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I just finished this last night and I must say that I enjoyed it. That's my first impression. I don't write about the specifics of books that I review - so you'll not find any spoilers here.

You'll find that the book is written differently than most. You learn about the story and the characters via news articles and interviews pretty much. At first this was hard for me to get a handle on because I didn't have any idea what this book was about. Nobody had recommended it to me or told me about it. So I was in the dark for a bit; however slowly I started getting a clue as to what was happening. In a way I enjoyed that. It was like putting together a puzzle. Some may like it, some may not. Also, I'm sure there are those out there who didn't mind the way the story was put together and figured it out way faster than I did. That's fine.

One of my problems was that I read this for a little bit each evening. When I do that then it's hard to pick up and remember the names, dates, places right off and it takes a while to get back into it. For me it would have been better if I could have read the book longer when I started it, so that I was well into it and knew what was going on. I recommend that to others. Allow yourself to read this book in a quiet place with no distractions when you first begin. Read it until you get a sense of the plot or some of the main characters. That makes it much easier to pick it up and start again.

Basically the book is a mystery. Events happen in the world that cause an international concern. Various people's around the world view the events in different ways. It has political, religious, economic & ethical ramifications all around.

We get to see how certain individuals react to these events and how it changes them for the better or worse. There is nothing in the book that keeps you from making your own judgements on what you think happened. Which is kind of nice. Nobody is trying to ram their opinion down your throat. You may even come up with something else that was not mentioned.

For me, this was a book that I wanted to read all the way through. I wanted to learn more and see what happened at the end. It was a story that I hadn't heard - therefore I feel it was very creative and fresh.

I do wonder if there will be a sequel though. There could be I think. But maybe not. I was left wanting more. And I think that's where an author wins or loses. If you leave your audience wanting more..then you have accomplished your goal. That's how I look at it. Others may disagree.

The only reason that I don't give it a 5 star review is that I reserve 5 stars only for the books that are just so over the top wonderful that I can't stand it when it's over. Same for movies.

Thanks for reading my review - now go try the book!

PS - after I wrote this I went and read some of the other reviews and was surprised to find that some people felt the author was prejudiced against Christians. I don't really agree with that. I think she portrayed various people in the book the way we all think (sometimes only in our inner mind). There were comments in there about fat people, gay people, radical people and more. Almost all ethnic groups were represented here. In many instances you see all these people acting prejudiced against each other which is rather comical or sad (depending on how you see it). I feel the author used prejudices as part of the whole story and not as a representation of her own personal beliefs. That's JMHO.


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The Three Sarah Lotz 9780316242905 Books Reviews

The Three is a very disturbing book - not just because it features four horrible air crashes as its launching point, but also because one could see how everything that happens in the book is pretty believable. Imagine the media circus, religious fanatacism, and cult followings that would develop in the wake of three children being the only survivers of a plane crash and you will essentially have the plot of The Three.

The story is told in the style of a writer who has access to all sorts of people connected to the crashes, and there is good use of transcripts, news articles, chat-room recordings, none of which seemed forced or out-of-place to me. The only thing that I didn't like so much was that many of the characters are either superficially drawn. It was hard to really "connect" with any of the main players in the book.

