Jack & Jill (Alex Cross)
by James Patterson
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Book Reviews of Jack & Jill (Alex Cross)
Book Review: THE ROT BEGINS...
Summary: 2 Stars
After two brilliant novels, James Patterson has written a book that is both unoriginal, and doesn't make sense.(Warning: the next few paragraphs will give away the whole novel and all it's plot twists)
The story is about two CIA agents (you don't know that in the beginning) who sets their sights on killing the president of the US of A. Yes, I know, in films and novels, the presidents life is ALWAYS in jeopardy, despite the thorough protection of the secret service.
Patterson must have thought that that one storyline wouldn't bring the novel to a sufficient length, so he gives us another serial killer. When the killers identity is revealed (the killer is a twelve year old kid whose name I've forgotten) you'll be laughing...Well I laughed anyway.
And last but not least, where would a Patterson novel be without a tender romance. This time our mate Alex falls in love with the kiddies principal. How romantic!
Book Review: Another great Cross book
Summary: 4 Stars
James Patterson has done it again...another great addition to the Alex Cross series. JP does a great job of writing about two seemingly unrelated serial murderers - like a tennis game the stories volley back and forth. A little about the child murders, a little about the Jack and Jill murders. Alex Cross is stuck trying to solve both of these at the same time. Alex is torn between the child murders that are happening in his neighborhood and the Jack and Jill murders that are gaining national attention. Alex is asked to join the task force at the White House to solve the Jack and Jill murders because the murderers have made threats against the president. These stories are exciting and have twists that keep you on the edge of your seat! Not until the end of the book do you begin to see it all come together and understand the real motivation of the murderers.If you want a great thriller...read this book!
Book Review: Good news, bad news
Summary: 3 Stars
James Patterson should be commended for an intriguing plot and good character development in Jack and Jill, but he should be criticized for his literary style. The plot is well paced and suspenseful with some unpredictable plot twists. He also creates some charactes, primarily Alex Cross, his grandmother, and his partner, who capture the reader's attention.Mr. Patterson's literary style, or lack thereof, is disappointing. Apparently his concept of a good simile is "like hell" or "as hell" because he relies on this simile throughout the novel. It is apparent that he knows better because he describes an event toward the end of the book "as important as a cure for cancer." Either Mr. Patterson thinks that his readers are as sophisticated as comic book readers or he is as lazy as a student who submits downloaded reports from the internet for homework assignments.
Book Review: Very Exceptional Author and Book
Summary: 4 Stars
Ok Now to undersatnd the concept of the Man Alex Cross you would have to read Along Came The Spider and Kiss the Girls. Alex Cross is an Emotional yet tuff Detective/Pyschiatrists. He is the best in his feild. The two mureders are Jack &Jill the murders killing Popular Celebrities In washington. And there is the Truth School Murders. A Sick Twisted Homicidal Maniac is Killing little Children that Attend Sojurner Truth Elementary School. Both of these very detailed characters are greatly written. they delve deep into there mind without surronding the novel onto them. The novel is not the most brilliant peice of Marksminship he has writtin but it is very suitable and ELECTFYING, It kept me turning the page after every single chapter until i knew i was done with the book. It is a Chilling and GRIPPING NOVEl. If you are not careful the book will eat you up alive.Book Review: Jack and Jill
Summary: 4 Stars
Alex Cross is back on another big crime stopping adventure, but this time he has to deal with two big investigations. The first one has to deal with major killings, of some very famous people, by a duo known as "Jack and Jill". The first major killing (execution style) is in Washington, D.C. starting with a U.S senator, Daniel Fitzpatrick. While doing all of these killings the duo are "practicing for the big one". The second investigation deals with the brutal killings of young black children in Cross' own neighborhood and at the same school that Cross sends his eldest son Damon. When Cross is asked to come protect the President of the United Sates, he starts to wonder if these to cases may somehow be related. Towards the end when Cross is trying to put two and two together the killers are still out there killing people and terrorizing Washington, D.C.