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January 1995
(first published 2000)
by Little Brown & Co (T)
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Hardcover
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0316693758
(isbn13: 9780316693752)
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"We begin with Alex Cross, the detective introduced in ALONG CAME A SPIDER. He's back, and this time it's personal. Alex's favorite niece, Naomi,...more
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No James Paterson fan here. This was the first (and last) book I read by this author. I was just coming off of reading everything I could get my hands on by Steven King. When he started writing out of his normal genre, I decided to make the switch to Paterson. In my entire life, I have never thrown a book in the trash. This one by-passed my waste paper basket and went directly into the dumpster on the corner. The chapter with the snake was totally unnecessary. I'll stick to Steven King, th...more
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This was one of the most frustrating books I have ever read. The story was fantastic. Alex Cross is one of my favorite characters and the villains were fascinating. But there is one chapter where on of the villains does something vile and disgusting, that was so unnecessary, that I cannot recommend this to anyone. It makes me quite sad actually, because it was a great book (a 4 star actually), BUT the one chapter ruined it. I do hope that the next one, Jack and Jill, is better.
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Read in January, 2000
Good Patterson book, one of his better books.
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Read in June, 2008
Okay, I am reading pulp fiction. Many people from my classes have recommended his novels and I thought I would see what all the hype is about. So far it is not well-written, but I am entertained. I liked the movie, although I think Ashley Judd is annoyingly condescending.
I have finally finished the book and it was one cliché piled on top of another. I don't know why authors feel they have to make women so perfect. Is it some form of misguided feminism or a male fantasy? I would argue m...more
I have finally finished the book and it was one cliché piled on top of another. I don't know why authors feel they have to make women so perfect. Is it some form of misguided feminism or a male fantasy? I would argue m...more
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Read in January, 1998
recommends it for:
James Patterson fans
Note: The "old-thrills" shelf refers to thrillers I read and enjoyed in the early years of high school that I would probably be disappointed or bored with if I read now.
I found a free copy of Kiss the Girls in my dad's lobby, and it was the first James Patterson book I ever read. I also remember it as being the best Patterson book I read, but that is probably because I was about 15 years old at the time and my tastes were less discriminating. (I have tried to read som...more
I found a free copy of Kiss the Girls in my dad's lobby, and it was the first James Patterson book I ever read. I also remember it as being the best Patterson book I read, but that is probably because I was about 15 years old at the time and my tastes were less discriminating. (I have tried to read som...more
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Read in February, 2000
Chapter 1
For an beach/airplane thriller, it is great. It would be almost perfect if you take out the ridiculous sex torture scene with the snake. Seriously James what the hell was that!?!
Chapter 2
This is the best book of the series. (Jack and Jill being the worst and the rest merely serviceable.) Alex Cross is a great character that has great taste in books; I doubt he would be caught reading a book by James Patterson.
Chapter 3
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For an beach/airplane thriller, it is great. It would be almost perfect if you take out the ridiculous sex torture scene with the snake. Seriously James what the hell was that!?!
Chapter 2
This is the best book of the series. (Jack and Jill being the worst and the rest merely serviceable.) Alex Cross is a great character that has great taste in books; I doubt he would be caught reading a book by James Patterson.
Chapter 3
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Read in June, 2008
This is the second outing for Alex Cross.
This found Alex on the hunt for 2 ruthless killers of young beautiful, intelligent women: The Gentleman Caller and Casanova. Are they the same person although they're striking in different areas and have different styles? When Alex's niece, Naomi, is taken Alex treats this case as very personal and it leads him on an eventful chase with partner Sampson.
I enjoyed this book and found it very readable, although in a few areas it certainly had me feel...more
This found Alex on the hunt for 2 ruthless killers of young beautiful, intelligent women: The Gentleman Caller and Casanova. Are they the same person although they're striking in different areas and have different styles? When Alex's niece, Naomi, is taken Alex treats this case as very personal and it leads him on an eventful chase with partner Sampson.
