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Review Date: 5/20/2009
Helpful Score: 2
I have spent 3 months waiting to receive this book. I wish I could say that I wasn't at all disappointed, but I can't. Maybe it was my own fault because I read the book so fast but I don't think so.
Before I begin let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of the Hannah Swensen series. I have read them all several times each. And this book was no different in the fact that I couldn't reach chapter 3 before heading into the kitchen to bake some cookies to eat while reading.
The story gave up the murderer way too easily this time. I like a story that keeps me guessing longer. Unfortunately this book did not.
I grew tired of listening to Hannah complain about her diet. She works at a cookie shop she is suppose to be round and fluffy. That is what makes her lovable.
Hannah did not spend much time at all working this time. One day she blew off work completely and it didn't seem to haze her at all like normal.
Joanne Fluke seem to gloss over the support characters like we didn't care to hear about them. We barely heard at all about Lisa and the Mothers. Being from the Midwest myself keeping up with the characters in the series is like hearing the local gossip about neighbors.
I was glad to see that Hannah may finally be making a decision between her men. I mean come on already how long was she suppose to date 2 men before people started comparing her to Ronnie Ward.
Read the book if you like the series but please do not start the series with this book. I fear that you will be disappointed. Fans, like me, will be awaiting the next book with higher expectations.
Before I begin let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of the Hannah Swensen series. I have read them all several times each. And this book was no different in the fact that I couldn't reach chapter 3 before heading into the kitchen to bake some cookies to eat while reading.
The story gave up the murderer way too easily this time. I like a story that keeps me guessing longer. Unfortunately this book did not.
I grew tired of listening to Hannah complain about her diet. She works at a cookie shop she is suppose to be round and fluffy. That is what makes her lovable.
Hannah did not spend much time at all working this time. One day she blew off work completely and it didn't seem to haze her at all like normal.
Joanne Fluke seem to gloss over the support characters like we didn't care to hear about them. We barely heard at all about Lisa and the Mothers. Being from the Midwest myself keeping up with the characters in the series is like hearing the local gossip about neighbors.
I was glad to see that Hannah may finally be making a decision between her men. I mean come on already how long was she suppose to date 2 men before people started comparing her to Ronnie Ward.
Read the book if you like the series but please do not start the series with this book. I fear that you will be disappointed. Fans, like me, will be awaiting the next book with higher expectations.
Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse: A Novel of the Turbulent Near Future (Expanded and Updated 33 Chapter Edition)
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Book Type: Paperback
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 7/29/2009
Helpful Score: 2
I found the book to be enjoyable fiction. Yes, the book was heavy on the guns, but what did you expect? I found some the practices in the book to be unpractical but that too is to be expected. I enjoyed the story as I do many 'end of the world' books. I enjoyed the author's take on how he thought the population would react to the break down of society.
I did find it amusing that the characters, seemingly normal average people, could kill 'bad' people and not have any true remorse. I was extremely upset at a huge error in the transfusion protocols that the author explained to save a characters life. I also found some other medical mistakes that were more forgivable. But, the transfusion compability between blood types was a mistake that almost put me off the whole book. I realize that most people wouldn't understand the mistake but to me a Lab Tech it was alwful. My husband disagreed with some of his gun facts.
I think the reason that the mistakes upset me is because the book was written almost as a survival manual. In that format misinformation should not be offered.
Overall an enjoyable read. Take it for what it is and you too shall enjoy the book.
I did find it amusing that the characters, seemingly normal average people, could kill 'bad' people and not have any true remorse. I was extremely upset at a huge error in the transfusion protocols that the author explained to save a characters life. I also found some other medical mistakes that were more forgivable. But, the transfusion compability between blood types was a mistake that almost put me off the whole book. I realize that most people wouldn't understand the mistake but to me a Lab Tech it was alwful. My husband disagreed with some of his gun facts.
I think the reason that the mistakes upset me is because the book was written almost as a survival manual. In that format misinformation should not be offered.
Overall an enjoyable read. Take it for what it is and you too shall enjoy the book.
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