Jack & Jill (Alex Cross)
by James Patterson
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Book Reviews of Jack & Jill (Alex Cross)
Book Review: Terrific!
Summary: 5 Stars
I hadn't read an Alex Cross book in over a year, and wasn't sure what to expect from this novel.
Some of the books were interesting turn-pagers, others were just mediocre.
This one might be the best of the lot, however.
The biopic tale of two gruesome serial killers on the lose is presented brilliantly, and there are plenty of twists and turns to keep you hooked until the final page.
Terrific storywriting, interesting chracters, and a terrific plot. Kiss the Girls was my favorite Cross novel, but this replaced it. I can't remember any part of the novel well I felt I was just reading filler or wasn't the least bit interested in what was going on.
I had grown sour on Cross novels over a year ago, but this one hooked me back in.
Book Review: This book should have had half of it cut out.
Summary: 2 Stars
This book should have been two seperate novels, or they should have cut out the part about the Jack and Jill killers and just had Alex hunt the child murderer. The child killer is by far and away the most interesting plot in this book, whereas the actual Jack and Jill story is a mesh of too many plot twists, poorly thought-up characters, and too many forays into unbelievability. And probably the worst part about it (don't read on if you don't want the book somewhat spoiled) is that Alex really doesn't influence the Jack and Jill killer-plotline that much. But if you can muddle through the Jack and Jill parts, the hunt for the child killer is VERY entertaining, and in fact the killer is one of the most interesting/believable villians that I've seen in a novel in quite some time.Book Review: Not Patterson's best page turner.
Summary: 3 Stars
Jack and Jill was my third Patterson novel following "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls". Patterson kept me up nights reading "Spider" and "Kiss the Girls". However, it took me weeks to finally finish Jack and Jill. Maybe the timing was wrong. I am so tired and frustrated with all of the "real" happenings in Washington, D.C. these days, that it was difficult to entice my interest in these fictional D.C. characters. However, once I got into this read, I did enjoy it and couldn't wait to read the ending. Patterson's continual past referencing of Gary Soneji in this novel has definitely wetted my appetitie for "Cat and Mouse". I look forward to reading more from James Patterson and more about Alex Cross.
Book Review: Boy, what I wouldn't give to get my wasted time back.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this book at an airport, and by the time my flight was through, I was so angry that anyone would allow a book this bad to be published that I had to get on Amazon...If you're the type that enjoys 3 page dissertations on what someone ate for breakfast, really needs to be reminded, ad nauseum, say, every two pages, that our "hero", the "Dragonslayer", really, really, feels bad for murdered children, then this book is for you. In fact, fans of books that have infeasible plots, zero fact checking, mindless diatribe, and technical errors throughout, should love this silly little waste of paper. At times it was so bad that I found myself laughing. I'll never get that time back.
It's not writing, it's typing. Even my recycled bin groaned.
Book Review: A Bit of 'Overkill'
Summary: 3 Stars
Patterson spends the first 2/3 of the book building up for a surprise ending that is..... a little too surprising. The age of the one killer was ridiculous . Give me a break. Unless I missed it, what was the point of all the murders? I don't see how they could all be linked. Why would a homicide chief or whatever Cross's title is now be worried about a 13 year old when someone is trying to take out the president? At first I'm thinking cheaters and lying politicians were the targets but as the book went on, I couldn't find a common reason for any of them to be murdered. Oh, yeah I forgot... "I just want to be someone".
Last two pages were kind of funny, obviously left it open for another Soneji/Cross smackdown. 3 stars because it was a good Summer weekend read.