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The Lake House

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Hope Davis,Stephen Lang
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Publisher's summary

Six extraordinary children are trying to lead normal lives in the Rocky Mountain countryside. They live in different homes, with different families, but there is something powerful that connects them. Something that puts them in terrible danger.

The only time they've ever felt safe was when they were together in the waterfront cabin they call the Lake House. And the only people they've ever trusted are Frannie and Kit, the couple who rescued them from unimaginable evil once before.

When that evil resurfaces, the kids reconnect with Frannie and Kit and set off on an astonishing adventure. They flee to the Lake House, but even that haven may no longer be safe.

Dr. Ethan Kane is chief of surgery at Liberty Hospital, one of the most esteemed hospitals in the nation. It is here that terrible secrets lie, secrets that will change the world for all of us.

©2003 James Patterson (P)2003 Time Warner AudioBooks. A division of the AOL Time Warner Book Group.

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"Patterson gets his readers in his grip from page one and doesn't let go until the last page is turned." (Booklist)

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    1 out of 5 stars

The Lake House, by James Patterson

Stupid, inane, ridiculous. An embarrassing effort for an otherwise good writer. Do not order this one . . . you'll regret the wasted credit. The dialogue is beyond awful. I would have given it a negative rating if it were an option.

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The Lake House

I am not one to write reviews, but feel compelled to do so in this case. I wish that I had read the first review of this book prior to ordering. It is, in fact, a waste of a credit. I like James Patterson and can hardly believe he wrote this story. The plot is ridiculous, the characters are flat, and the events are completely predictable. I had a difficult time listening to the entire book. Do not waste your time with this one.

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skip this one

I like James Patterson, but this story never sparked my interest. The reader is poor, the story line worse.

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  • Al
  • 05-19-04

Don't be fooled by the poor ratings on this book.

I actually enjoyed this book. But then, I had read it as the sequel to When the Wind Blows as it was intended. In the first book you are gradually introduced to the characters and become endeered to them, especially Max. I can imagine that I would have been very disapointed with this book if I had not read When the Wind Blows first, as The Lake House does start off slowly, and lacks the upfront character development to emerse the reader from the start. I rate this book pretty well because I was already emersed and had loved the first book.

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Disappointing !!

I was very excited when I heard that James Patterson was writing another novel about the bird children.I became quickly disappointed after listening to the first chapters.I feel this was badly written and nothing more than a poor reconstruction of the first novel about the same.I loved Patterson's first novels but he, like a lot of great fictions writters, should have stopped while they were ahead and great. I feel this one is a waste of time even for loyal fans.

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  • 06-23-03

The Lake House

Because I enjoyed this book, I feel compelled to write a positive review; it is unfair to James Patterson to allow 5 negative reviews to stand alone. I found the story entertaining, well written, and moving at points. Had I known it was a sequel, however, I would have read (listened to) the first volume since references to what went before were necessarily abreviated. If you can suspend your disbelief about flying bird children, it will be an enjoyable listen.

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The Lake Hoouse

Thhis is a TURKEY. I have always enjoyed James Patterson's work in the past, but he must have needed to meet some deadline to have published this. It is poorly written, the facts are inconsistent, the plot is terrible and most of it doesn't fit. Clones that continue to talk with a severed head? A robot maybe. And a robot wife, but nothing about robots or their development in the whole book. The editor should be ashamed. The only thing selling this book is James Patterson's reputation and that won't last at this pace.

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dash this off

This book seemed to have been just dashed off rather than written. It was choppy, whether it was due to recording problems or the actual written word, I don't know or care. The virtual reality scenes were so interspersed you cannot tell what is happening with the main story line. An epilogue is tacked on and seems out of sequence with the former story. Generally it feels like it was written badly, I suppose Patterson cannot handle anything other than Alec Cross.

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    5 out of 5 stars

Great SEQUEL

Being a diehard Patterson fan, I have listened to everything he has on audio... I truly enjoyed "When the Wind Blows" (only I thought it was written by Dean Koontz), which is the novel that prefaced "The Lake House" (which I also enjoyed very much). I can see why some people might be disappointed in the change of venue, however, if they had listened to "When the Wind Blows" first I think that they would have been better prepared for the sequel. I am very surprised that there is no reference to the previous novel anywhere or anyway connected with "The Lake House". I think the marketing company could have better utitlized the fact that it was a sequel, so they wouldn't have caught so many fans off-guard.
Bottom line, if you like Dean Koontz novels, you will like "When the Wind Blows" and its sequel "The Lake House", but do yourself a favor and listen to them in the correct sequence. ;-)

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Patterson the Bird Brain?

James Patterson is my very favorite author. Was he doing crack? What the heck is going on. Bird kids, clones, hospital, the school, no details and a whole lot of fluff. I am a die hard Patterson fan, what in the world is going on. Instead of this one, listen to The Beach House, that's awesome!!! Sorry James P, this one sucked!

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