For those with a weak stomach, I did not think The Three was overly gory. This would be a perfect book to give you a little scare at the beach.
This one was a little disappointing. It started out great; freaky multiple plane crashes on the same day around the world. The opening of the crash as told through the eyes of one of the victims who sends a creepy message while she’s dying about watching the boy and the dead coming to get her all in a place called Suicide Forest. It was great imagery to start. This message quickly gets blown out of proportion by a want to be famous Pastor who believes she was trying to send a warning and that the surviving children from the crashes are three of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
The story is told through multiple first person accounts two of whom are caregivers to the surviving “miracle children”. Those accounts were the best part to me; a growing sense of dread and desperation. Are the children different or are they simply the victims of circumstance and fear? Is it a miracle? Or is it something sinister, dark and dangerous? Is the tragedy you can obviously see coming being caused by a bunch of frightened ignorant people or are those people the only ones that can see the bigger picture? Those are just some of the questions that made up the bigger mystery of the book.
I liked all the characters and thought Paul Craddock, who’s caring for his surviving niece Jessica, was especially strong. That story reads both psychological unraveling and horror story. You could believe he was crazy or you could believe she was a monster child. I wanted his story expanded upon in more detail.
But the story kind of falls apart for me at the end, it felt like some of it was rather tacked on. There are no definite answers but even that doesn’t bother me so much as when the writer of the book comes in and chases a lead on Hiro (one of the children), his cousin and her boyfriend back into Suicide Forest. I didn’t buy where that story went at all (plus it seemed to unleash a whole different load of questions) and it didn’t make much sense at least to me for a decent ending. All that aside however it’s a decent and quick read.
#1 The plot summary for this book has a pretty good hook and it is a very interesting premise however none of the theories suggested in the plot summary are fully explored.
#2 build suspense only to have it dissipate. You get about 2/3 of the way through this book and you realize that it really isn't going anywhere and you just want it to be over.
#3 write a lot of pages that don't advance the plot. Many of the chapters would end with another hook and you finally think you are getting to the meat of the story.....you're not, there is no meat in this story.

I gave it two stars because it was at least an original idea and writing style but too bad it was a flop.
I just finished this last night and I must say that I enjoyed it. That's my first impression. I don't write about the specifics of books that I review - so you'll not find any spoilers here.

You'll find that the book is written differently than most. You learn about the story and the characters via news articles and interviews pretty much. At first this was hard for me to get a handle on because I didn't have any idea what this book was about. Nobody had recommended it to me or told me about it. So I was in the dark for a bit; however slowly I started getting a clue as to what was happening. In a way I enjoyed that. It was like putting together a puzzle. Some may like it, some may not. Also, I'm sure there are those out there who didn't mind the way the story was put together and figured it out way faster than I did. That's fine.

One of my problems was that I read this for a little bit each evening. When I do that then it's hard to pick up and remember the names, dates, places right off and it takes a while to get back into it. For me it would have been better if I could have read the book longer when I started it, so that I was well into it and knew what was going on. I recommend that to others. Allow yourself to read this book in a quiet place with no distractions when you first begin. Read it until you get a sense of the plot or some of the main characters. That makes it much easier to pick it up and start again.

Basically the book is a mystery. Events happen in the world that cause an international concern. Various people's around the world view the events in different ways. It has political, religious, economic & ethical ramifications all around.

We get to see how certain individuals react to these events and how it changes them for the better or worse. There is nothing in the book that keeps you from making your own judgements on what you think happened. Which is kind of nice. Nobody is trying to ram their opinion down your throat. You may even come up with something else that was not mentioned.

For me, this was a book that I wanted to read all the way through. I wanted to learn more and see what happened at the end. It was a story that I hadn't heard - therefore I feel it was very creative and fresh.

I do wonder if there will be a sequel though. There could be I think. But maybe not. I was left wanting more. And I think that's where an author wins or loses. If you leave your audience wanting more..then you have accomplished your goal. That's how I look at it. Others may disagree.

The only reason that I don't give it a 5 star review is that I reserve 5 stars only for the books that are just so over the top wonderful that I can't stand it when it's over. Same for movies.

Thanks for reading my review - now go try the book!

PS - after I wrote this I went and read some of the other reviews and was surprised to find that some people felt the author was prejudiced against Christians. I don't really agree with that. I think she portrayed various people in the book the way we all think (sometimes only in our inner mind). There were comments in there about fat people, gay people, radical people and more. Almost all ethnic groups were represented here. In many instances you see all these people acting prejudiced against each other which is rather comical or sad (depending on how you see it). I feel the author used prejudices as part of the whole story and not as a representation of her own personal beliefs. That's JMHO.