I enjoyed this book and found it very readable, although in a few areas it certainly had me feel...more
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Read in January, 2008
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Good luck trying to put this one down after starting it. From start to finish this book will have you sweating with anticipation of whats to come. James Patterson does a great job of putting realistic characters in believable situations that will have you on the edge of your seat i guess you could say.
The story is about a detective named Alex Cross who is called on to try to find two notorious serial killers. Patterson describes them as twin killers. But are they really related? Y...more
The story is about a detective named Alex Cross who is called on to try to find two notorious serial killers. Patterson describes them as twin killers. But are they really related? Y...more
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I have read all Patterson's Alex Cross books pretty much in order, and I am a huge fan. His style is easy to read, his mysteries complicated enough you don't figure out who did it too soon (if at all), and his characters are accessible.
This is probably one of my favorite Patterson Thrillers (movie wasn't that bad either). This story is about two killers on either coast that seem to be competing with each other. Cross becomes involved when he finds out his niece is one of the girls that is...more
This is probably one of my favorite Patterson Thrillers (movie wasn't that bad either). This story is about two killers on either coast that seem to be competing with each other. Cross becomes involved when he finds out his niece is one of the girls that is...more
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James Patterson is my new addiction. His novels are suspensful, thrilling, and brilliant. This is the second book in his Alex Cross series. I started with this one, then read the first (Along Came A Spider) and continued from there. I am currently reading book 6- Roses Are Red, and, since I take two days out of every week to read each book, I should be finished with the series in no time. At which time I will begin the women's murder club series by James Patterson (the books that start with numb...more
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Read in January, 2008
This is genuinely the worst book I have ever finished.
To be fair, it is tolerable when there is action, which is often. But every time James Patterson tries to put words coming out of a characters mouth, it makes you want to punch yourself in the face. When he writes descriptive, emotional paragraphs, it makes you want to punch him in the face.
I actually dog-eared a couple pages because the writing was so bad, I wanted to be able to quick reference it to people to show them how bad it was.
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To be fair, it is tolerable when there is action, which is often. But every time James Patterson tries to put words coming out of a characters mouth, it makes you want to punch yourself in the face. When he writes descriptive, emotional paragraphs, it makes you want to punch him in the face.
I actually dog-eared a couple pages because the writing was so bad, I wanted to be able to quick reference it to people to show them how bad it was.
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Read in November, 2008
recommends it for:
Anyone wanting a Page-Turner
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Along Came a Spider was good, but Kiss the Girls was better.
Here we have 2 serial killers, the Gentleman Caller and Casanova and an interesting premise, which is made more personal when a relation of Crosses goes missing.
Here we have 2 serial killers, the Gentleman Caller and Casanova and an interesting premise, which is made more personal when a relation of Crosses goes missing.
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Read in January, 2006
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noone, picked it up after watching the movie.recommends it for: anyone who loves a thriller
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Hated it....freaked the crap out of me. I couldn't sleep for a week. The worst part was that once I started into it...I had to finish so that the bad guy could be defeated in my mind.
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recommends it for:
sickos with no literary taste.
I read this when I was a freshman in high school, before I could smell crappy books from across the room. Patterson basically pulls you through a series of really graphic and horrible sex crimes and then calls it a day. Supposedly he's showing you the "inner workings" of this psycho killer dude, but the only psychological insight I gained from this book was into James Patterson, who's disturbingly skilled at cooking up -- even researching? -- unusual methods for the sexual and emotio...more
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Wow, anything I read by him I can't stop reading. I love a good mystery with lot of thrills and chills. Kiss the Girls is a great book.
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Read in June, 2007
fast read, as all patterson's are.
however, this is his best one, i think. alex is still new here, but he's familiar at the same time (no matter if you've read the books in order or not) and the racial overtones aren't as obnoxious as in along came a spider. the twists are clever, there really isn't a cheesy romantic plot to take away from anything, and there's this real appreciation of best friend/man love that just made me smi...more
however, this is his best one, i think. alex is still new here, but he's familiar at the same time (no matter if you've read the books in order or not) and the racial overtones aren't as obnoxious as in along came a spider. the twists are clever, there really isn't a cheesy romantic plot to take away from anything, and there's this real appreciation of best friend/man love that just made me smi...more
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