You've Been Warned by James Patterson, Howard Roughan
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Book Reviews of You've Been Warned
Book Review: I AM SURPRISED BY ALL THESE VERY NEGATIVE REVIEWS!
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't write a lot of reviews for [...], but I felt I had to write this one. When I first started reading this book, I had not yet looked at the Amazon reviews. I was already enjoying the book when I decided to read some of the Amazon reviews. I was so surprised by the "2 star" general rating that I was convinced that the ending of the book had to be horrific. But I kept reading.
When I got to the end of the book I thought, I kind of liked this! Is there something wrong with me? :)
I found the book to be entertaining - surprises at the end of every chapter, practically - and lots of fun. The ending, too, wasn't bad. It was a heck of a lot better than a lot of the endings that I have read (for example, Stephen King's "Cell")! Did it answer all questions (like, why did she have a closet full of cockroaches?) - no. Did it make some kind of wacky sense? Yes. I especially liked the very evocative definition of "eternity."
I have never been a reader of James Patterson. I took the book out of the library because I loved Howard Roughan's "The Up and Comer," and thought I would try this one. I can't say I was disappointed.
I ordinarily would have given this book 4 stars, not 5. But I felt I had to counteract all of these overly harsh reviews!
My advice is, give it a shot and see what you think!
Book Review: a disaster
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is all the more painful due to the fact that I truly admire Patterson's effort to get out of his strict mold. To start with, the book is spooky enough and odd enough to grab ones attention. Your not sure if you are walking into the Twilight Zone or a Kafka story. However, the protagonist, a stupid young woman who is being sexualy manipulated by her wealthy married boss told in the first person, really starts getting on the readers nerves. This lady is beyond a typical dumb blond. Imagine Susane Summers from 'Threes Company'.
At the end, it becomes apparent that this story relies heavily upon an old Roman Polanski film, 'The Apartment' (a great movie in his Rosemary's Baby style'. While I would recommend that movie, I hope that you will stay well away from this terrible bit of writing.
Book Review: I thought this was GREAT!
Summary: 4 Stars
I think other reviewers are not looking at the fact that this was a psychological thriller that permits you to lots of discussion for book clubs. It was thrilling to the end, wondering what was going to happen with Kristin. The end was a fantastic finish that you could talk about with intelligent people for a very long time. GREAT book!!!Book Review: I was warned
Summary: 1 Stars
The only warning this book should have is that you have been warned. It is not as good as I am use to reading when it has James Patterson's name on the cover. I read it to the end only to see how it all worked together. I was not sure about it and then I would have liked to have seen how it all turned out for the girl. Very disappointing.Book Review: You've been Warned
Summary: 4 Stars
You've Been Warned kept you guessing. What is going on here and why does this dream keep happening. Is it happening now or is it something that will happen or did it already happen. It didn't start taking on it's real form for me until near the end and then you just didn't want to believe that was really it. I loved this book and have recommended it to others if you like to take a step away from reality.