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Old 11th January 2004, 08:51 PM
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Hi, Has anyone read the Alex Cross series by James Patterson?
What u think of it?
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Old 11th January 2004, 09:25 PM
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Along Came a Spider was OK but it was much too similar to another (and superior) novel I had read before it. I can't tell you the name because that would spoil it.

Kiss the Girls was excellent and I very highly recommend it!

Jack and Jill I thought was one of the worst novels I had read. So no more Patterson for me.

He does have a very terse writing style, with short chapters, so you can breeze right through them. Do read Kiss the Girls.
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Old 11th January 2004, 09:27 PM
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I've seen the film, so I don't think I'm gonna bother

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Old 11th January 2004, 09:29 PM
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The film is nothing compare to the book.

The Movie of Along came the spider was just plain aweful.
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Old 30th January 2004, 01:07 PM
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Re: James Patterson

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Hi, Has anyone read the Alex Cross series by James Patterson?
What u think of it?
nope, haven't read it... i just hve one question though. what was the title of his novel which was something like a love story?
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Old 1st February 2004, 07:28 PM
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I've read a few of Patterson's works, and I enjoyed them all. My favorite, actually, was not an Alex Cross book, but the book called See How they Run.

Along Came a Spider was okay and a good introduction to the series.
Kiss the Girls was really good and definately worth reading.
Cat and Mouse was an extension of Along came a Spider and was pretty good.
Roses are Read/Violets are Blue: extremely good. You should definately read them.
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I have read them all. I enjoy them for what they are. Currently I am reading the Lake House. Never expected a sequel to When the Wind Blows but here it is.

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Old 7th February 2004, 12:41 AM
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I've never read When the Wind Blows. Is it any good? And the only love story I really know with Patterson is through the Cross books.
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Old 8th February 2004, 06:38 AM
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hmmm... okay. but im sure i've read one... i just can't seem to remember the title! thanks!
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Old 18th February 2004, 05:14 AM
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I thought the movie "Along Came a Spider" was god awful. Im glad I read the book before I saw the movie. I also thought that "Jack and Jill" was by far one of his better books but his womens murder myster series, "1st to Die" and "2nd Chances" are his better work by far.
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Old 21st February 2004, 02:31 AM
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My favorite of his Alex Cross series was Roses are Red. However, my favorite of all his books is See How they Run. I have yet to read Jack and Jill, although I've heard that it is awesome and it was terrrible.
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is where the wind blows the one about the kids who are special( dont want to spoil it in any way) and one of thems called maximum

its been a while since i read it.
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James Patterson

Has anyone yet read his books?
Can u tell me how they are ?

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Has anyone yet read his books?
Can u tell me how they are ?
hey!!
i read a couple books of him and i really enjoy them!! my favorite is WHEN THE WIND BLOWS!!
a few of his books are pretty bloody, but in the whole they are great crime stories!!
enjoy
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Read 'when the wind blows' a few years back and really enjoyed it. Have just read the sequel 'The lake house' and was not impressed. The plot lacked detail and had time jumps of months covered in a few sentences. The ending was a blatant attempt to set up for yet another book. Give it up!
I'm beginning to wonder if 'when the wind blows' was that bad and I was just too young to notice.
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