It's hard to tell where Patterson's misogyny starts and where his sadism begins. All I know is that he's easily one of the most repulsive, reprehensible, shameless, an Like all of Patterson's work this is a sickening pulp thriller with crappy dialogue, cardboard characters, and enough sympathy for the devil to really make you wonder.
All I know is that he's easily one of the most repulsive, reprehensible, shameless, and embarrassing genre authors in America. Apr 17, Jenny Jo Weir rated it it was amazing Shelves: really-good-book , mystery-suspense-intrigue , classics , best-of I wasn't expecting that. Very entertaining and gripping.
I now understand how this put James on the map. He did a fantastic job creating this story and surprising me with his talent. I'm officially a fan. Mar 31, Kasia rated it it was amazing. Second book in the Alex Cross series from Patterson is even better than the first. The story has plenty of thrills and chills, but there is certain realism to it, lots of young women disappear all over the country, things like this happen, there are no supernatural demons and creatures that lurk in the imagination, this can be real.
When I was reading the book I kept thinking, what if that happened to me, what would I do? Fight to the death of course, hopefully the bad guy's death Alex Cross is still getting over his last case when a new set of problems overshadows his daily grind. Hi niece Naomi hasn't been seen in few days and local police didn't feel the need to notify anyone until four days has passed, forcing Alex to rush over Carolina and investigate on his own.
Upon arrival he realizes that she's one of many young women missing from the college campus, somehow there seems to be a connection between them and few mutilated bodies found in nearby woods.
A collector of sorts is praying on loveliest of the bunch for his personal harem, Casanova as he calls himself, but Alex's leads reveal that the killer isn't exactly on his own.
He has a buddy on the west coast and the two predators seem to enjoy comparing their hunting techniques and bragging about their conquests and what they call perfect crimes. Humans can be cruel and evil but their arrogance gives them away sooner or later, and Alex Cross is there to catch them when they slip.
When one of the captured women manages to escape she unleashes a manhunt that puts her life at a greater risk than before, the killers aren't going to forgive and forget and a battle between innocent and hungry sadists begins.
As usual the slick and charming Cross gets his heart tangled up with one of the women on the case, he never seems to be able to stay away! The relationship leans more on a friendship but man, Cross is unable to shake the ladies off; a pattern that I'm all ready noticing and this was only book two, so I am curious to see if that pattern continues. I also liked all the red herrings Patterson threw in, by the end of the book I had my own thoughts about the suspect and noticed how clever Patterson was and not called him by his real name but only as Casanova, so the reader didn't even realize that perhaps the guy being chased is actually someone else, this might not make much sense till someone reads the whole book.
After I read it in record speed I went over some parts and re-read them knowing who Casanova was and the story was even better. I often do that to make sure I am aware of everything in the book, if the book was good of course.
I can't wait to read the rest, the series looks very promising. Jun 09, Jen rated it it was ok. Okay, I am reading pulp fiction. Many people from my classes have recommended his novels and I thought I would see what all the hype is about.
So far it is not well-written, but I am entertained. I liked the movie, although I think Ashley Judd is annoyingly condescending. I don't know why authors feel they have to make women so perfect. Is it some form of misguided feminism or a male fantasy? I would argue male fantas Okay, I am reading pulp fiction. I would argue male fantasy, but this sterotyping of the ideal female seems to be found in books by authors of both genders. I am all for feminism, but is having a women that is smart, beautiful, kind, hilarious, scrappy, great with kids, independent, logical, and good in bed really all that realistic?
I think some plausible neurosis needs to be included in any narrative, otherwise it is just a male fantasy especially the beautiful and good in bed aspects and not reflective of any woman with both talents and flaws. As best as a thriller regarding serial killing can be. View all 4 comments. Jan 19, Maire rated it did not like it Shelves: finished-out-of-spite. I picked this up because Brendan Dassey mentioned it. Now I have more thoughts about Making a Murderer.
However, my opinion of James Patterson remains the same. Oct 29, Alaina rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , contemporary , thriller , fiction , horror , mystery , At the beginning, with the prologues, I though there was one killer with two different scenes. Yeah, no, I was completely wrong when I reread the two prologues. In the beginning of Kiss the Girls you are instantly hooked with two different murder scenes on opposite sides of the coast.
One killer calls himself Casanova and he kills mostly within North Carolina. The other killer calls himself The Gentleman Caller who kills within L. Both guys are extra creepy and will make you cringe throughout At the beginning, with the prologues, I though there was one killer with two different scenes. Both guys are extra creepy and will make you cringe throughout the book - but they do get you hooked onto this book.
It was a great beginning to a really wonderful book. Spoilers below! Well, first off, Alex Cross's niece Naomi had been kidnapped. So, of course he is going to work night and day, search high and low, for the piece of shit who has potentially harmed a family member of his.
Naomi, who was so sweet and I instantly loved, has been kidnapped by Casanova. However, later within the book she meets with The Gentleman Caller as well. Both creeps seem to be best buddies and I had no idea how Naomi was going to survive any of this. Meanwhile, Cross is falling in love with Kate McTiernan for some fucking reason.
It always baffles my mind why he picks some woman to date while trying to solve murders. And this time while he was trying to do that and find his niece?! I don't know and I didn't really care about their relationship. Then the ending was so good because you find out there's another murder!
