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Summary: Another Page Turner
Review: .......And I thought the first novel had me going. This one had you wondering exactly how the whole plot would turn out with Dr. Lucas, Dr. Clevenger and let's not forget Kathy. You were forced to continue reading because the author captured you from the first page! This was indeed a pretty good follow up from Denial and I'd say a must read. It was full of "what or who's next!
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Summary: A worthy sequel to a debut novel
Review: Ablow knows addiction and psychiatry like the back of his hand, making me wonder what personal demons he may harbor in his closet.He writes like an addict on crystal meth; he is an intense and very graphic writer with bundles of talent. He narrates a fascinating story about a hostage situation at a mental hospital and doesn't slow down. Ablow keeps the story going at a break-neck speed and writes an interesting cast of characters, smooth storytelling, and the surprises are shocking and astounding. He has a talent for keeping the readers in suspense and twisting the knife a little deeper. A great read!!
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Summary: Ablow's most flawed novel...
Review: After reading all four in the Clevanger series, "Projection" is the weakest of them, but still is a good book. It follows up the events of "Denial", and it feels like Ablow is trying to neatly wrap up the mess at the end of "Denial". Basically, Dr. Lucas, the slimebucket plastic surgeon from the first book, is in prison, and goes over the edge. Dr. Clevanger knows that Dr. Lucas didn't do the crimes that he was put in prison for(*you have to read Denial to know how he knows this*), and so there is some tension when he is called to help negoiate a hostage sitution where Lucas and a band of psycho patients take over the prison hospital. The violence is overdone(which I felt was the weakest point), but Clevanger's investigation of Lucas's past is well done, and we first meet North Anderson, who is important to later books. The ending was a bit of a letdown, but it does neatly tie all the loose ends up, and leaves a blank slate so to speak for "Compulsion"
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Summary: Ablow's most flawed novel...
Review: After reading all four in the Clevanger series, "Projection" is the weakest of them, but still is a good book. It follows up the events of "Denial", and it feels like Ablow is trying to neatly wrap up the mess at the end of "Denial". Basically, Dr. Lucas, the slimebucket plastic surgeon from the first book, is in prison, and goes over the edge. Dr. Clevanger knows that Dr. Lucas didn't do the crimes that he was put in prison for(*you have to read Denial to know how he knows this*), and so there is some tension when he is called to help negoiate a hostage sitution where Lucas and a band of psycho patients take over the prison hospital. The violence is overdone(which I felt was the weakest point), but Clevanger's investigation of Lucas's past is well done, and we first meet North Anderson, who is important to later books. The ending was a bit of a letdown, but it does neatly tie all the loose ends up, and leaves a blank slate so to speak for "Compulsion"
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Summary: Ablow's most flawed novel...
Review: After reading all four in the Clevanger series, "Projection" is the weakest of them, but still is a good book. It follows up the events of "Denial", and it feels like Ablow is trying to neatly wrap up the mess at the end of "Denial". Basically, Dr. Lucas, the slimebucket plastic surgeon from the first book, is in prison, and goes over the edge. Dr. Clevanger knows that Dr. Lucas didn't do the crimes that he was put in prison for(*you have to read Denial to know how he knows this*), and so there is some tension when he is called to help negoiate a hostage sitution where Lucas and a band of psycho patients take over the prison hospital. The violence is overdone(which I felt was the weakest point), but Clevanger's investigation of Lucas's past is well done, and we first meet North Anderson, who is important to later books. The ending was a bit of a letdown, but it does neatly tie all the loose ends up, and leaves a blank slate so to speak for "Compulsion"
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Summary: I Don't Get It
Review: As most sequels go, I was not expecting much from Keith Ablow's "Projection". The first novel "Denial" was poorly written and I found very little of any value. "Projection" however is much better in every way shape and form. Ablow has a sharp nightmarish voice in this novel. He is slowly becoming like Thomas Harris with his ability to keep people up late into the night reading to find out what will happen next. "Projection" picks up right where "Denial" left off. This novel is much more well rounded and the last half of the novel will fly by. Clevender is still a main character that is very hard to like, due to his past and present demons tormenting him. Some of the chapters contain graphic acts of violence not suitable for every reader. Ablow has shown that he has grown a little as an author and should find some great new success in future novels.
