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Sail
by
James Patterson (Goodreads Author),
Howard Roughan
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...more
Hardcover, 388 pages
Published
June 9th 2008
by Little, Brown and Company
(first published 2008)
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This was a real good story and had a great ending...I am so glad he left out all that gory stuff, kept me on the edge of my seat. Don't know if I will be getting on a sailboat for a vacation any time soon!!
Patterson has won me back after this book...
Susan
Patterson has won me back after this book...
Susan
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This story, with its many different layers and one disaster occuring after the next is riviting. (Sorry Lisa, I really wanted to hate it) The idea that so much could go wrong on one family vacation trip makes me feel bad for complaining about all the excursions my parents lugged us on as kids. They had nothing on this trip from hell. And then to come out of everything to discover that someone you loved and trusted set you up to die is infuriating...and they get away with it...sort of. The end ha...more
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Here's some advice: Read a really bad book before you pick up this one.
I quit at chapter 60. Why are the chapters only 2 pages long? Why are most of the paragraphs only 2 sentences long? Why is everyone beautiful and a millionaire? Why is the 45 yr old mother/heart surgeon so immature and stupid? How accurate are the medical situations in this book? (Isn't a tourniquet a LAST resort because you can lose your friggin LEG?!) Why is there no depth in this book? Why are problems solved so quickly an...more
I quit at chapter 60. Why are the chapters only 2 pages long? Why are most of the paragraphs only 2 sentences long? Why is everyone beautiful and a millionaire? Why is the 45 yr old mother/heart surgeon so immature and stupid? How accurate are the medical situations in this book? (Isn't a tourniquet a LAST resort because you can lose your friggin LEG?!) Why is there no depth in this book? Why are problems solved so quickly an...more
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"I'MMA KILLMYSELF! WE'RE SINKING! BOOM! HOMIGOD A SHARK! SNAAAAAAAKES! Oh and throw a ghost in for good measure."
There, now you don't really have to read this drivel!
I've never read a James Patterson book before and I don't think I'll read a second. It reads like a goosebumps book* that he had to pepper with "adult themes" Y'know because adults cheat on everyone all the time. It's also dreadfully dull, probably because each obstacle was so easily over come that more had to appear, to just offs...more
There, now you don't really have to read this drivel!
I've never read a James Patterson book before and I don't think I'll read a second. It reads like a goosebumps book* that he had to pepper with "adult themes" Y'know because adults cheat on everyone all the time. It's also dreadfully dull, probably because each obstacle was so easily over come that more had to appear, to just offs...more
Sad to say, but I only made it about 45 pages into this book before I decided to move it along unread. The story sounded like it might be on shaky ground to begin with but I had heard such great things about the author that I was determined to give it a fair shot.
The story goes that a family that has recently fallen apart since the death of the father that acted as the linchpin takes a vacation on the very boat that was the scene of the father's death. Mom, who is a workaholic heart surgeon, is...more
The story goes that a family that has recently fallen apart since the death of the father that acted as the linchpin takes a vacation on the very boat that was the scene of the father's death. Mom, who is a workaholic heart surgeon, is...more
Sail by James Patterson co-authored by Howard Roughan tells the story about the dysfunctional family of Dr. Katherine Dunne, a heart surgeon who had lost her husband, Stuart, in a scuba diving accident off their boat, The Family Dunne. Now she has re-married Peter Carlyle a hotshot defense attorney. She and her three kids Carrie, Mark and Ernie, along with her former brother-in-law Jake, takes a summer sailing trip in their boat THE FAMILY DUNNE. Hours into the trip they start facing problems st...more
I don't generally care for James Patterson's books, but I did like this one.
The Dunne family is a highly disfunctional family after the death of there father who died in a diving accident, so they decide to take a 2 month sailing vacation in an effort to bring there family together again. Unfortunatly for them someone wants them dead and uses this vacation to make sure it happens.
It sounds like a cheesy overdone theme, and some of it is, but it was a pretty fast paced book and I thought a good...more
The Dunne family is a highly disfunctional family after the death of there father who died in a diving accident, so they decide to take a 2 month sailing vacation in an effort to bring there family together again. Unfortunatly for them someone wants them dead and uses this vacation to make sure it happens.
It sounds like a cheesy overdone theme, and some of it is, but it was a pretty fast paced book and I thought a good...more
Audiobook Version:
The one thing I really liked about this book is that they used two narrators (one male and one female), dramatic music at pivotal moments and realistic sound effects (waves crashing, water splashing, seagulls screaching, etc.). I don't think I have ever come across an audiobook that did this before but hopefully this will catch on with other audiobooks in the near future. It makes the story alot more fun to listen to.
