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Title: Monster : A Novel by Jonathan Kellerman ISBN: 0-345-41387-3 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.19 (130 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Give me a break
Comment: As one implausible scene after another played out (OK they had their moments) I got the nasty feeling that the payoff would be weak and sure enough the ending fizzled like a wet firecracker.
A moronic serial killer/movie maker who isn't even detected--let alone pursued or caught--for 15 years? A dabbling psychologist who leads a star LA detective by the nose? A gorgeous girl friend who lets the hero run off at all hours to insane asylums? Two hot, achieving, apparently normal chicks who are attracted to a greasy Ichabod serial killer--one of whom is persuaded to participate in killings?
I don't think so.
Add to that Kellerman has an an annoying Balzacian habit of obsessing on furniture and clothes. C'mon man it's page 46 and the guy has a moustache, is wearing jeans, and there's a calendar on the wall...let's get on with it!
Kellerman is superb when he sticks to Planet Earth scenarios, the gritty LA milieu, and hard-nosed conflict. But sometimes his plotting is just weird. His characters are real enough, but like talented actors caught in a very bad play. You almost expect one to cry out, "where's my motivation?"
OK I admit I've read and liked a half dozen of his books and did finish this one, but afterward I felt tricked. I skimmed many scenes and just tossed the book at the end. What a cheat. It reminds me a lot of that "Island of Dr. Moreau" book he wrote, can't remember its name.
Gotta give the guy credit for his work ethic though. If it's so boring to read some of these scenes, how much more boring must it be to write them?
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is poorly judged.
Comment: This novel, I admit is a little disturbing, but it is very well thought out, and is poorly judged because of some of the gruling descriptions of some events, but I think it is neat how he really doesn't hold back on anything. The book Monster, by Jonathan Kellerman is a really twisted book. I'm not saying I don't like it, because I do, and I think it is a truly unique book. It is about a cop and a detective who are in search of a killer, who committed two murders, but for all they know, it could be two separate killers, and everyone is a suspect. They investigate the victims backgrounds to come out with several different outcomes of suspected killers. This book is recommended to anyone who really enjoys a good thriller. I like the way all the plot lines tie together in the end, and somehow all relate to each other. It is very well written, and the ending, in my opinion, is unexpectedly the best part. This is one of my favorite books, and I very strongly reccommend it.
Rating: 1
Summary: Let's be honest: not a very good book...
Comment: Per other reviewers, "Monster" just lacks that overall drive. It's really slow, the surprises really aren't all that surprising (I just knew one key character was clearly in on it) and to be honest, I want to tell you right now whodunit! Honestly, don't waste your time on this especially when there are so many other better reads (particularly anything by Ellroy).
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Title: Dr. Death by Jonathan Kellerman ISBN: 0345413881 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 28 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Survival of the Fittest by Jonathan Kellerman ISBN: 0345458842 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Self-Defense by Jonathan Kellerman ISBN: 0345458834 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Flesh and Blood by Jonathan Kellerman ISBN: 034541389X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Web by Jonathan Kellerman ISBN: 055357227X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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