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Title: Retribution by Jilliane Hoffman ISBN: 0-399-15127-3 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 05 January, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.04 (73 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great entertainment for a rainy day
Comment: This book reminds me of Patricia Cornwell at her best. The graphic forensic details are enough to keep single females awake at night and the legal issues are obviously written by someone who understands the system and knows the law. C.J. Townsend is a woman who has been transformed by a single catastrophic event, and quite believable to those who have suffered any kind of life-altering trauma. Not only does this book have a riveting plot with unexpected twists and turns, but it has at its core a compelling moral issue that lends itself to discussion. While some people may take issue with the prose, I read for entertainment, and when a book grabs me from page one and continues to keep me reading until I turn the last page in less than 24 hours, I believe it has fulfilled its obligation to the reader. I find it hard to believe that this is the work of a first-time author and am eagerly awaiting Ms. Hoffman's next book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Ho Hum??? They're kidding right?
Comment: Wow I can never get over the negative descriptions of really good books. Some people have to read and analyze the story's various parts without actually "reading" the story. If you're a reader and not an analyzer, read this one. C.J. Townsend is prosecuting another suspected mass killer and loses her ability to speak upon hearing the voice of the accused as he berates his attorney. It was a voice she'd heard years before in her bedroom, coming from her rapist/torturer wearing a clown's mask. C.J. then was a young law student with a bright future, attractive, dating a soon to be partner in a prestigious firm. But after her attack her life is changed. There are alot of legal issues at battle here in the plot of this great book, but there are alot of humane issues falling about too. After reading Retribution I felt entertained by the story because it was so horrific but also educated as to just how damaging such an event can be in one life. I think I have a better empathy for rape victums now after reading this novel than before. If any of the women in my life, and I pray that it never happens, should become a victum, I now have a better understanding of how to react as a friend, or father, or husband. This book is good on alot of different levels. It's a thriller that'll have you turning the page, it's a courtroom drama, that'll really suck you in, and it's got some twists and surprises that make it worth the effort all alone. For the reviewers previously that say this one's been written before, I'd like a list; because this one was new territory for me and I enjoyed it. If you're a "reader" too, I believe you'll like it as well.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not for fans of literate mysteries
Comment: It's obvious by the reviews that readers either love this book or feel it was not as good as its hype. Put me in the latter category. I'll grant that the story line was fairly interesting -- who doesn't love a story of revenge? But the writing was hackneyed (...) and the dialog embarrassingly awkward, particularly the rapist's internal dialog as he awaited his victim ("Yum yum" as I recall). In the hands of Scott Turow or Dennis Lehane this would have been a much more satisfying novel.
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Title: The 37th Hour by JODI COMPTON ISBN: 0385337132 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Kills by Linda Fairstein ISBN: 0743223551 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 13 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Paranoia : A Novel by Joseph Finder ISBN: 0312319142 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: 3rd Degree by James Patterson, Andrew Gross ISBN: 0316603570 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Conspiracy Club by JONATHAN KELLERMAN ISBN: 0345452577 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 25 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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