The Beach House

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This was my first James Patterson book. I have read most of the Alex Cross books since then and two of his more sentimental works. I am never dis... (show more)

This was my first James Patterson book. I have read most of the Alex Cross books since then and two of his more sentimental works. I am never disappointed in Patterson. (show less)

 

 

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No, it's a flop!

I didn't enjoy this book particularly but I did manage to read it all somehow. I mean it wasn't THAT bad or anything, but I just found it be a litt... (show more)

I didn't enjoy this book particularly but I did manage to read it all somehow. I mean it wasn't THAT bad or anything, but I just found it be a little pretentious and unbelievable for my liking. At times I felt like I was reading a script for a 90's Bollywood movie. All that was missing was the breaking into song every few minutes. I know a lot of people liked this book but it was just so unrealistic in my opinion. The story itself was poor and the only thing it had going for it was that it had very short chapters which made it more bearable. It was a little boring at times and the passing of time from months to years was poorly written in. The ending was very cliché, just like a awful dated Bollywood movie.
Not a great book and not something that I'd read again. (show less)

 

 

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  I've lapsed, big time. Read this book in a couple days, and I'm having trouble remembering the details at this point. Was suffering from a migraine so looked around "the beach house" for a quick and easy read. "The Beach House" definitely fit the bill! It was not my ordinary reading fare, but I definitely enjoyed it, as it was suspenseful, fast-paced, fairly well-written, and a page turner. It was a light (in the sense that it didn't require deep concentra... (show more)

  Oh Dear...
  I've lapsed, big time. Read this book in a couple days, and I'm having trouble remembering the details at this point. Was suffering from a migraine so looked around "the beach house" for a quick and easy read. "The Beach House" definitely fit the bill! It was not my ordinary reading fare, but I definitely enjoyed it, as it was suspenseful, fast-paced, fairly well-written, and a page turner. It was a light (in the sense that it didn't require deep concentration) and enjoyable read. Some of it was, indeed, on the dark side, as we inevitably will find evil lurking in such suspense novels, but the twists were well done. Good beach reading :) (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook User on Aug 28, 2009 at 03:48AM

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  I typically am not the fondest of Patterson's work. He is one of those authors that just throws out book after book. I question whether he has any interest in the quality of the story or is he all about quantity? I have read some of his work and I disliked it, but my friend told me that I would enjoy this one and I must admit he was correct. I suggest reading this book if you have some free time and want to enjoy a suspenseful plot. So even if you have a negative attitude towards his past wri... (show more)

  I typically am not the fondest of Patterson's work. He is one of those authors that just throws out book after book. I question whether he has any interest in the quality of the story or is he all about quantity? I have read some of his work and I disliked it, but my friend told me that I would enjoy this one and I must admit he was correct. I suggest reading this book if you have some free time and want to enjoy a suspenseful plot. So even if you have a negative attitude towards his past writing please read it. (show less)

   

  by Jack C. Buck on Jun 09, 2009 at 05:43PM

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