Don't Blink [Hardcover]

 

 

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Well a lot of what I thought has already been said. I have read every single Patterson book he has released (apart from the Maximum Ride, Manga etc) and this is just like it's from a completely different person! It makes me wonder whether Patterson even saw this book before the co-writer published, or even more worryingly, Patterson has had his co-writers writing so many of his books recently that when he has put pen to paper he's forgotten how to do it.

Book description 'James Patterson delivers his most heart-pounding thriller ever'. Did he? When? There was absolutely nothing heart pounding about this story. Bring back the early Alex Cross days, now THEY could be heart pounding. A book you could get your teeth into and really enjoy. I only finished this because I can't not read a book to the end.

The ending of the chapters reminded of stories I would write at school "And you'll never guess what happened next?!". It was just a variation at the end of each chapter. So repetitive. I love the format of the short paragraphs but every single one of them seemed to have to show suspense, that it became boring and quite immature in the way it was done.

This was absolute rubbish. By the end of it I wanted the main character to die, purely because he was doing my head in by always cheating death. There's fiction and then there's fantasy so far fetched it becomes unbelievable.

I hope Patterson is back to form soon.

I have to agree somewhat to the reviews here that this book is so simply written that it does insult our intelligence, but you could say that about most of james Patterson's books in all honesty.

This time he sticks his hand in the mafia/mobster bucket and pulls out a decent thriller. The story reminds me a lot of Jason Pinter's 'THE MARK' which is actually a lot better than this - a journalist is in the wrong place at the wrong time and gets caught up with all kinds of dangerous goings-on - but this is still an entertaining novel all the same.

As others have mentioned, this is a summer read, written by James Patterson, so anyone who's expecting 'CRIME AND PUNISHMENT' or 'THE GODFATHER' are most likely to be disappointed but if you read it for what it is then it's great! 3.5/5

I pre-warn you, I am on a serious case of getting on my soap box here so if you don't want to listen to 50% opinion and a 50% rant to the author then please feel free to read no further.

The fact that I read this in a day and a half, and then spent a 20 minute walk moaning about it to my sister speaks volumes. You read the jacket and find yourself thinking "it sounds pretty good". How wrong could I have been?

The story is the most important part of a book closely followed by the writing style and talent of the author. Clearly James Patterson though both these things were irrelevant. There has been a lot of hype over the deal between JP and his co-authors with some people claiming that JP contributes very little to these books, however nothing has ever been confirmed or denied from the Publishers.

This story was just awful and to be truthful so far fetched and ridiculous it made the plot from the film Crank look realistic! I have to mention in particular the fist major scene which is the murder of a mob lawyer. Now you have to bear in mind that this scene is set in one of New York's most `happening' restaurants which is full to the brim. This `assassin' manages to walk in (obviously he knew the Maitre De) walk past all the packed tables and manages to approach the table and cut this mans eyeballs out. I have no knowledge, but I am guessing that this sort of killing in real life takes a little more than a minute or so. But still this killer manages to do all of this in an exceedingly short space of time. Once the task is complete, the whole restaurant is screaming but luckily there are two off duty police officers who `draw their weapons'. However, the killer manages (with two guns pointed at him remember) to produce two guns of his own. Not only does the killer manage to retrieve his two guns before the police discharge their weapons, he also manages to kill them both with a single bullet to the middle of the forehead. Following his miraculous shots he exits the building through the kitchen and vanishes!

Now do you see what I mean about the ridiculous storyline?

Aside from the major flaws of the story being so far fetched it's ridiculous it also lacked any real oomph. The characters are one dimensional and the dialogue between them is laughable. The only good thing about this whole book is the fact that the chapter layout and style is the typical Patterson special. Short and sharp, it's just unfortunate that it's the only positive I can find. The ending was predictable and everything wrapped up like a perfect Christmas gift.

Never before have I read a Patterson and hated the characters as much as I did in this one. The main character Nick Daniels is like a modern day Indiana Jones but even Indiana doesn't get as unlucky as this guy. nearly every chapter produces a scene where the guy is 'nearly killed'. His so called relationship with another character in the book Courtney was like something out of a teen flick and made me cringe. Never one to give up I read the book from cover to cover and found that the nearer to the end I got the happier I felt. The sooner I finished this mess of a book the better. If this was a debut novel with no authors name on the front I would be surprised if many readers bothered finishing it, let alone reading another.

This may seem ridiculous to people that I feel so strongly about a book, but I just feel.....well robbed would be the best description. I have personally contributed a lot of my hard earned cash to a man that is an excellent writer with an extreme talent, who insists on producing far too many books. In turn I feel like he is cheating his fans into buying anything with his name on it.

I still believe that James Patterson is a very talented man that can produce books that all his readers would love. However, I am beginning to think that JP maybe doesn't care what his readers/fans think. I mean he is hardly doing this for the money now so why his continues to co-write such a vast number of books is beyond me. I would rather have to wait a year for one book that would be his work and his work alone. Mr Patterson, your readers deserve a refund!

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4.0 out of 5 stars It grips you in certain places
Can't remember when I last picked up a James Patterson book, but for some reason I had a good feeling about this one "Don't Blink" and yes it started out to be another compelling... Read more

Published 10 days ago by The Grover

2.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money - so disappointing
This is one of Patterson's books that I wish I hadn't bothered buying. It also makes me think that this has been rapidly put together with another writer simply to meet a... Read more

Published 26 days ago by Maggie May

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Blink!!
Jolly good read will be passing it on to other members of the family who will enjoy it as much as me. Read more

Published 28 days ago by The Rocket

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreary Macho Nonsense
An absurd plot, facile twists and dreadful prose. If I had to sumup this novel in one sentence, that would be it. Read more

Published 1 month ago by H. Pearce

2.0 out of 5 stars Patterson? ? ?
If Paterson ever writes anything in his "joint" authorships then it can only be his name. Why his name? Read more

Published 1 month ago by Grampar

5.0 out of 5 stars KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK WOW ITS REALLY COMPELLING YOU DONT KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT OR WHAT IS ROUND THE CORNER BRILLIANT YET AGAIN JAMES LOVE IT.

Published 1 month ago by Ms. L. J. Akers

5.0 out of 5 stars Dont Blink- wow
What a great story, what a plot, written by a master. James Patterson is one of my all time thriller writers. Keep them coming.

Published 1 month ago by hedgehog

1.0 out of 5 stars dont blink james paterson
hes lost it completely ,used to like his books but not this one, seems a novice wrote this, complete waste of money a rip off, end of each paragraph a few words then a whole blank... Read more

Published 1 month ago by jason

4.0 out of 5 stars A Decent Read
I agree with many of the other reviewers that it appears that James Patterson had little input inot this book. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Wendy Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent read
Brilliant story, full of thrills, and fast paced action. Could not put it down, and a great holiday read. Much recomended

Published 2 months ago by christine

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