Wild Fire

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I had never read anything by Demille before Wild Fire, but let's just say I own a few more of his novels now. His writing style and attention to de... (show more)

I had never read anything by Demille before Wild Fire, but let's just say I own a few more of his novels now. His writing style and attention to detail is awesome. Almost everything that he mentions/uses in the book is based on actual facts/ places/events. To me that made the story much more tangible even though it was a work of fiction. It seemed like the events that were taking place could actually happen in real life! His characters were funny and lovable and you don't want to see anything bad happen to them. Another book that I could'nt put down and was sorry to see finsihed. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves action packed scenerios that have some truth behind them! The book was a pretty easy read also so it doesnt take that much time to get through (so you can get on to reading some of his other stuff lol) (show less)

 

 

by Gregg Monjeau

No, it's a flop!

Imagine this: take a perfect pizza -- just perfect amount of cheese and tomato sauce and baked to perfect. Just scrumptious and amazing...
... now ... (show more)

Imagine this: take a perfect pizza -- just perfect amount of cheese and tomato sauce and baked to perfect. Just scrumptious and amazing...
... now slather in a few gallons of extra sauce on top, add heaps and heaps of cheese (yellow cheddar please -- and no amount can ever be less), as as many toppings as one could imagine. Oranges anyone?? Get that??

I think that's what happened with this novel. Amazing premise, good background, very gripping for the first 100 or so pages ... and I must admit -- I was almost shitting bricks. Then its as it the author just seems to have lost it. The mystery is completely reveled (yes! to its entirety) and all we are left to wonder is whether or not the detective and his wife (rite!!) can solve it -- where is the fun in that?? One has to wonder -- had the author intended for the book to be read backwards?

One would imagine Corey's ``i am such an asshold attitude'' to be the thick layer of cheese on that oily pizza -- but it seems to grow on you. And as one slowly and out of necessity (to finish) flips though the last hundred or so pages -- Corey's sense of potty-mouthed humor is the only thing that keeps you going. (show less)

 

 

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  I overall enjoyed the novel, it was fast paced and exciting. It was also borderline ridiculous in some aspects, but I guess that fits with most action stories.

  My main issue with the book was that the hero/protagonist was a giant asshole, unnecessarily so. I really was hoping that someone would just punch him, or that he would somehow end up getting killed by the evil super Republican. If that's really how New York City Cops and FBI agents act, I could understand why people hate them. ... (show more)

  I overall enjoyed the novel, it was fast paced and exciting. It was also borderline ridiculous in some aspects, but I guess that fits with most action stories.

  My main issue with the book was that the hero/protagonist was a giant asshole, unnecessarily so. I really was hoping that someone would just punch him, or that he would somehow end up getting killed by the evil super Republican. If that's really how New York City Cops and FBI agents act, I could understand why people hate them. And then his wife, who is supposedly his boss is really nothing but a docile lemming, following him around and unconvincingly waggling her finger at him when he does something really stupid.

  Once I got around the fact that the main character is a jerk, I really enjoyed the book. The plot is a bit fantastic, but ultimately provides a fast paced exciting read. (show less)

   

   

  by Nicholas Diorio on Aug 07, 2009 at 02:18PM

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  A fun read for sure- especially because it's setting is my old stomping ground- the North Country. The prose was well written & funny. Definitly written by a man though, for men. The chapters were short & most of the sentences were short too. The perspectives all came from men. There was a supposedly strong female character, Kate, in the story too. She is the main character's wife. What I found challenging was that she is supposed to be a strong female character & actually de... (show more)

  A fun read for sure- especially because it's setting is my old stomping ground- the North Country. The prose was well written & funny. Definitly written by a man though, for men. The chapters were short & most of the sentences were short too. The perspectives all came from men. There was a supposedly strong female character, Kate, in the story too. She is the main character's wife. What I found challenging was that she is supposed to be a strong female character & actually detective John Corey's superior BUT consistently she listened to his instincts & followed his rule-breaking initiative. While there was excellent character development for John Corey, I found her character development to be conflicting with her actions in the plot. Speaking of the plot- it was cohesive & fun to read but it was not believable. I'm not a conspiracy theory person. I don't find it feasible that government higher-ups would follow the lead of a crazy billionaire. No matter how rich he is, he was obviously crazed & they weren't. I would imagine they would find his behaviors to be unpredictable & therefore not ideal to conspire with. Don't get me wrong, it was fun to read & quick too! But it had its faults. (show less)

   

   

  by Jessica Klein Melchior on Aug 03, 2009 at 06:21PM

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