Season of the Machete
by James Patterson
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Author: James PattersonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-04-01
ISBN: 0446600474
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Vision
Book Reviews of Season of the Machete
Book Review: Interesting but ultimately confusing
Summary: 3 Stars
I couldn't make heads or tails of this book. It was difficult for me to follow and I quickly grew frustrated with the dates and times given in each chapter. When I read a book I prefer to imagine it in my own framework of time rather than to be given specific chronological information like that(especially since the chronology didn't seem to be accurate). Although this book was definitely not one of Mr. Patterson's best, it does have several redeeming qualities. The protagonist Peter McDonald, was a total bore but the two antagonists, Damian and Carrie Rose, were fascinating. They were very Bonnie and Clyde- like and I found that murderous bond between them oddly amusing. Okay, yes, Damian and Carrie were cold-blooded killers but they were also very fun (in a twisted sort of way), unlike the one dimensional Peter McDonald. I also found their names to be a neat play on words and connotations. Damian as in the Antichrist, Carrie as in the Stephen King novel, and their last name Rose, as in Rosemary's Baby. I especially enjoyed the outwardly soft and lovely and inwardly cold, calculating,brilliant,cruel and homicidal personality of Carrie Rose. She seemed to be the real brains in the book. Her self-interest and instincts for self-preservation were fun to see in a female character.She didn't fit into any of the sterotypical female roles. She makes no excuses or apologies in the end and that is very refreshing. It's not often that you read a book where the female character holds the cards, so to speak, and the male characters are left clueless.This book has a great ending and the ending is reason enough in itself to read the book. I hope that Mr. Patterson will bring Carrie Rose back in a future book. She was a truly memorable and fun character.
Summary of Season of the Machete
Cool and glamorous, they appear to be a successful couple on a holiday. Yet Damian and Carrie Rose are psychopathic murderers for hire. On this picture-perfect vacation island, their target is Peter Macdonald, a dashing young American who forsakes a life of leisure to confront cold-blooded terror. But when they clash in a shocking endgame, a hideous truth will emerge - one that can destroy them all.Literature & Fiction Books
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