Sail
by James Patterson, Howard Roughan
|
|
Sign in to Goodreads to see your friends' reviews of Sail.
discuss this book
friend reviews (0)
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
lists with this book
other reviews (showing 1-20 of 1044)
Read in August, 2008
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in July, 2008
recommended to Amii-Jayne by:
My mum.recommends it for: Anybody who wants' an esay-going book.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in August, 2008
I've never read a book by James Patterson before, but I was looking around the house for something to read and my husband recommended it. It was definitely an easy read, fast paced, a real page turner. The "bad guys" were just too perfectly sinister for me although one was a bit unexpected. It was just too clean, too easy, too perfectly done. And it just seemed that there was never any time for reflection... the reader is constantly barraged with some sort of action. A little too ...more
Like this review?
yes
2 comments
Since the death of her husband, Anne Dunne and her three children have struggled in every way. In a last ditch effort to save the family, Anne plans an elaborate sailing vacation to bring everyone together once again. But only an hour out of port, everything is going wrong. The teenage daughter, Carrie, is planning to drown herself. The teenage son, Mark, is high on drugs and ten-year-old Ernie is nearly catatonic. This is the worst vacation ever. Anne manages to pull things together bit by bit,...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in July, 2008
This novel reads like a bad movie script... the kind of film that goes straight to DVD and stars a cast you don't recognize. The Dunne family is planning to sail around the Bahamas for a two-month summer getaway. What we know of each character we are told in a "cheat sheet" that is provided before the prologue... literally, the authors give a paragraph synopsis about each character, giving their name, age, weaknesses and a bit of back story. And they never seem to evolve past that page...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in June, 2008
Although this book was a quick, easy enjoyable read, I thought everything was waaaaay too rushed at the end. I also felt completely robbed of experiencing the character's emotions toward the end (especially the main female character),because these were suddenly just dropped from the book and skipped over when certain "discovery's" were made. (Trying to omit spoilers here). I was very disappointed when certain things were not explained in detail, but rather merely mentioned as if an aft...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in June, 2008
recommended to Kathy by:
No one needs to recommend James Patterson to me!recommends it for: Everyone
I always enjoy James Patterson books. This book moves along so fast that you are finished in half a day. The Dunne family takes a sailing vacation in order to bring the children and their mother closer together. Katherine Dunne is a cardiac physician who has a wonderful career but who has sadly neglected her children in favor of her career. The trip is doomed from the beginning, as a "hit man" was hired to see that the family never returns from their sailing vacation. When family ...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
Patterson Fans - Beach Reading
This is the 2nd book co written by Patterson with Howard Roughan. The first was You've Been Warned - which I found pretty lame... This one is also a non suspense type mystery where you pretty much know from the beginning how it will end up. Maybe a tiny teeny twist at the end - but not exactly mind blowing. It certainly was enjoyable as something to read on the back patio with a lemonade. Patterson's books don't take me very long - so it is hard to dislike them. I am apprehensive of the new Dani...more
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
Die hard Patterson readers like me
Another non Patterson written book. This one is with Roughan which wrote You've Been Warned, the worst book Patterson has put his name on. Roughan has come a long way and this is actually a pretty good book. I would have believed Danielle Steel was the author before Patterson. But it's a quick book with a good plot and certainly kept my interest.
But I still miss Patterson and wonder when he is going to actually write another book. Maybe he has a bad case of writer's block?????
But I still miss Patterson and wonder when he is going to actually write another book. Maybe he has a bad case of writer's block?????
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Excellent page turner. This was a super-fast read. I picked it up from the library on Saturday afternoon and finished on Tuesday evening even though I read only in the evenings. I do enjoy this Irishman's books. I have seen a couple of the Border video interviews with him talking about his books and about the Amazon Kindle, and he seems like a really nice guy who loves to read and write and he created a wonderful Page Turners Charity to get people excited about writing and reading.
