The Collectors by David Baldacci Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Collectors
Book Review: I used to like Baldacci's books
Summary: 2 Stars
I've read and liked nearly all of David Baldacci's previous books. Camel Club wasn't his best but I'll give any author a weak one every now and then. However, The Collectors picks up where Camel left off and goes downhill from there. Baldacci's characters are either all sweetness and light or evil personified, the plot is far too contrived and his story contains several glaring technical errors. Sorry, The Collectors was my last Baldacci.Book Review: IT'LL BE COLLECTING DUST!
Summary: 1 Stars
If you want a well-crafted suspense story, with a credible plot, in-depth characterisation, and authentic dialogue, then this book is not for you. Just to give you two samples of the sort of writing it contains:
Description "...the luminous black eyes that seemed to pour out of the deep sockets like oil escaping the earth..." (p. 114 - yes, I got that far!).
Dialogue: "De Haven simply did not have that sort of collection. ...... No first-edition Psalm Book was ever a part thereof." (I kid you not)
Book Review: If you like Scooby Doo....
Summary: 1 Stars
This book started off at a pretty good pace but quickly spiraled downward as the story line became more and more absurd.
Essentially, a group of old men, who apparently hang out together, gather as friends in order to monitor the U.S. government and save the world from imminent danger. They call themselves "The Camel Club."
In this case, a high level government official is murdered as is a caretaker at the Library of Congress.
The group springs to action to solve the murders, along with Annabelle--a woman who makes her living hustling others out of their money. Sound ridiculous? It is......
The end, which I won't give away here, gets even sillier and is reminiscent of a Scooby Doo cartoon. When they catch one of the evil doers, all I could hear is, "And I would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for you darn old men....."
I don't recommend this book.
Book Review: Incomplete
Summary: 2 Stars
"The Collectors" has two story lines - spies and con artists. The action is fast and gripping, but Baldacci only wraps up the spy story. The con artist story, which takes up half the book, is just a setup for some future book. Whatever that book is, I'm off Baldacci; I refuse to take out a Baldacci subscription to see how his plots end.Book Review: It Was Just So Entertaining!
Summary: 5 Stars
So many authors feel the need to bounce from one story line to another and create a confusing web to keep you on edge. I don't find that kind of storytelling as engaging as a well written straight forward story. This novel does have two storylines which eventually converge and Baldacci does a great job writing a very interesting story.
Now I want to go read the "Camel Club" which came before this story. It was just so good, a rare treat! The group of characters drove the story and keep me enjoying the novel from the first page to the last.