Sail
by Howard Roughan, James Patterson
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Book Reviews of Sail
Book Review: Mindless entertainment
Summary: 2 Stars
"Sail" starts with a great premise: recently remarried, workaholic surgeon sets sail with her three troubled children and former brother-in-law to reconnect with the family. You KNOW things are not going to go smoothly (either on the water or at home with new husband, who stayed behind). Unfortunately, the events that occur seem to be thrown in for their "oh no" value ("oh no! It's a [fill in name of disaster/traumatic event here]"). Character development is minimal; so it is hard to care about any of them; and difficult to care when things go badly or take a turn for the better. (The only character with any real depth exits early on in the story). That being said, this is a perfect book to take to the beach or on vacation; easy to read, easy to put down, and easy to pick up again.Book Review: A definite 5 Starrer!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a die-hard, avid Patterson fan and before starting his newest bookSail I told myself that "this one" couldn't be as good as the one I just finished, or even the one before that. Well, I was wrong. SAIL is fantastic! I didn't want it to end, and because I couldn't put it down, I finished reading it in a day and a half.....probably would've finished it sooner had I not had a full-time job to go to.
The characters are all interesting, and certainly not without their personal problems..which makes it that much more real and easy to relate to. SAIL is a MUST READ!! I'm hoping too much time doesn't elapse before the next Patterson/Roughan novel. Thank you.
Book Review: Formula Book, Computer Script Designed
Summary: 1 Stars
Is there really a James Patterson, or was he created by a computer too? "Sail" reads like a comic book. It is totally predictable. I can only imagine how this "book" was created. It appears to me that someone sat down at a computer with a grab bag of potential scripted happenings, pulled up a variety of them, and then wrote a "story" transitioning from one scripted event to another, sort of like panels in a comic strip. Sad to say, it appears Little, Brown and Company has "sold their soul," and is willing to crank out garbage to take advantage of a popular name. The story line is so trite! Don't waste your money on this bad joke of a book. Patterson must laugh all the way to the bank, assuming that there really is a Patterson!Book Review: Four and a half stars for this one
Summary: 4 Stars
Katherine Dunne is a widow, a heart surgeon and mother of three spoiled kids ages 18, 16 and 10. They were a somewhat dysfunctional family before dad died; after he died, things got worse. So she decided she and the kids should spend the summer on the family boat and try to become a family again...without her new husband. Her former brother-in-law would be the captain of the boat.
The first day out, the daughter (18) tries to commit suicide and Jake (the captain) finds a ruptured hose as the boat fills with water. It's all goes downhill from there...really fast.
The sinister characters, surprises and subplots add up to a quick, fun read. A little sex and a big snake are thrown in for good measure.
Book Review: Sail
Summary: 3 Stars
I am a huge James Patterson fan but Sail really fell short for me, for two reasons I think. The plot was so thin and events were only written over in my opinion. It's like something tragic would happen but everyone just went on to the next event as if there wasn't anything else to it. It was just flat to me. The other reason is that I usually get my books in audiobook and the narrator in this one, Jennifer Van Dyck, was just awful. I might have enjoyed this book more if I had read it and I only give it three stars because there were a couple of really nice twists, in true James Patterson style, that I appreciated. I'm hoping he'll get back to the Women's Murder Club series and leave these type of books alone!