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MrsJoseph · 01-05-2011, 11:43 AM

I'm currently reading The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille.

It's rather boring to me. I'm only reading it because my husband made a big stink about my reading habits (or rather the fact that I didn't want to read this book & he enjoyed it). It's almost 1000 pages and every single one of them is painful. I've been at 770 for a few days now and just can't seem to push forward.

Let me list my (major)issues:

I hate the main character - John Corey - he's a rude jack/ss who thinks he's funny & seems to be a closet bigot (he's always making bad stereotype jokes)
Though this book is marketed as a standalone, it’s actually book 3 in a 5 book series and there are several characters and actions that are mentioned but never introduced or explained
The main antagonist - Asad Khalil - is too good of a killer/terrorist. There is no real suspense here! Khalil comes, he kills, and he leaves. There's no tension. No real thought that Khalil will be chased and caught. If any of you watch the anime show Bleach, just think of Cpt. Azin (sp?) and you'll get my drift. Khalil is all-powerful, all-knowing, and has a "sixth sense."
It's boring! I've never read a "thriller" that I could put down and walk away from before. While it's not my normal thing, I'm thinking about DNF'ing this one. The author could have used some serious editing with a hatchet. There are at least 200-250 pages that could be cut.

01-05-2011, 11:43 AM	#5
MrsJoseph Loves Ellipsis... Posts: 1,554 Karma: 7899232 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Kobo Wifi (broken), nook STR (returned), Kobo Touch, Sony T1	I'm currently reading The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille. It's rather boring to me. I'm only reading it because my husband made a big stink about my reading habits (or rather the fact that I didn't want to read this book & he enjoyed it). It's almost 1000 pages and every single one of them is painful. I've been at 770 for a few days now and just can't seem to push forward. Let me list my (major)issues: I hate the main character - John Corey - he's a rude jack/ss who thinks he's funny & seems to be a closet bigot (he's always making bad stereotype jokes) Though this book is marketed as a standalone, it’s actually book 3 in a 5 book series and there are several characters and actions that are mentioned but never introduced or explained The main antagonist - Asad Khalil - is too good of a killer/terrorist. There is no real suspense here! Khalil comes, he kills, and he leaves. There's no tension. No real thought that Khalil will be chased and caught. If any of you watch the anime show Bleach, just think of Cpt. Azin (sp?) and you'll get my drift. Khalil is all-powerful, all-knowing, and has a "sixth sense." It's boring! I've never read a "thriller" that I could put down and walk away from before. While it's not my normal thing, I'm thinking about DNF'ing this one. The author could have used some serious editing with a hatchet. There are at least 200-250 pages that could be cut.