Stone Cold by David Baldacci
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Book Summary Author: David Baldacci Edition: Mass Market Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2008-08-26 ISBN: 0446615641 Number of pages: 544 Publisher: Vision Product features:
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Book Reviews of the Stone Cold
Customer Review: Who proofreads and edits Baldacci's books?
Summary: 1 Stars
First of all, I was shocked with how little introduction Baldacci gave for the members of his so-called "camel club". Unfortunately, I did not read the previous entries to this series and was dumbfounded when I realized that I was supposed to "know" these characters. I would not recommend this book as a stand-alone novel to any reader.
Furthermore, Mr. Baldacci tries too hard to make his book read like a movie script. Very short chapters "twists and turns on every page" that would make every USA Today reviewer jump up and down with joy. It just appears he is trying too hard.
The story itself starts out fairly interesting, but the confusing array of unnecessary characters makes it tedious to read. The novel becomes progressively less interesting and is too long for it's own sake. The action becomes very unrealistic and Clive Cussler'esque. I would expect more realism from Baldacci.
His technical research: This is an area where Baldacci is absolutely to sloppy. Another reviewer already pointed out that Baldacci refers to the desktop computer case as a "CPU". You do not need to be a computer wiz to know that this is incorrect. This is unacceptable in this day and age. In addition, during one of the "action scenes" he uses the age old trick of blinding agents, who using night vision scopes, by turning on the lights. This does NOT work - you do not loose your eyesight for days (not even minutes) when exposed to bright lights when wearing night vision goggles. I believe Mr. Baldacci has watched too many spy movies.
Last, but not least, I must say that any passage in the book that involves the Finn character having interactions with his kids is absolutely unreadable. The way these kids talk are not even Hollywood - it is so corny and unrealistically saccharine it gave me horrible toothaches.
I strongly suggest Mr. Baldacci gets a better editor before he releases his next novel. He has shown in the past that he can spin a decent yarn, but his work needs fundamental editing and proofreading.
Baldacci - if you read this give me a call - I'll do it!