The Winner by David Baldacci Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Winner
Book Review: The Winner is a Winner
Summary: 5 Stars
This was one of the best novels I've read in a long time. A tiny slow spot in the middle but other than that the book was totally engaging. One can really root for the heroine and the suspense just keeps on going. Suspend reality and go for a page turner about a young woman with nothing to lose who makes a decision that changes her life as well as the lives of those around her. From my experince, it's a different type of Baldacci book.Book Review: Interesting Plot
Summary: 4 Stars
The National Lottery sponsored by The Government was fixed for one year by an evil genius. He carefully selected the winners to be. An investigative newspaper reporter discovered the scheme and threatened to expose it. Lot's of excitement along the way. But, the ending was fairly predictable. Still, a good read.Book Review: Original story written very well
Summary: 5 Stars
I got hooked right away on this book. I'd recommend this book to anyone who has a free evening on their hands. This one is hard to put down.Book Review: Breathtaking, Adrenaline-Pumping Original
Summary: 5 Stars
Let's get this out of the way first. David Baldacci is a brilliant writer whose books are riveting mysteries with heart-pounding suspense - and whose plots are impossibly unreal. But no other recent author I know of delivers more satisfying and entertaining escapism.
At first glance LuAnn Tyler, 20-yr old single mom, appears to be trailer court trash going nowhere. We learn to care and root for her while she partakes in a mysterious someone's scheme of swindling themselves into a lottery super-jackpot. Though she initially refuses, a murder charge against her devolves from inexplicable events to put her on the run for her life, seemingly forcing her into acquiescing to the plan in exchange for rescue.
Fast forward to 10 years later. Building on almost unnoticed seeds strewn throughout the first part of the story, we now see a woman who has steadily grown and educated herself to have become a powerful and supremely capable self-determinant force. The characterizations of the main protagonists are devotedly well drawn (great romance story within); the "bad guy" is chillingly constructed to appear unstoppable. The story's culmination is instigated by an investigative newspaper reporter and FBI curiosity that strips her of her protective anonymity. LuAnn has several instantaneously vital friend-or-foe decisions to make and a hide-and-seek chase sequence before the blood-pounding final confrontation.
Book Review: Quite good
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my second novel by Baldacci, having read his "Christmas Train" first. I wasn't disappointed in this effort in the least! It seems Baldacci has a knack for strong character development. Some authors go on too long, trying to describe their characters, while others don't divulge nearly enough. Baldacci gets it right!
LuAnn Tyler is a strong female character, and Charlie is a wonderful "oversized teddy-bear" like man. The ambition and charisma of these two have you hoping for their success. The plot is great, and the setting is described wonderfully. Some things about the antagonist irked me a bit, but not enough to take away from the story.
This certainly will not be my last novel by Baldacci!