This one starts out a bit slow but something made me stick wi...more
The one thing I really liked about this book is that they used two narrators (one male and one female), dramatic music at pivotal moments and realistic sound effects (waves crashing, water splashing, seagulls screaching, etc.). I don't think I have ever come across an audiobook that did this before but hopefully this will catch on with other audiobooks in the near future. It makes the story alot more fun to listen to.
This one starts out a bit slow but something made me stick wi...more
Sail by James Patterson
James Patterson and Howard Roughan have wrote an outstanding novel Sail. In this novel everybody is at risk of death, many don’t survive. Cardiac surgeon Katherine Dunne has had many terrible twists and turns in her life. Her husband has died and Katherine is barely keeping herself and her family together.
Along came Peter Carlyle, a successful attorney who swept Katherine off her feet. Married for a few years, this gave Katherine time to pull herself together. Katherin...more
James Patterson and Howard Roughan have wrote an outstanding novel Sail. In this novel everybody is at risk of death, many don’t survive. Cardiac surgeon Katherine Dunne has had many terrible twists and turns in her life. Her husband has died and Katherine is barely keeping herself and her family together.
Along came Peter Carlyle, a successful attorney who swept Katherine off her feet. Married for a few years, this gave Katherine time to pull herself together. Katherin...more
A quintessential James Patterson – fast paced, multi-layered page-turner with a surprise ending.
Overview: Peter Carlyle is a NY defense attorney who decides to off his new wealthy wife and her three children. She gives him the perfect opportunity when she plans a month-long sailing adventure for herself and her children in order to "bond." Hiring an ex-CIA agent turned hit man, the plans are laid. What Carlyle doesn’t count on is his wife and her children’s survival and subsequent unraveling of...more
Overview: Peter Carlyle is a NY defense attorney who decides to off his new wealthy wife and her three children. She gives him the perfect opportunity when she plans a month-long sailing adventure for herself and her children in order to "bond." Hiring an ex-CIA agent turned hit man, the plans are laid. What Carlyle doesn’t count on is his wife and her children’s survival and subsequent unraveling of...more
Preferring something quick and easy to read while travelling recently I accepted my husband’s suggestion of reading this title which he had just finished. He is a fan of James Patterson novels and although feeling this one is far from his best, thought I would find it good enough to hold my interest. It did, I devoured it in just a few days not for any reason other than it was an easy read though.
The book is divided into six parts plus a prologue and an epilogue. The Dunne family consisting of C...more
The book is divided into six parts plus a prologue and an epilogue. The Dunne family consisting of C...more
Read this book during the Christmas holidays. Generally knew what the ending was going to be, it's the how that kept me turning the pages to the end.
Last book of the year, and it was a quick read as always whenever I read a James Patterson book. Doesn't take a lot of reading effort, it's quite relaxing, I fly through the pages, and get the expected entertainment out of it.
Sail is co-authored by Howard Roughan. Patterson now has a number of books where he has co-authored with someone. So I wonder...more
Last book of the year, and it was a quick read as always whenever I read a James Patterson book. Doesn't take a lot of reading effort, it's quite relaxing, I fly through the pages, and get the expected entertainment out of it.
Sail is co-authored by Howard Roughan. Patterson now has a number of books where he has co-authored with someone. So I wonder...more
Sail is a fast-moving story that jumps back and forth from being an adventure/survival story to a suspense thriller to a courtroom drama. It's the story about Katherine Dunne who realizes her children are falling apart after the death of their father four years before--the college-age daughter is bulimic and depressed, the high school son is using drugs and doing badly in school, the ten-year-old boy can't figure out how to related with his family, and they all bicker and fight with each other c...more
Action and suspense comes to the fore with this high-seas romped penned by Patterson and Roughan. The trouble centers around the Family Dunne, a sailboat owned by a 45-year-old heart surgeon named Katherine Dunne. The book actually belonged to her former husband Stuart, who had died years earlier in a scuba accident. Now, she is planning on taking her three kids for a watery vacation, which will kick off from Newport Rhode Island. Her brother-in-law, Jake will be along to the ride and help by ca...more
This book was absolutely excellent! I read it in an evening because I couldn’t put it down. The action starts right from the beginning and doesn’t let up until the end. I didn’t want to put it down because I just had to know what happened next.
This book had it all. Mystery, deceit, martial affairs, corruption, attempted suicide, and murder were all a part of the plot.
