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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
I picked this book up after seeing it on the best seller list at Barnes & Noble and being intrigued by the summary.
Much to my disappointment, this book was terribly written. At first I thought maybe it was intentional, to make the main character seem a little crazy. By the end, I realized the author was simply a terrible writer. He had a great idea for a story that was poorly carried out, poorly written, and full of poorly developed characters.
Moreover, his book was poorly researched. It's clear he had no idea about the realm of academia at all. He also used certain phrases totally incorrectly - such as "sucker punch". I actually cringe at how terrible this book was, overall.
Much to my disappointment, this book was terribly written. At first I thought maybe it was intentional, to make the main character seem a little crazy. By the end, I realized the author was simply a terrible writer. He had a great idea for a story that was poorly carried out, poorly written, and full of poorly developed characters.
Moreover, his book was poorly researched. It's clear he had no idea about the realm of academia at all. He also used certain phrases totally incorrectly - such as "sucker punch". I actually cringe at how terrible this book was, overall.
I just love the way Haran Coben writes... he's funny - and it shows in his characters! Myron Bolitar was NOT in this one, but I loved this new guy Jake.
Set-up, twist, twist, twist, love story, bad guys,twist twist.
College prof has an adventure.
College prof has an adventure.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A so-so Harlan Coben. Three stars-minus. Everything about it seems tired and kind of banged-out to meet a contract. Coben falls prey to two of his big weaknesses--trying to be cute when writing a violent thriller, and loading the book up with too many plot twists and very minor characters who just kind of clutter up the story. Still, a so-so Coben is better than a whole lot of other thrillers.
Eh.
Eh.
Great mystery and great ending. I love Harlan Coben books and this one does not disappoint!
I normally love Harlan Coben. I just barely finished this one. The premise is: man dates woman for 3 months, woman dumps man and marries old flame - inviting man to wedding, series of twists, man goes on ludicrous hunt for "love of his life" despite deadly encounters and friends telling him that he's putting his, her and their lives in jeopardy. It was so ridiculous that I found it barely readable. I should probably give it a 1, but because I like Coben's other works, I bumped it to a 2.