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Sail by James Patterson

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Like most Patterson books, this one is a page turner. It has well defined characters with pleanty of suprises and duel plots.

Read a different James Patterson book!

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Ugh. This book was bland. It had no intrigue no suspense no depth of characters and definitely not worth hardcover prices. Save your money and watch any movie on Lifetime that has a struggling woman & family at sea.
That being said, if you're looking for a good James Patterson book for the summer, I would suggest Beach Road, now that has twists and turns!

A really good summer read

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My daughter & I both read Sail this summer. We both thought the same thing. It was definitely a good summer read. A little predictable in parts, but it kept moving. You know how some books tend to stall in places, this did not. We both like James Patterson's books more when he collaberates with another writer.

Unbelievingly bad book

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This book was so bad, I don't know where to begin. This book is written on such a basic level, that I actually feel less intelligent for reading the dumbed down storyline. What is up with the crazy short chapters? A chapter should mark a transition between major plot points or some dramatic turn of events. It feels as if the authors knew they didn't have enough material to make a decent book, so by adding so many chapters, they can stretch a bad short story a few more pages to make it a novel. An annoying yet constant shift between third person to first person is very distracting, and draws the reader out of the story at every transition. As for the story, left field doesn't begin to describe how farfetched it is. An excessive amount of lucky coincidences befall the main characters making the plot entirely unbelievable. I'm not going to touch on the technology discussed in this book, because as a work of fiction, an author can get by with stretching some capabilities.

For me, this book was a chore to read, which I did because it was the only thing I had for a distraction on a boring day. This is the second Patterson book I've read, and I am so disappointed with both, that I am going home and trash the other three I have yet to get to.

Gripping...

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James Patterson
Little, Brown & Co., 2008
ISBN: 9780316018708
5 Stars
Gripping...

When I think of the word sail, I think of placid waters, a blowing breeze, and a gentle lull of the water as it slaps against the hull. (I admit I have never been sailing and have romanticized the sport).
In James Patterson's latest book Sail, the sea and voyage is anything but placid. What began as a vacation that would pull her family closer together quickly turned into a nightmare. I have never been a fan of Patterson. I was pleasantly surprised when Sail quickly captured my attention and held it all the way through. I eagerly turned the pages in this epic size novel. There were enough twists and turns throughout the book to remind me of a back road in Kentucky. The suspense in Sail is incredibly thick in this book. Readers will quickly connect to Sail.