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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
This is the story of a "long con," which should've been a fun ride, but I found it too unbelievable, the con almost came off as too easy, and the narrator was not likable. I almost didn't finish this one because I was bored by it.
Me a sorprendido bastante. Aunque estaba entre las 3'5 estrellas o las 4, al final me decidí por las 4 porque es un libro que me ha enganchado, que he disfrutado más de lo que esperaba . El escritor no me ha defraudado y buscaré más obras suyas fijo.
(3.5) Another Grisham beach read with little difference from other Grisham beach reads but this one had some nice twists and I appreciated it more than others. Would've been a bigger fan if the twists didn't feel so rushed.
Seperti judulnya, novel ini menceritakan sebuah penipuan besar yg dilakukan oleh seorang tahanan. Berdalih ingin membalas dendam thd fBI yg semena-mena menjebaknya dalam kejahatan yg tidak ia lakukan, Bannister merancang suatu skenario untuk membebaskan dirinya sendiri dari penjara.
Lewat satu aturan yg menyatakan bahwa ada reward pembebasan masa hukuman bagisiapa saja yg memberikan informasi "berharga", Bannister memanfaatkan moment ini sebaik-baiknya. Dia mengaku bisa memberikan nama pelaku dan menukarnya dg kebebasan serta perlindungan thd keselamatannya.
Secara ide memang menarik, tapi...sepanjang cerita...seperti halnya membaca the broker, ada banyak hal yg bisa membuat saya bosan. Terlalu banyak "cerita" daripada percakapan-percakapan logis.
Lewat satu aturan yg menyatakan bahwa ada reward pembebasan masa hukuman bagisiapa saja yg memberikan informasi "berharga", Bannister memanfaatkan moment ini sebaik-baiknya. Dia mengaku bisa memberikan nama pelaku dan menukarnya dg kebebasan serta perlindungan thd keselamatannya.
Secara ide memang menarik, tapi...sepanjang cerita...seperti halnya membaca the broker, ada banyak hal yg bisa membuat saya bosan. Terlalu banyak "cerita" daripada percakapan-percakapan logis.
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was not a typical Grisham novel. Totally fiction, not based on anything. Full of twists and turns, a good read.
I'd give this book 3 1/2 stars. When I began reading it, I was reminded of an article my mom shared with me that said many publishers are pressuring their authors to produce TWO books every year. Hmmm, no wonder the quality of writing suffers. That said, I was disappointed with the "first-draft" style of this book,but once I got into the story I was hooked. OK, totally implausible and definitely notbased on any know facts,but a page-turner where I couldn't wait to see what would happen next. Worth reading once!