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Title: Monster
ISBN: 1595541217
Author:
Frank Peretti
Publicate Date: 2006-10-31
Publish: 2006-10-31
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Little long, but great book!
I overall enjoyed reading this book. (Especially the ending) But I do think the story could have been shortened a bit. Sometimes I just didn't feel like reading it anymore. Then I would hit a really good part and want to keep reading it! Then I would hit a boring part, etc. But the beginning was good and the ending was good. If you are a big Frank Peretti fan, I recommend it. (even though its not his greatest)
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2: Broke a rule and threw it away
I NEVER throw away books. This one, however, didn't make it to the bin soon enough. If I had wanted to read creationist mythology, that would have been one thing. However, I unsuspectingly bought the book thinking it was general horror/sf. Halfway into it, I tossed it, hoping the rubish collectors would arrive soon. The $5.99 i spent on it at the drug store (no lie) would have been more wisely used as... well, anything.
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3: What's evolution got to do with it?
Very good story telling by Frank Peretti. I especially liked the idea of providing a map of the territory, where the story takes place, at the beginning of every chapter. There are a couple of clever twists in the plot that will give the "Ah!" feeling to the reader.
However, the plot itself is far-fetched. Evolution is an established school of thought and the extent to which the "evil" scientists go to prove this theory one more time, just in case, doesn't sound very credible.
There are holes in the evolution model. That's accepted even by the scientists. But thus far, it's still the best scientific model that explains life as we know it is. As far as I am concerned, this book hasn't changed my opinion on that count.
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4: Not Peretti's best
First off, I am a big Peretti fan, unfortunately Monster was not his best effort. At times we had an occasional glimpse of the great Peretti writing we love but for the most part the story line was just barely ok. I would have quit the book had it been anybody but Peretti, I kept thinking it's got to get better. This is the first time in a Peretti novel that I was able to guess the outcome about half way through the book and get it right!
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5: Action Packed!
I had a hard time putting this action packed thriller down. Character development worked well. I'm not sure males are supposed to identify with female characters but I certainly could identify with Reed's wife, Beck.
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