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| Author: David Baldacci
Publisher: Vision
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  139 reviews
Sales Rank: 160797
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 576
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 4.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 044661873X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446618731
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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 My First (and Last) Baldacci book. September 1, 2008
The story line and plot of this book had potential from the start. However, I found the writing to be trite, and the linking logic often simple and flawed. I read it through to the end because Baldacci was new to me, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. Also I had spent some time at the Naval Weapons station and was curious what he had to say about the area.
How many times did my eyes fall upon the phrase.. "so and so quickly brought so and so upto speed on what happened".. yawn..
Other trite items.. The author would go into lengthy explanations of how the main characters prepared for the unexpected.. then.. the one thing they didn't think of happens.. "What now batman?".. well.. gee.. look a ladder!.. gimme a break! Once, twice.. but all of the time.. .. YAWN..
This book is not a page turner.. save your effort.. read something else you have been curious about!
 Simple disappointment August 24, 2008
The quality of Baldacci's work has continued to decline. Although Simple Genius has a decent premise and moves forward at a nice pace, the writing is very pedestrian. I really find it hard to believe that the same guy who wrote some of the better thrillers in the 90's actually authored this. Very disappointing.
I don't think Baldacci wrote this one August 20, 2008
I've been a fan of Baldacci, although I must admit, I haven't read all of his books. In contrast with the others I've read, I wasn't even able to finish this one. That is rare for me, because I usually need to know how the story ends. Simple Genius reads as though it was ghost-written. It is full of cliched dialog and unbelievable events.
 Simple Genius August 18, 2008
This is an excellent read! So far all I have read by this author is great.
SIMPLE YAWNER July 23, 2008
Short and sour....the poorest Baldacci book I've read.
These characters and plots were highly interesting in their first two outings. Not so here.
Frankly it was hard to work up any interest or sympathy for the characters or the story. Just mediocre in every regard, and some of the dialog and character reactions were suprisingly banal and predictable. The CIA "bad guys" were equally poorly drawn and the I found the anti-Bush and civil liberties tirades tiresome and irritating.
Save your money and visit your library....it might be worth your time only if you got it for free.
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