Sail
by Howard Roughan, James Patterson
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Book Reviews of Sail
Book Review: Sailing with the Dunnes
Summary: 5 Stars
On the drive to and from work for the last few days, I've been listening to the reading of Sail by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. Talk about being on the edge of your seat (car seat).
The Dunne family experiences problem after devastating problem when they embark on a sailing trip on their private boat. This formerly not so closenit mother and her three kids take this trip to get closer to each other. But they didn't know that someone very close to them would be happy if they didn't come back...ever.
This story is the ultimate exampe of "what goes around comes around" because every bad guy gets his due, no matter how cunning they thought they were.
I totally recommend this book to anybody who loves to read about a great adventure with a happy ending.
Book Review: Quick Summer Read
Summary: 3 Stars
Katherine Dunne and her children plan to sail on their family boat during their summer vacation. No one is looking forward to this trip, including Katherine. Her daughter is depressed and suicidal, her middle son is a stoner with unused potential, and her youngest son is somewhat uptight. Their family vacation quickly turns into their worst nightmare.
Meanwhile back in Manhattan, Katherine's second husband, Peter who is a lawyer, stays behind to prepare for his upcoming trial. Little does Katherine know, her loving husband is anything but that.
Sail is true to JP's writing style: short chapters, plot twists, and plenty of supporting characters. Overall, I thought reading Sail was like watching a combined episode of Lost and Survivor, with a Law and Order twist for an ending.
Book Review: Completely unbelievable. . .
Summary: 1 Stars
Was this book supposed to be taken seriously by the reader? It just so happens that the largest tuna, shark, and snake ever known to man make an appearance in this book. After reading the prologue, I knew this book was going to be absurd and far-fetched. Cliche after cliche fill the remainder of this book, the authors using awfully convenient situations to keep the story moving. James Patterson is the epitome of sheer greed in its finest form. There is no reason that he has to produce a book almost monthly just to make as much money as possible. Patterson sacrifices quality in preference for quantity. He needs to go back to writing books by himself which are enjoyable to read. As long as he keeps using other authors to write his books I no longer will buy them. He has lost a long-time fan.Book Review: Totally Unrealistic
Summary: 2 Stars
A widowed heart surgeon sets sail with her disfunctional children and their uncle, who is revealed to be the secret father of one of the children. First, the boat begins sinking because of a defective water intake line. Then a storm almost capsizes the boat and lightning destroys the mast. The boat then explodes; the mother breaks her leg and is saved from a shark by her daughter. After days at sea, they end up on a deserted island where a snake almost strangles the mother, only to have her lawyer husband try to shoot them. Meanwhile a Coke bottle found on the island is thrown into the sea and eaten by a giant tuna that spits out the bottle on the dock after being caught by fishermen.
This is not up to Patterson's skill level. He needs to be more careful in selecting co-authors.
Book Review: Leave it shoreside
Summary: 2 Stars
When can you tell that an author has lost all perspective? When he starts franchising his last name faster than a fast food chain? When the entire back cover of his book is a pensive-looking portrait? Or maybe when he just stops trying? Patterson does all three in latest offering, which reads like a failing-grade high school literature assignment and manages to simultaneously bore and insult the reader. What little interest the plot generates is completely lost in the last few chapters, when Patterson abandons any sense of reality in favor of an artificial series of twists that make earlier portions of the book seem like Shakespeare. For an easy beach read with a similar plot (albeit with some humor and two, if not three, dimensional characters), pick up Carl Hiaasan's "Skinny Dip" instead.