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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
Het is een ok verhaal, lekker spannend en uitnodigend om door te blijven lezen. Maar het gaat te lang door. Evengoed zou ik het aanraden aan mijn vrienden, mits ze van spannende verhalen houden natuurlijk.
I read this in 2 sittings and loved it, my first Harlan Coben read the way he writes is so intriguing and adds to the subtle suspense built on each page. Highly recommend and will be starting another Harlan Coben book soon.
As usual Mr Coben's books are amazing and this is no exception
I discovered a few years back that even though I don't read a lot of mainstream fiction (mostly just stick to Christian fiction), there are a couple of authors I do like to read. Especially when they have new books out :) I saw that Coben had a new one out, so I got on the wait list at my library (for an actual book, gasp, how difficult to hold and read, LOL!). I got it a few days ago and have already sped through it. Hard to put down. A bit convoluted at the end, but otherwise a good story and an engaging read. I'd give it a 4.0 or maybe a 4.5, it doesn't quite reach Harry Potter status of a 5 star book for me :)
I’m a fan of Harlan Coben. Six Years was good interesting but not up to his usual standards.
Another twist thriller from Coben which stretched credulity beyond its limits, but is entertaining enough to warrant you to suspend all belief and just go with the story.
A fun read, and this one more engaging than the last couple I read, although still a little too long.
A fun read, and this one more engaging than the last couple I read, although still a little too long.
2,5 stars for me.
I have a theory. First book you read from Harlan Coben will probably end up being your favorite or one of favorites from him. My first was [b:Tell No One|5599169|Tell No One|Harlan Coben|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347023000s/5599169.jpg|977015]. I remember staying all night reading it. I was one very satisfied reader when I closed my book. Of course I wanted to read everything by him. The trouble is,that first excitement- novelty of his style that grabs your attention with first book- starts to fade with every new book of his that comes into your hands. You can predict what's going to happen. I would go so far to say that hero/heroine (I'll stick to his stand-alone novels) sound so similar you have a felling you know him/her. You've been inside their head already.
So, Six Years is your usual Coben. Jake Fisher is a college professor, who lives very calm and happy life except one little thing: he isn't over his ex girlfriend. Natalie left Jake six years ago to marry another guy and she told him at her wedding never to bother them. Six years later he saw obituary of Natalie's husband and he goes to funeral to...get a glance at love of his life? But the mourning widow isn't Natalie. And that's where mystery part begins and from there we follow Jake as he slowly reveals what's behind Natalie's actions six years ago.
If you read Coben before, you'll find yourself guessing what's next. Even end is predictable and so similar as it was in previous novels.
My point is this: if you never read Coben before, you'll probably enjoy this more than me. If you read his work before, don't expect anything new. I don't know if I would pick it as soon as it came out, if it wasn't a MCT group monthly read.
I have a theory. First book you read from Harlan Coben will probably end up being your favorite or one of favorites from him. My first was [b:Tell No One|5599169|Tell No One|Harlan Coben|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347023000s/5599169.jpg|977015]. I remember staying all night reading it. I was one very satisfied reader when I closed my book. Of course I wanted to read everything by him. The trouble is,that first excitement- novelty of his style that grabs your attention with first book- starts to fade with every new book of his that comes into your hands. You can predict what's going to happen. I would go so far to say that hero/heroine (I'll stick to his stand-alone novels) sound so similar you have a felling you know him/her. You've been inside their head already.
So, Six Years is your usual Coben. Jake Fisher is a college professor, who lives very calm and happy life except one little thing: he isn't over his ex girlfriend. Natalie left Jake six years ago to marry another guy and she told him at her wedding never to bother them. Six years later he saw obituary of Natalie's husband and he goes to funeral to...get a glance at love of his life? But the mourning widow isn't Natalie. And that's where mystery part begins and from there we follow Jake as he slowly reveals what's behind Natalie's actions six years ago.
If you read Coben before, you'll find yourself guessing what's next. Even end is predictable and so similar as it was in previous novels.
Spoiler
Jake knows Natalie killed Minor but they never discussed that, just like Will and Sheila know in [b:Gone for Good|1086869|Gone for Good|Harlan Coben|/assets/nocover/60x80.png|14596509] or Beck and Elizabeth in Tell no One. It's like a signature thing for keeping marriage happy.My point is this: if you never read Coben before, you'll probably enjoy this more than me. If you read his work before, don't expect anything new. I don't know if I would pick it as soon as it came out, if it wasn't a MCT group monthly read.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun and typically Coben. Only this time, the psycho torturer was a white guy, not Asian.
Ending was not very surprising. I figured it out before the protagonist.
I did love the little references to the Bolitar series.
Ending was not very surprising. I figured it out before the protagonist.
I did love the little references to the Bolitar series.