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A review by tobyyy
Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson
2.0
Another installment of the adventures of the all-too-human Alex Cross.
I kinda like reading these out of order, although it is a little weird at the same time.
Like all of Patterson's books, this one read quickly and kept me entertained. Very unsatisfying ending, however. But unlike some of the other Alex Cross books, this one had Alex much more personally invested (and as a result of doing more exploring re: the personal side of the cases, there was fewer gory details of the actual crimes, which was cool with me).
Gotta say though, that although I liked the personal investment part of the book, overall it didn't do the plot much good. I just finished this and although I read this over maybe 3 or 4 days, I still am not entirely sure how all of the murders in the books are connected. For a book that was over 400 pages long (and my copy was not a trade paperback), there was remarkably little done to tie the murders together or explain why the murders were happening (and I'm still not clear about one of the side discussions either).
I guess I would recommend it, but IMO it's not as good, overall, as some of the other Alex Cross novels. Originally -- when I started writing this review, I rated it at a 4/5 stars. But as I realized that there were a lot of loopholes in tying various parts of the story together, that rating slowly decreased.
Still love Alex's very human nature, though. Patterson does a wonderful job of not making Alex into a superhuman who does everything perfectly. :)
I kinda like reading these out of order, although it is a little weird at the same time.
Like all of Patterson's books, this one read quickly and kept me entertained. Very unsatisfying ending, however. But unlike some of the other Alex Cross books, this one had Alex much more personally invested (and as a result of doing more exploring re: the personal side of the cases, there was fewer gory details of the actual crimes, which was cool with me).
Gotta say though, that although I liked the personal investment part of the book, overall it didn't do the plot much good. I just finished this and although I read this over maybe 3 or 4 days, I still am not entirely sure how all of the murders in the books are connected. For a book that was over 400 pages long (and my copy was not a trade paperback), there was remarkably little done to tie the murders together or explain why the murders were happening (and I'm still not clear about one of the side discussions either).
I guess I would recommend it, but IMO it's not as good, overall, as some of the other Alex Cross novels. Originally -- when I started writing this review, I rated it at a 4/5 stars. But as I realized that there were a lot of loopholes in tying various parts of the story together, that rating slowly decreased.
Still love Alex's very human nature, though. Patterson does a wonderful job of not making Alex into a superhuman who does everything perfectly. :)