Reviews - Along Came a Spider

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Along Came a Spider

James Patterson

3.82 AVERAGE

jar2343's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

withlace's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

olive_sharkz's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book did not age well. So many cringe moments. The initial crime/mystery started off great but it lost so much momentum halfway through. It was too long and too many different plot lines/changes kept happening. All in all, just meh for me.

hmurphy456's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

winterpromise31's review against another edition

3.0

This was my first Alex Cross novel and my second (third?) Patterson novel. This summer I took a trip to PA and bought a Patterson novel from the airport convenience store. I finished that book early in my trip and had to find another book to read on the way home! I stumbled across this book at one of the Little Library locations in PA. What a fun find.

I read Along Came a Spider on the return trip (PA to Seattle). It was definitely an engrossing novel! It's not my favorite thriller/mystery but I'd be willing to read more of the Alex Cross series.