Like this review?
yes
4 comments
If your local book store has a shelf entitled, "Not Awful - A Not-so-bad, Sit on the Porchswing Whilst Drinking a Pina Colada for an Hour, Reads", this book would be on it.
I didn't hat it (i.e. You've Been Warned). I didn't love it (1.e. Beach Road). It was a "enh - it's another book I don't think Patterson really wrote, book".
But, I like sitting on swings and drinking pina coladas a lot, so I guess I have something for to thank Messrs. Patterson and Roughan.
I didn't hat it (i.e. You've Been Warned). I didn't love it (1.e. Beach Road). It was a "enh - it's another book I don't think Patterson really wrote, book".
But, I like sitting on swings and drinking pina coladas a lot, so I guess I have something for to thank Messrs. Patterson and Roughan.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in July, 2008
I was disappointed in this book. There were so many references to upscale clothing and products that I actually started to think he was getting paid to use them in the story. It was distracting, and I felt that good descriptive writing would have been a better way to set the scenes. The plot was simplistic with one close call survival after another, yet the characters were not well developed. A quick read, entertaining enough I guess but not usually what I enjoy.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in July, 2008
I downloaded this as an audio-book to listen on my 12 hour road trip. Patterson's chapters are always quick and entertaining. You always want to know what is going to happen next. I enjoyed the story. I especially liked how an emotionally seperated family (unfortunately, it took a struggle and tragedy)were able to work together and become stronger for it. Warning: as an audio-book, sometimes strong language and a couple of naughty chapters - not good for kids.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in August, 2008
FAST read--a real page-turner. No spoilers here but if you like a very exciting--if, in some ways, predictable story--this is a good one. I don't have all that much time to read during the day--and I read this in just a few days. I really like how Patterson whoever he is writing with at that time (!) write in short bursts. I can't stand to stop reading where there isn't a chapter or other break in the story. Call me crazy. Good story...great summer read.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in July, 2008
This book was amazing, I really did love it. It was alot more than I expected it to be. There was alot of law n order in it which I didn't know. I thought there would be more with the boat and the family. I did think it was a great book and a fast read. I had it done in 4 days flat but I really kept at it. I didn't put it down for long. It is a must read for any Patterson fan! ENJOY! I don't want to spoil stuff so I'm keeping the review brief.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
This book is entertaining and reads quickly. I have to admit that there comes a point fairly early in the book where I thought Patterson was relying too heavily on coincidence (as in how much more could possibly go wrong on this sailing trip). But I guess that the novel is so fast paced that you get over the disbelief just trying to keep up with the action. This one is better than some of his recent books.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in July, 2008
I ALWAYS enjoy James Patterson books. I have read them all, each and every one of them. I did not include reviews of them here, though, because there are just too many. I decided that I would include any Patterson books I read as of now...
This was a good murder mystery. It revolves around a family attempting to come together and connect, which (of course) turns into a fiasco.
A quick read...
This was a good murder mystery. It revolves around a family attempting to come together and connect, which (of course) turns into a fiasco.
A quick read...
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Has a copy to sell/swap
—
Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
Patterson-esque-mystery lovers
Sail is actually one of the better of Patterson's more recent books. I feel like he's lost his touch since the first one or two of the Women's Murder Club series. On the plus side, Sail had a borderline-complex plot, a touch of actual suspense, and somewhat interesting characters. On the minus, it was easy to finish in a few hours (which may not be entirely negative).
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in August, 2008
Unlike anything else he's ever written where you have no idea what's going to happen next, this one you have everything layed out right before you. You know everything that's going to happen. That's one of the things I love about James Patterson is you don't know what to expect which keeps you turning the page so that you can find out. But like I said not in this book.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 2008
The Patts Man certainly has a knack for building characters who are one part zombie tree-dwellers and one part fictional. THe book is depicted against the backdrop of Nazi Antarctica in 26,000 BC, you'll stare with wide wonder at the joy you have found. Words cannot begin to express what will be expressed to you by the words in this book. Enjoy, my friends. Enjoy.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
