots
Review: Robert Ludlum proves that his capacity for plot creation is stellar. This novel rocks you with its pace and twists. After a hundred or so pages you ask, "What could happen next?" Ludlum keeps you on a fast paced run to find out what in the world is in the vault, and you sometimes wish it would slow down so you can make sure you don't miss anything. This book is wonderfully researched and I found myself turning back a few pages regularly in order to not miss anything. One of his very best plots indeed! Read it.
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Summary: The most thrilling of Ludlum thrillers
Review: Somehow Ludlum manages to add to his normally high tension and intrigue by throwing religion into the mix. Most of his books offer scenarios that would be frightening if true, but The Gemini Contenders would be horrifying and then some. By delving into the spiritual relm, Ludlum reminds us that the secrets of a lifetime are nothing compared to the secrets of an eternity.
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Summary: Action-Packed Novel Based In the Heat of WWII
Review: The Gemini Contenders by Robert Ludlum was a great novel that kept the pages turning. It was a story about a man by the name of Vittorio Fontini-Christi who is part of an influential Italian family. He is involved in concealing a religious artifact that could tear the Christian world apart at its seams,but he doesn't know it. He is smuggled out of Italy by a British spy agency, and is sent throughout Europe to disrupt business interactions. All the while he is trying to figure out how he was involved in an event that he had never heard of. Meanwhile the British spy agency is in touch with him trying desperately to find where the artifact was hidden. They know that in the wrong hands, namely those of the Nazi's, it could be used as a weapon against the allied forces. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is looking for a novel that is going to challenge their minds and think through this maze of spy tactics and seemingly unrelated events. Being a teenager that typically does not enjoy reading, I could not put this book down. The detail in the book was so amazing that I felt that I was with the characters sneaking around the shores of Italy, and sitting with a group of high commanders in a secret room in London. I highly recommend this book. People from their teenage years to those who want a good book to latch onto their imagination and let it run wild, all will enjoy it.
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