The Whole Truth by David Baldacci Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Whole Truth
Book Review: Baldacci does it again
Summary: 5 Stars
I always enjoy reading Baldacci as I find it very hard to put the book down. I say to myself, I will close with the next chapter and then go to bed, but I find myself keeping right on reading until the wee hours of the morning.Book Review: Baldacci does it again! Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
Baldacci is an excellent writer, is hard to put the book down, once you begin reading it you want to continue until the end. I'm already looking forward for his next book. This thriller is one of the best I had read in the last ten years, I'll recommend it to readers that like action thrillers!Book Review: Baldacci is back - if you liked The Winner.
Summary: 4 Stars
Many other reviewers complain that the characters are cartoonish and the plot and it's twists implausibile. I don't entirely disagree. I do disagree that it was done in such a way that it lessened my enjoyment.
It's wonderfully over-the-top evil villian, "James Bond" like over-the-top hero combined with an over-the-top concept (A chess-like approach to creating war --- or at least a cold war) and fast-paced action (every few pages someone's life is hanging in the balance - physically and literally) make for a great ride, that keeps the pages turning.
Did I care a great deal when someone died? No. Like James Bond movies - bodies were dropping like flies. And just like those movies, there are just a few you care about their growth, motivations and that they survive.
I'm not, like some, a big fan of the Camel Club series - or even many of Baldacci's later works. This is far more reminiscent, with all of it's "over-the-topedness", of The Winner - a book I loved.
If you like the greater elements of cartoons and James Bonds movies--- truly evil villians, super heroes and great world-safety shattering plots - you'll enjoy this one!
Book Review: Baldacci writes another winner
Summary: 4 Stars
This book may take place largely outside the U.S., but like a Starbucks in London, it's still American. In The Whole Truth nearly all the major players are American, and the ones who aren't have no power. A U.S. defense contractor hires an American ''perception management'' firm to turn the world against Russia and create another Cold War (apparently Russia has no say in the matter). Meanwhile, an American journalist gets wind of the scheme. Fortunately, the plot travels with the same speed as its globe-trotting cast, but the action feels familiar and ends where you knew it would: back home. A great action book that reminds me of a James Bond story.Book Review: Baldacci's best, by far!
Summary: 5 Stars
Along with The Camel Club, this is the best David Baldacci book I've read. Fans of Baldacci, as well as newcomers, will love reading this book.