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fotoshopguy52's review
5.0
Intrigue, suspense, mystery - if you enjoy this type of writing, there is a very good chance you will enjoy the Escape. Besides these depictions, Mr. Baldacci provides the reader with a fast-paced story, engaging characters, exciting passages, and at times, comic relief. Add in nicely placed twists and turns and you have a quite enjoyable read. However, what sealed the deal for me was the back story of his father's dementia and surprising involvement in attempting to assist his brother. Having a family member who has dementia has allowed me to experience the immense pain, sadness and disbelief at the continual demise of a former strong and dynamic individual. However, it has helped myself and my wife realize how important it is to live life to the fullest while we now can, and we are doing everything possible to attain that end. That is why the end of The Escape was so emotional and poignant for me. Without giving away any true spoilers, suffice it to say that I was quite moved by Baldacci's prose; while it again confirmed to me why I so enjoy reading!
retiredlibrarylady's review
4.0
Interesting to read the reviews; people loved it or hated it. It was (like so many thrillers) a completely implausible male fantasy novel, but for me engrossing and hard to put down... like so many books by Baldacci. I appreciated the explanation of why Robert was in prison and really liked that he isn't any more.
cmcclard's review
4.0
Not my usual type of book (military mystery) but enjoyed it as the page turner it is.
mnyberg's review
2.0
First half of the book was intriguing and held real promise, then became cheesy and predictable.
jbarr5's review
4.0
The Escape by David Balducci
Kansas prison and with the storm and power being out and the backup generator not working all the cell doors open and we find that John Pullers' brother has left the prison
but a dead body has been put in his place. It's up to John to find out how and where his brother is. His brother was to be living at the DB for life as he was guilty.
Story also follows Bobby and how he changes his facial features, etc. The feds have questioned their father who's in a nursing facility as he has not much of his memory left.
After he's interviewed he turns to Julie Carson to help him figure things out. He pairs up with Knox and they go over each of the details again and he finds out through various sources that his brother was in prison to save his family.
Love all the different angles and how they find more clues. Hard to follow at times with so many people involved and so surprised at how this all could point to the recent Ebola outbreak in Africa.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
Kansas prison and with the storm and power being out and the backup generator not working all the cell doors open and we find that John Pullers' brother has left the prison
but a dead body has been put in his place. It's up to John to find out how and where his brother is. His brother was to be living at the DB for life as he was guilty.
Story also follows Bobby and how he changes his facial features, etc. The feds have questioned their father who's in a nursing facility as he has not much of his memory left.
After he's interviewed he turns to Julie Carson to help him figure things out. He pairs up with Knox and they go over each of the details again and he finds out through various sources that his brother was in prison to save his family.
Love all the different angles and how they find more clues. Hard to follow at times with so many people involved and so surprised at how this all could point to the recent Ebola outbreak in Africa.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
books4biana's review
3.0
This book was good. But it kept dragging on. I got confused as to who the good guys were.
reneesmith's review against another edition
5.0
So entertaining! Glad there are more John Puller adventures for me to experience!
ebokhyllami's review
5.0
Baldacci er avhengighetsskapende, og det skader ikke at han har to svært bra innlesere av denne serien!
lassie90's review
3.0
This book started out so well. I was brought in immediately. Then, somewhere in the middle it stalled, never to regain momentum. I think it stalled in between the droning descriptions of every intelligence department possible in the US government. Acronyms galore! By the time it ended, I was just ready to put it to bed.