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Title: Spencerville by Nelson DeMille ISBN: 0-446-60245-0 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.27 (73 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Another DeMille winner.
Comment: There are books that take time to read, books you make time for and books you steal time for. "Spencerville" is in the latter category...it never left my side from the minute I started it and kept me up late.
Great characters, very deeply drawn...both the heroes and villains. I felt I got to know them all. The plot is straight forward, but the journey to its conclusion is fast paced, tense, filled with twists and turns and makes you turn the pages rapidly.
There is enough wry humor, sarcasm and cynicism from the protagonist (Keith Landry) and his allies to allow the reader a chance to relax from the nonstop action...refreshing and almost necessary in a book this lengthy.
The major bad guy (Cliff Baxter) is truly despicable, but devious, dangerous, deadly and cunning (and he wears a badge). It is quite easy hoping he gets what's due him.
I have now read all the novels of Nelson DeMille. Only "Cathedral" was a disappointment. Every other one I highly recommend and still think "The Charm School" is my favorite.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Really Different Story - packed with action - A GOOD READ
Comment: Spencerville was my first Nelson Demille book. Since then I have been an avid reader of all his books I can get my hands on(six so far). Nearly non-stop reading of his books has caused me to nearly miss job deadlines, lose much too much sleep and turn my wife from a golf widow to a N.Demille widow; but sacrifices are sometimes necessary! The story of returning to your home town and finding your friends and enemies after 25 years is an exciting and original story line. I enjoyed the idea of renewed love toward an old girlfriend and revenge against the high school bully. Women play an important and responsible role of his stories. The male and female lead characters are well developed and people we readers can relate to. I also could relate to things that have happened in my life. At times the events are a bit violent and gruesome for my taste, but this is outweighed by the detailed descriptive writing, character development and story line. I enjoyed getting into the emotional aspects of the characters.
Many other writers concentrate more on geographical descriptions and physical aspects of their characters. Nelson provides sarcasm, humor, and fast-paced action. As my first book by Demille it holds a special place in my literary honor roll. You won't be disappointed.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fun read
Comment: I really enjoy DeMille's work and this was no exception. The story here is a bit lighter and more of a smaller scale, then some of his other books, which isn't to say there isn't jealously, rape, stalking and murder, but that it mostly follows the action of the protagonist trying to win back his old flame and rescue her from the clutches of an evil and demented husband.
For people that like the "damsel in distress" type story, with plotting, action, revenge and love, this is definitely a winner, it's kind of a romance for the male market, not that woman wouldn't enjoy it too. It could actually make a decent flick, the bad guy is pretty straight forward and the good guy is pretty straight forward and it isn't long before you're rooting for the good guy to win the girl and kick the bad guys rear. The aren't a lot of twists and turns or mysteries here, it's pretty predictable, the good guy just screws up enough to give us drama.
In any case, while I give it four stars because it's a lessor story than some of DeMille's bigger novels, it's still a very fun and quick read and I give it a strong recommendation to those that like this kind of story. If you're unfamiliar with his work, check out "The Gold Coast" which is a classic and very much worth reading.
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Title: The Talbot Odyssey by Nelson DeMille ISBN: 0446358584 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: By the Rivers of Babylon by Nelson DeMille ISBN: 0446358592 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Cathedral by Nelson DeMille ISBN: 0446358576 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Word of Honor by Nelson DeMille ISBN: 0446301582 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Charm School by Nelson DeMille ISBN: 0446353205 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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