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Summary: Ablow a New Voice In Nightmarish Fiction
Review: As most sequels go, I was not expecting much from Keith Ablow's "Projection". The first novel "Denial" was poorly written and I found very little of any value. "Projection" however is much better in every way shape and form. Ablow has a sharp nightmarish voice in this novel. He is slowly becoming like Thomas Harris with his ability to keep people up late into the night reading to find out what will happen next. "Projection" picks up right where "Denial" left off. This novel is much more well rounded and the last half of the novel will fly by. Clevender is still a main character that is very hard to like, due to his past and present demons tormenting him. Some of the chapters contain graphic acts of violence not suitable for every reader. Ablow has shown that he has grown a little as an author and should find some great new success in future novels.
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Summary: An important perspective of pain, guilt and acceptance
Review: As someone who is just beginning to find myself after years of denying my own pain, Keith Ablow does a brilliant job exploring the humanity and inhumanity of abuse. His exploration of how rage caused by helplessness and guilt from childhood can explode both internally and externally is an important view of mental illness: there is no pure evil, we either choose to accept ourselves or we become destructive. Normally I don't care much for novels written in first person because the protagonist usually lacks much ability to be introspective. Frank Clevenger, as a forensic psychiatrist, doesn't suffer from this problem. Having faced his own demons, Frank is constantly aware of his internal needs and trigger points as well as his effect on others with similar problems. I especially like the reverse mirror character in either Kathy or Trevor Lucas. While Frank struggles to help relieve others of their pain, Kathy and Trevor lash out at everyone else. Frank's understanding of their dilemma and his compulsion to cure them makes a compelling psychological drama.
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Summary: Very clever thriller
Review: Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Frank Clevenger observes the trial of plastic surgeon Dr. Trevor Lucas with extreme trepidation. The police charged Trevor with killing and mutilating two women. He landed in a psycho ward when he deliberately broke his arm in three places. After Trevor's incarceration, two more identical murders occur, but the police believe a copy cat killer committed the acts of violence. However, Frank knows otherwise, feeling guilty that his testimony helped lead to an innocent person becoming insane for crimes he never committed. Furthermore, Frank never expected Lucas to gain total command over his residential psychiatric unit. Trevor controls all the inmates and has captured several hostages, including a pregnant woman. Trevor demands that Frank visit him, a request the psychiatrist does both out of guilt and a need to reach Trevor so that the situation can peacefully end. Frank knows that he will either die or help his host gain some inner harmony. PROJECTION is a tale about a classic anti-hero performing insane actions to prevent further murders. In spite of the character,s obvious flaw, readers will understand that the tortured individual retains an honorable soul. This allows him to break laws for the good of his "patient. Though this story line is an action-packed psychological suspense, the psychopath and the psychiatrist will fascinate mystery fans too because they are different sides of the same coin Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Great Story! Almost believable? Bad for women!
Review: I can't compare this book with his first book, Denial. I doubt that I will read his first book since I now know this was a sequal. The story about an innocent psychiatrist flipping out while being locked up in a mental ward for killings he didn't do was exciting and believable and kept me reading. What troubled me about the book was Dr. Cleavenger's sexual escapades with the prostitute Cynthia. I understand his sexual fantasy helping him overcome his weakness for drugs and alcohol. What I don't understand is why it was necessary for Cynthia to give him a blow job while on an airplane. Could this be a fantasy the writer has and not one that belongs in the story? The other thing that gave me the impression this writer has a low opinion of women is the way he used the prostitute, Cynthia,then dumps her out on the street when she has clearly fallen in love with him. He poured his heart out to her revealing his secret of knowing who the real killer is and she betrayed his trust by selling the secret to a reporter. She fell in love with him after the betrayal and then when she trusted him enough to reveal her past and what brought her to prostitution he seemed to forgive that but wouldn't even consider the cause of the betrayal. His weakness of confessing his sin to a prostitute like she was a priest caused the betrayal. All through his book the author discribes women in mostly a sexual nature. I found all his women characters to be presented as pretty much worthless sex objects or killers that he used for sex objects. I didn't find the graphic mutilations and murders near as offensive as what seemed to be his demeaning of women. Definately the blow job on the airplane could have been edited out. The image of that single thing is what I was left with more than the story because it made me angry. Anger is not what I want to be left with in any book.
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