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 enlarge | Authors: James Patterson, Howard Roughan
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  140 reviews
Sales Rank: 627
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0316018708
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316018708
ASIN: 0316018708
Publication Date: June 9, 2008
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 A great summer read. June 10, 2008
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
At this point in his career, James Patterson has written so many thrillers that it must be hard to create a new angle. This may be why he so often writes with others, and this is one book where I think his co-author had a lot to say and I think it was well worth saying.
As a summer thriller, this book more than satisfies. It is a very good tale of survival (although the mom in the story engages in a little too much introspection and self-flagellation for my taste) of a family in crisis, each member having his or her own issues apparently arising from the fairly recent death of the father/husband in an accident connected with the family sailboat. We know from fairly early on that the family's own accident, on that same sailboat while trying to heal some of their familial wounds, is no accident, and there is no doubt about the identity of the perpetrator. That removes some of the usual whodonit type of tension and transfers it to the very compelling story of the family's survival: will they survive at all, and if they do, will they survive their family crisis or will it be even worse? Will this process be rendered better or worse by the capture and/or conviction of the perpetrator of this viciously violent crime?
The family is far from a perfect unit, but each of it's members brings some unusual abilities to the many crises they face. They are wonderfully fallible and likable. I enjoyed reading their story. As to the demons among them, they are truly ogres, and their stories were also interesting if a little too pat. I must say I am just a little tired of the lawyer always being the one with absolutely no scruples or humanity, even if he is not the only one!
All in all I don't think Mr. Patterson's readers will be disappointed in this one. It was quite a tale, well told and with enough twists of an unusual variety to hold one's interest.
 Anyone for a sail? July 4, 2008
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I loved this story. I couldn't put the book down. In fact, I read it all in less than 24 hours. It was exciting, a real page turner. I loved what I thought as the very real dysfunctional family related to the death of their father, being raised with lots of money and privilege and teens who were typically rebellious and a mother who was too busy with her career to care. I do believe a lot of these families do exist. And to see them struggle but grow and mature with near disasters is heart warming. We can only hope that it could actually happen to families such as these.
The story was action packed--never a boring minute. The "new" husband was exactly the kind of guy known as a "gold digger". I was very happy that he turned out to be behind a lot of the chaos----happy to see him go down.
This kind of read is perfect for the beach or hot tub---pure entertainment, fast reading and exciting all the way to the end.
 Impossible to believe June 18, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
While I love James Patterson, this book involved no effort on the author's part. Like all his books, it's an incredibly paced, fast-action, easy read. But this book completely lacks credibility. The things that have to happen for this book to reach it's conclusion are just not possible. The sequence of events is not even close to realistic. I felt the 2 hours it took to read the book were a waste of time, strictly based on the unrealistic nature of the events that happened. Save your money an avoid this debacle.
 Should Have Been Entitled "Soda", Because It Went Flat July 2, 2008
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
SAIL opens well; a dysfunctional family is taking an extended vacation in an attempt to reconnect, a successful new husband won't be coming along, then we are introduced to elements of the underworld. The way these entities become knitted together makes for an appealling, fast read. For a novel of this sort, the characters are well developed; though the book does seem to scream "Make me a TV-movie!"
Unfortunately, just when we could see some real action and edge-of-your-seat suspense, the authors take a wrong turn.
As for the writing, Patterson and Roughan rely much too heavily on vulgar words and taking the LORD's name in vain. It makes one wonder who the book was written for. Obviously, the criminal element isn't going to use nice language, but to "hear" a constant stream flowing from the family, especially pre-trauma, is unreasonable. When the Founding Father's declared "Freedom of Speech" it seems difficult to believe they were envisioning the right to have the "F" word on every other page.
The book is a quick read, but how much time can one spare for vulgarity and a story that doesn't come through?
Bland and predictable July 13, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I honestly expected better from this book. James Patterson is a best selling author, yet this book reads like it was written by his assistant. It was predictable and uninteresting, and I wasn't impressed by the large font and 2 page chapters that made the book appear to be longer and deeper than it actually is.
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