Katherine’s intention is to take her three children sailing for two months on her deceased husband’s boat. She has never been clos...more
This book had it all. Mystery, deceit, martial affairs, corruption, attempted suicide, and murder were all a part of the plot.
Katherine’s intention is to take her three children sailing for two months on her deceased husband’s boat. She has never been clos...more
As I reflect over my reading, it seems that I read a lot more romantic suspense than straight thrillers these days. In many cases, the things I didn't like about Sail were what made it a good thriller, and made it not fit in the romantic suspense category.
The book was well written. It has me on the edge of my seat, waiting to hear what would happen next. There were many twists of the plot that I didn't expect.
I just kept waiting to see who the couple was going to be! I'm more used to books where...more
The book was well written. It has me on the edge of my seat, waiting to hear what would happen next. There were many twists of the plot that I didn't expect.
I just kept waiting to see who the couple was going to be! I'm more used to books where...more
The Dunne family is going on a summer boating trip to "bond."
The mom, kat, is a doctor and has taken 2 months off work to be with her kids (Mark, Carrie, & Ernie). Mark is a high school sophomore who is doing drugs, and hates "hanging out" with his family. Carrie is at Yale; though she is having problems with bulimia. Ernie is overweight and very smart, making him a target of many bullies at school. Needless to say, the kids don't want to spend the summer together.
However, Kat feels they nee...more
The mom, kat, is a doctor and has taken 2 months off work to be with her kids (Mark, Carrie, & Ernie). Mark is a high school sophomore who is doing drugs, and hates "hanging out" with his family. Carrie is at Yale; though she is having problems with bulimia. Ernie is overweight and very smart, making him a target of many bullies at school. Needless to say, the kids don't want to spend the summer together.
However, Kat feels they nee...more
This is the sort of book that makes you take your phone off the hook and barricade yourself in your favourite place to read, because you simply can’t put it down, I absolutely devoured it in under a week (I'm a slow reader…).
The last James Patterson book I read was a complete and utter fizzer, and I am pleased to report, I felt this one was its mirror opposite! I found this book to be a brilliantly fast paced thriller, filled with action, suspense and excitement. With each new page brought new t...more
The last James Patterson book I read was a complete and utter fizzer, and I am pleased to report, I felt this one was its mirror opposite! I found this book to be a brilliantly fast paced thriller, filled with action, suspense and excitement. With each new page brought new t...more
Mar 29, 2012
Liz
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
james patterson fans
Recommended to Liz by:
self
Shelves:
fiction,
mystery-suspense
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Awesome book!! Surprisingly, this was the VERY FIRST James Patterson book I read, and before reading it, I was not into reading books at all, not since I was much younger, in high school. I had tried to get back into reading over the years, but just didn't take the time to do so. I was at a book store and Sail happened to catch my eye on the book stand. So I bought it and ended up reading it in like 3 days!! This was just about 6 months ago. Since then, I have ready over 15 James Patterson books...more
"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
Anne manages to pull things together bit by bit,...more
Another great read from Patterson with just the right amount of suspense, keeping you enthralled and turning pages from start to finish. Just when you think you know what is going to happen along comes another surprise in true Patterson style.
The story begins with the fate of the Family Dunne aboard their yacht of the same name, who set sail for a two-month long voyage over summer in an effort to bring the family together again, having drifted apart after the death of their father and husband, w...more
The story begins with the fate of the Family Dunne aboard their yacht of the same name, who set sail for a two-month long voyage over summer in an effort to bring the family together again, having drifted apart after the death of their father and husband, w...more
"Sail" is about Katherine Dunne and her three children, who all have been recovering from the death of Stuart Dunne, her husband. Katherine decides that a good way for the family to reform is to go on a sailing trip together, along with their uncle (Katherine's step-brother), Jake. Also, while Katherine is on the trip her newly-wed husband of a few months, Peter, is back in New York with his mistress and maybe a scandolous affair of his own. Little does Katherine know that this trip with her chi...more
*4.5 stars*
Four years after her husband’s death, Katherine Dunne fears she may be losing her children too. 18-year-old Carrie has a severe eating disorder, Mark, 16, is a pothead, and Ernie is the oldest 10 year old on the planet. They haven’t felt like a family since Stuart’s death. Enter Katherine’s brilliant plan to have a family vacation aboard the family yacht. With her former brother-in-law Jake as captain, they set out to save their family, quickly realizing this may be the end of all of...more
Four years after her husband’s death, Katherine Dunne fears she may be losing her children too. 18-year-old Carrie has a severe eating disorder, Mark, 16, is a pothead, and Ernie is the oldest 10 year old on the planet. They haven’t felt like a family since Stuart’s death. Enter Katherine’s brilliant plan to have a family vacation aboard the family yacht. With her former brother-in-law Jake as captain, they set out to save their family, quickly realizing this may be the end of all of...more
Sail, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan is a suspense thriller about a mother trying to save her kids from the mistakes she made raising them. They were spoiled rotten with drug problems and eating disorders. So, she decides to take them on a boat trip for two months and spend some quality time with her kids.
