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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 4, 2004
Pros: Addictive, quick read, conspiracies are fun to read about
Cons: The whole climax is ridiculous, Patterson is not good at writing court dramas
Summary: I’ve been a James Patterson fan ever since I first read Cat & Mouse and I’ve read a majority of his other books since. Well, as of late I’ve been on reading drought being too lazy to read. That was until I saw The Beach House on the shelf ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 27, 2006
Pros: Easy to read and understand with a surprising ending.
Cons: No deep details to chew on.
Summary: I've read many of James Patterson's books and I have liked all of them. When I picked up this book, I had just finished another murder mystery/legal story that made my head spin and my eyes blur with all the legalese and description. I was very glad when ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 10, 2005
Pros: Fast pace, suspenseful, dramatic, entertaining, characters
Cons: A bit implausible, plot holes
Summary: I have read quite a few of James Patterson’s books, and I generally find them all pretty good. With my busy schedule, I often buy used books from my library, so that I don’t have to worry about getting a book back to the library on time. When I ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 31, 2003
Pros: porn?, a male gigolo? :)
Cons: poorly written, no character development, unbelievable story
Summary: Summary: Jack Mullen is a promising law student from a blue collar family that has spent most of its existence catering to the wealthy families in The Hamptons. Jack's brother, Peter, was something of a playboy among the wealthy, often invited to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 29, 2003
Pros: Fast moving....
Cons: moved maybe too fast. Needed a bit more time to develop secondary characters.
Summary: This is another of James Patterson’s fast moving thrillers. As it often happens, it concerns law an ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 6, 2003
Pros: Quick read, Great Summer novel for the beach, some insights to life in the Hamptons
Cons: Storyline is creative but too disjointed, and unrealistic
Summary: Having read a few of James Patterson's works, I was eager to delve into yet another of his suspense novels. Many of his novels have even made it to the wide screen. However, this book, although enjoying, is far from a typical Patterson novel. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 8, 2003
Pros: Page Turner
Cons: None
Summary: This is the first time I have read Patterson. I chose this book only because it was number 3 at the market. We had booked a 'cabin' and unbeknownst to us, NO TV, radio, phone, or even cell service. I enjoyed the twists from the first few chapters ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 6, 2002
Pros: Good story of family relations plus good information on sea turtles.
Cons: Plot predictable.
Summary: The Beach House, by Mary Alice Monroe, is a story about family and the strangled relationships that often exist within them. Mother and daughter, Olivia and Caretta Rutledge, are from upper crust Charleston, live in an old mansion, have a beach house on ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 30, 2002
Pros: Easy, Fast Reading, Keeps you interested
Cons: Ending was a bit unreal, but interesting
Summary: The Beach House, written by James Patterson and Peter DeJonge is an easy summer reader. This book would be an excellent choice for beach reading underneath the umbrella!
The book is set in the Hamptons where the rich all come for the summer. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 11, 2002
Pros: First 250 pages
Cons: A Horrendous Ending
Summary:
The Beach House So here is my theory: James Patterson wrote 250 pretty good pages of a thriller a few years ago and developed writers block searching for an ending. Several years later he digs out the old manuscript and reads it to a room ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 3, 2002
Pros: Great characters
Cons: The ending
Summary: What is going on with best-selling authors recently? My theory is this - they plug away at their computers writing a decent tale and the editor/publisher calls saying the book must be finished by tomorrow. So said author looks at his/her 300+ pages and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 3, 2002
Pros: I don't have to read it again
Cons: illogical plot, complete waste of time
Summary:
I hated The Beach House.
I'm terribly tempted to just end my review right here, rather than make you go through endless words that will come to the simple conclusion that I hated The Beach House. Misery loves company ... read more
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