Sail by James Patterson, Howard Roughan Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Sail
Book Review: Big Disappointment
Summary: 2 Stars
As a long time James Patterson fan, I was very disappointed with this book. The characters lacked development, the events began and ended too fast for the reader to gain an emotional attachment to what was going on. It seemed everything was crammed into the book in order to make it more interesting, but it just made it more unrealistic. It comes off as a book written in a hurry in order to make it on people's summer reading list. For the most part, it was a waste of my time and I would not recommend it to my friends.Book Review: Bland and predictable
Summary: 1 Stars
I honestly expected better from this book. James Patterson is a best selling author, yet this book reads like it was written by his assistant. It was predictable and uninteresting, and I wasn't impressed by the large font and 2 page chapters that made the book appear to be longer and deeper than it actually is.
Book Review: CAMP AND ENTERTAINING
Summary: 3 Stars
One cannot take this book seriously given all its many booboos. A giant tuna just happens to be caught with the main clue in its mouth; the biggest snake in the world killed by 3 kids. Things just go on and on at a breakneck pace. But it was so much fun to read!!!!
If you just want an entertaning, unrealistic story, short chapters, bad guys to hate, improbable healing of a disfunctional family, this book is for you. It's a fast read, just what I needed here in Florida waiting for FAY to devastate my home!!!!!!
Book Review: Characterization and dialogue very cheesy.
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the first James Patterson novel I've read, so take that into account when reading this review. Having said that, though, I can't really imagine this ever getting published if it didn't have James Patterson's name on it. Sure, it's entertaining enough to keep reading to see what happens next, but the characters are so one-dimensional it makes me cringe. And some of the words and mannerisms coming out of the "teenagers" mouths are so out of touch with today's youth. One of them actually says "up yours!" and means it, and another one shakes his fist in anger, and another actually says "Jesus H. Christ." It hasn't been that long since I was teenager, but I don't think teens today act like that. There are lots more examples, but you get the idea. It's as if your grandpa is sitting at the coffee table telling you a story about a group of kids. There's just so much disconnect that it's not even funny, just embarrassing.
Later in the story, one of the characters even jokes about the daughter's suicide attempt, and she laughs it off, but I don't recall her ever really getting over it in the first place. And that's not something I think anybody would ever laugh off.
I'm a sucker for good characters driving a good plot. This is a good plot driving poor attempts at characters that act how the out-of-touch author thinks they'd act.
Pick it up when it gets to the dollar bin.
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.