Katherine's first husband died and she has since remarried. Her second husband is a high powered attorney in the middle of a big case, so he stays behind while Katherine and the kids ta...more
Katherine's first husband died and she has since remarried. Her second husband is a high powered attorney in the middle of a big case, so he stays behind while Katherine and the kids ta...more
This is the first book I've read by James Patterson and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a simple plot-line and was written in an easy to read manner. Definitely a quick read...with the chapters so short, you fly through the book.
It's the story about a mother and her 3 children who plan a sailing trip for 3 weeks, with their uncle (her ex-brother in law) as their captain. The mother, Katherine, was just recently married after 4 or so years living as a widow. She inherited over 100 million when he...more
It's the story about a mother and her 3 children who plan a sailing trip for 3 weeks, with their uncle (her ex-brother in law) as their captain. The mother, Katherine, was just recently married after 4 or so years living as a widow. She inherited over 100 million when he...more
Good Points:
This book was really fast paced. Patterson is one of my favorite authors, just barely behind Stephen King. I love his ability to create an image in my head of exactly what he's trying to say. This book kept me on my toes and the edge of my seat. I really loved the plot because it was exciting and realistic. There were no questions about what was going on, it was very comprehensible. I feel like the book was full of action and never really let up. I'm officially afraid to go on a boat...more
This book was really fast paced. Patterson is one of my favorite authors, just barely behind Stephen King. I love his ability to create an image in my head of exactly what he's trying to say. This book kept me on my toes and the edge of my seat. I really loved the plot because it was exciting and realistic. There were no questions about what was going on, it was very comprehensible. I feel like the book was full of action and never really let up. I'm officially afraid to go on a boat...more
Apr 09, 2012
Tanya
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
James Patterson fans
Recommended to Tanya by:
Tammy Santora
Shelves:
mystery-suspense-thriller,
general-fiction
3.5 stars
Patterson makes no pretense about writing high brow literature. He writes page-turning, action-packed thrillers that are fun to read. Sail is no exception. WWidowed and now remarried Katherine embarks on a two month sailing trip with her 3 kids and her former brother-in-law. Little does she know the trip is doomed from the start. Things go wrong immediately - and then it's one disaster after another. The Dunne family now must fight for their very survival.
One thing that I find is fairl...more
Patterson makes no pretense about writing high brow literature. He writes page-turning, action-packed thrillers that are fun to read. Sail is no exception. WWidowed and now remarried Katherine embarks on a two month sailing trip with her 3 kids and her former brother-in-law. Little does she know the trip is doomed from the start. Things go wrong immediately - and then it's one disaster after another. The Dunne family now must fight for their very survival.
One thing that I find is fairl...more
This is by far one of Patterson's superior works. I love the way the story flows and how he never fails to surprise. The plot consistently counteracts itself with twists and turns and therefore provides you with the sail of a lifetime. I found the characters to be very dynamic and real, people that I could relate to, and I also felt that this was very unique in comparison to anything he's ever done. Then again, Patterson always seems to manage to concoct something new no matter how many novels h...more
This book would probably be best read by a person who doesn't read very many books, if such a person were looking for something light to read at the beach or on an airplane. I wasn't familiar with Patterson & Co's books until I happened across this one at the library. The plotline sounded interesting and I do love a good mystery but it just didn't pan out. Plus, they kinda lost me in the first few chapters -- if you're headed out on a 2 month sailboat trip and on the first day, your daughter...more
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The subject of a Time magazine feature called, "The Man Who Can't Miss," James Patterson is the bestselling author of the past year, bar none, with more than 16 million books sold in North America alone. In 2007, one of every fifteen hardcover fiction books sold was a Patterson title. In the past three years, James has sold more books than any other author (according...more
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The subject of a Time magazine feature called, "The Man Who Can't Miss," James Patterson is the bestselling author of the past year, bar none, with more than 16 million books sold in North America alone. In 2007, one of every fifteen hardcover fiction books sold was a Patterson title. In the past three years, James has sold more books than any other author (according...more
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