Sail by James Patterson, Howard Roughan Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Sail
Book Review: Anyone for a sail?
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this story. I couldn't put the book down. In fact, I read it all in less than 24 hours. It was exciting, a real page turner. I loved what I thought as the very real dysfunctional family related to the death of their father, being raised with lots of money and privilege and teens who were typically rebellious and a mother who was too busy with her career to care. I do believe a lot of these families do exist. And to see them struggle but grow and mature with near disasters is heart warming. We can only hope that it could actually happen to families such as these.
The story was action packed--never a boring minute. The "new" husband was exactly the kind of guy known as a "gold digger". I was very happy that he turned out to be behind a lot of the chaos----happy to see him go down.
This kind of read is perfect for the beach or hot tub---pure entertainment, fast reading and exciting all the way to the end.
Book Review: Audio version not a great listen
Summary: 4 Stars
Sail is a good book for light reading. A small insignificant twist at the end. The who-done-it is told in the beginning.
The audio read is strange. There are two readers, a man and a woman. Perfect!!! right? Not exactly. Who is reading the book depends on what character is recounting the story. If a man is recounting his perspective of the trial, then the burly old defense lawyer has a deep raspy voice; but if a woman is recounting her perspective of the trial, then the same old lawyer has a deepened female voice.......like a soprano trying to talk at a lower octave. This switch in the lawyers voice from deep and raspy to deepened female happens minutes apart. (this being one character example as there are others that are male characters whose dialogue is read by the woman) This type of read is strange to me and somewhat distracting and doesn't really allow you to get into the characters........other than those who are recounting the story because their readers remain gender specific.
Otherwise the book was a fun listen with a light sinister plot.
Book Review: Average
Summary: 3 Stars
I have read many of the Patterson novels and was excited to get into Sail. Predictable but not a completely disappointing read as there is plenty of action to hold your attention. If there are other Patterson novels you haven't read, you may want to look into those first.Book Review: Awesome as always!
Summary: 5 Stars
James Patterson has done it again! With every page he keeps you on the edge of your seat. I finished this book at 4 in the morning because I simply could not put it down! As usual, its completely an unexpected ending but he really draws you into the story. If you like a well written mystery then James Patterson is a must have! You won't want to miss this one! S.L. Chessor, author of Poodlums, Boogeymen and Booglers and My Tongue Fell Out.Poodlums, Boogeymen and Booglers: A Poetry CollectionMy Tongue Fell Out
Book Review: Awful
Summary: 1 Stars
This was a terrible book. No depth, silly plot, and phony characters. It reads like a middle schooler obsessed with exclamation points wrote it. Luckily the chapters were so short and the type was so huge it didn't waste too much of my time.