You've Been Warned by James Patterson, Howard Roughan
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Book Reviews of You've Been Warned
Book Review: Terrible Book
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the worst book I've ever read from James Patterson. He should not do any more books with Howard Roughan if this is what they will be like. The characters were not likeable, the plot stupid.Book Review: What was I thinking!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
My employer sends a gift certificate every year for staff's birthdays. I usually spend mine on my grandbabies - this year I spent it on myself and bought hardcover books for my pleasure! I thought this was going to be a treat, instead I was so disgusted with myself for wasting my money on it. My famiy likes to borrow my books and this one has been left alone. They ask me about it and I tell them to check it out but that I didn't care for it. I'll probably stick it in a secondhand store bin or send it to someone's garage/yard sale to let some other poor sucker have a go at it. Book Review: another ghostwritten clunker
Summary: 1 Stars
Now, this one is pretty bad. OK, many publishers utilize ghostwriters to help out the big names that sell books. I think it is cool that Patterson's little helper gets billing on the cover. This particular book should be a novella, it really does not have enough story to fill out an entire book. The font is large (not quite a large print book, though), and the chapters are many. This is really a 100 page novella masquerading as a novel, and we are being charged $27 for all this! Back to the story and characters-the main reason the public reads-and buys-books. This one is not very interesting, characters are just not believable or engaging. The twists and turns are implausible, even given the subject and genre. Hopefully, Patterson and his Ghost will be given something a little better to work with next time. This is only my opinion. Book Review: This Novel is a Waste of Time
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm not a huge fan of James Patterson, but his novels are easy to read and he can sometimes produce a genuinely entertaining story (THE QUICKIE and JUDGE AND JURY are examples of enjoyable Patterson books). But for every solid effort, he seems to produce at least two disappointments.
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED falls in the "disappointment" category. This novel is a bit of a depature for Patterson, since it involves a strong element of the supernatural. Imagine Patterson writing an episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, and that is this novel in a nutshell.
Unfortunately, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED has no momentum whatsoever. The plot can be summarized as follows: a random series of strange events happen to a lead character who is not particularly sympathetic or interesting. This is perhaps the most sluggish Patterson novel I've ever read, and easily the least engaging. The ending is somewhat original, but not particularly satisfying.
In short, avoid this novel unless you're a hardcore Patterson fan. It's a shame that this novel will sell over a million copies when many superior books go unnoticed.
Book Review: WOW!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a thriller with depth. I have read many so called "thrillers" with cheap plots and characters. The real plot in this book is between the lines.
I have read other Patterson books, but so far I find this very interesting for a "pop" author. It has the culture of real literature. This story with it's fast-moving thrills & chill holds a great moral sub plot. It's a great lesson to many of us, as we seem to ignore many "warnings" that are right before our eyes.
Patterson doesn't "create" a new story here. He just rewrites an age-old plot in a new light.
His simple writing style is astoundingly effective. I have read many books of this genre using this same style, that are so "amateur". I have read another Patterson book "The Quickie" of the same style but this books graces its first person narrative so well.
I can go on for ten pages about this book but, I think I'll stop here. Despite the "don't think, just shoot" title, this book is definetely one for the thinking.