And now I'm already hooked for the next book. This was when James Patterson was at his best, at the start of his career. The second in the Alex Cross series.
Kiss the Girls is a fast paced thriller that keeps you guessing right to the end. Alex is a forensic psychologist with the Washington police force. When Alex's niece goes missing whilst at university in North Carolina Alex has to go and find out what's going on.
He discovers that a lot of young women have gone missing, all beautiful all intelligent. One or two have been found dead afte This was when James Patterson was at his best, at the start of his career.
One or two have been found dead after suffering a horrible death. At first Alex is not made welcome by the local police and has, for the most part, to go it alone.
The FBI are involved which tells Alex that this case is much bigger than first thought. One of the missing girls turns up with a horrendous account of what she and other girls have been put through. To say horrendous is an understatement these girls are in hell. The race is on to find Alex's niece before it's too late. You might think you know who the psycho is but you wont find out until the last few pages.
Feb 05, Bill rated it it was amazing Shelves: mystery-suspense. Sometimes it's really creepy how some authors get into the heads of psychopaths. Here is an excellent example. Read this disturbing novel. The short chapters and compelling story will have you whipping through this one in no time.
Watch those paper cuts. Apr 01, Bev rated it really liked it Shelves: crime-mystery. I thought I'd read this book a long time ago, but someone recently told me she had to stop reading after "the snake scene" and I didn't remember any snake scene and she told me that I definitely would--and now I do , so I had to see if it was as bad as she made it seem.
Didn't strike me as any more graphic than any other Patterson book, and it was definitely Patterson before he became a corporation, so much better than that last awful book of his I read. It was an interesting situation because t I thought I'd read this book a long time ago, but someone recently told me she had to stop reading after "the snake scene" and I didn't remember any snake scene and she told me that I definitely would--and now I do , so I had to see if it was as bad as she made it seem.
It was an interesting situation because this is an early book and later books talk about something that I kept remembering all the time I was reading this one, which made me know who the killer, "Casanova" was. I was not fooled once, but twice. And in the end, I was surprised just like everyone else. The plot involves two serial killers, "The Gentleman Caller" on the West coast and "Casanova" on the east.
As bodies turn up and methods are compared, they finally decide that the two killers are working together. Alex Cross gets drawn in investigating the abduction of his beloved niece. In the meantime he finds love, sorta. And he works with local law enforcement and the FBI to get the bad guy s. Plot points include a disappearing house, the underground railroad, and a bunch of other things that all come together, eventually.
As they always do in Patterson books. Except for the murder victims, of course! When I first picked up Along Came A Spider a little while ago I was a bit concerned about how Patterson was going to approach writing a Black male character but I was quickly hooked and enjoyed the way that he portrays not only Alex but his best friend and partner Sampson, Alexis' relationship with his two children, and even with his grandmother.
Kiss The Girls continues the development and insight into Alex and how he is dealing with being a single parent while being involved in solving gruesom When I first picked up Along Came A Spider a little while ago I was a bit concerned about how Patterson was going to approach writing a Black male character but I was quickly hooked and enjoyed the way that he portrays not only Alex but his best friend and partner Sampson, Alexis' relationship with his two children, and even with his grandmother.
Kiss The Girls continues the development and insight into Alex and how he is dealing with being a single parent while being involved in solving gruesome crimes. When I say gruesome I do mean gruesome.
In Kiss The Girls there are some disturbing descriptions and on page scenes that I could have done without but it didn't keep me from continuing to read and I will continue the series. I can't speak for the rest of the books in this series yet, but if you need trigger warnings for rape and abuse you may want to skip this installment. Overall, this was a page turner and although a bit darker than what I usually read I am looking forward to continuing this series.
Dec 19, Chance Carden rated it it was ok Shelves: goosie-scale-rated-reads. This book is creepy and just sickening. The types of monsters that are described in this novel are horribly disturbing, and I'm always just plain uncomfortable reading them - and ultimately, that's usually not my goal behind reading.
Basically, there's a terrible, terrible person, and a detective is trying to catch them. If you like those types of stories, give it a go. I also just did not feel a connectio This book is creepy and just sickening. I also just did not feel a connection to the characters. It's not that long and worth the onetime read, but I won't be picking it up again and will hopefully forget about it soon. Again, it's just disturbing, in a gagging, skin-crawling way.
If this particular style and genre is your thing, I'm sure you would give high ratings across the board, because it's pretty well written.
Very uncomfortable and unsettling, but a very fitting start to this book. It also immediately makes you want to know more, just as any good opener should do. Readers also enjoyed. About James Patterson. James Patterson. He has sold over million books worldwide and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most 1 New York Times bestsellers. In addition to writing the thriller novels for which he is best known, among them The President Is Missing with President Bill Clinton, Patterson also writes fiction for young readers of all ages, including the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate.
The son of an insurance salesman and a schoolteacher, Patterson grew up in Newburgh, New York, and began casually writing at the age of nineteen.
In , he graduated from Manhattan College. Instead, he moved to New York to become a junior copywriter for the advertising agency J. In , while still working for J. James Patterson has donated more than one million books to students, focusing on some of the most under-resourced schools and youth programs in the country.
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Loved each and every part of this book.
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