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Roses are Red (2001)

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0446605484 (ISBN13: 9780446605489)
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Roses Are Red (2001) - Plot & Excerpts

tJames Patterson has always been a favorite author of mine, and I had my bar set high when I first opened the front cover of Roses are Red. In fact, the first part of the first sentence had me hooked; “Brianne Parker didn’t look like a bank robber or a murderer --” (3). Who wouldn’t want to read on? Unfortunately, I fell into this trap. tRoses are Red is a story about Alex Cross, a highly respected homicide detective, who also happens to be the loving father of two children. Killers are on the loose, robbing banks and killing anyone that gets in their way. These murderers have even gone as far as taking the tellers’ families hostage and killing them if need be. As a family man, Cross can feel the pain of the innocent victims. Murder after murder after murder takes place, showing no specific pattern or reasoning. tLittle did Alex Cross know, him and his partner were high up on the hitlist of the criminal, which they refer to as the “Mastermind”. This affected him intensely when he found out; if he can’t even protect himself, how on earth would he be able to protect his family? Cross’s mindset immediately did a 180 when he went from putting himself first, to putting his family’s safety first. This was clearly the most expected “plot twist” there is. The good guy goes from caring about him to caring about everyone else, then he gets killed, la la la. . . but in the end, his family is safe, and everyone is okay. Right?tSadly, it takes forever to get to this point in the book. In fact, the pacing of the book is so slow, that I was tempted to put down a James Patterson book, which are words that shouldn’t even be found in the same sentence for me. I was immensely disappointed by this book. I had high expectations, and the quality of the writing didn’t even reach half of my hopes. Dialogue was boring and unnatural, pacing was slow, and the same repetitive robberies and murders take place the entire time. If you are a person that loves books that are slow, boring and life-dragging, I have definitely found the novel for you. This book really wasn’t my speed, but the average for Patterson’s overall writing that I have read is only brought down slightly, and I would still recommend any of his other books.

Unfortunately, this is going to be my last James Patterson novel. I think that there just comes a point where you realize you have outgrow certain authors and I haven't particularly cared for the last three Patterson novels I have read. Sad to me, because I remember staying up ALL NIGHT to read Kiss the Girls in college. I realized tonight that I don't want to read any more JP and I don't want to read any more John Grisham, so all of the rest of my unread novels of both of these guys (great writers that they are) are going to be going to other readers that want them via paperbackswap.com. How did I come to this conclusion? I really wasn't that razzed about this novel at all and I'm shocked that it was a best seller. First you think it's one guy, and it's not. Then you think it's another guy...and it's not. And the final shocking crime? Yeah, it's pretty bad, no question, but there are so many unanswered questions. The romance between Alex and Betsey was sweet, and maybe I would have been more emotionally vested in the Christine/baby Alex situation if I had read Pop Goes the Weasel, but that set aside (the fact that these Cross books should be read in order), this book just didn't rely a lot on evidence to follow the Mastermind (I guess because there wasn't much), the crimes all seemed to be the same with no real MO or pattern or differentiation, and really? I seriously could have lived without the necrophilia. The end didn't shock me one bit...again, another curse of reading this book out of the series order. But as a stand-alone book, it just didn't hold my attention very well. Sayonara, Dr. Cross.

What do You think about Roses Are Red (2001)?

This book is about a man named Alex Cross, who is a homicide detective, who recently saved his beloved, from a mass murderer named, Weasel. In the book, Alex Cross comes across a new case, where a so called, "Mastermind," robs banks and kills all the hostages. As he investigates the case, he recently breaks up with his beloved, and is depressed. One of Alex Cross's main external conflicts, is for him to find the Mastermind and send him to jail. One of his internal conflicts, is him trying to find a new beloved.I came across a connection in the book. When Alex Cross learns aboutthe Mastermind, this reminds me of how everday in the world, people are getting robbed, killed and all other kinds of stuff. I think people need to start realizing that, your life is basically over if you kill someone. If you kill somebody, its going to affect you in the long run.I would give this book 4 stars, because it was a very good book about romance, drama, and action. But I never felt any vibe. I thought in some parts, the book was boring and other parts the book was amazing. I would reccomend this book to anyone, who loves books, about homicide detectives.
—Ron Bajrami

I felt this wasn't the best of the Alex Cross series, but it was very good. The wirting pattern makes it easy to set the book down and come back to it.The one thing that annoys me is that the biggest bad guy never seems to get his nailed. While in some of the books, some of the bad guys are figured out and brought to justice, but dang I want to see the worst of the worst - the mastermind - nailed. I know this makes it possible for a same theme sequel, but it leaves an unsatisfactory aftertaste.I purposely purchased 'Violets are Blue' to see Alex catch the mastermind, but in looking up the novel, I discovered that he once again eludes capture. Then I learn the Weasel is still at large too. As Alex Cross says, he's in an ongoing nightmare he can't seem to shake, but us readers deserve a break too. Alex nails the current bad guys, but the really bad guys, the ones who torment him, never get caught.I'm not sure I'm going to pick up the sequel to "Violets are Blue'. It's way past time for Patterson to let Alex finally nail the Weasel and the Mastermind and move on.
—David Erickson

Roses are Red by James Patterson is an exciting mystery that is led by D.C’s top detective Alex Cross. A group of professional bank robbers and their leader “The Mastermind” plan and execute perfect robberies while committing malicious murders of “innocent” people. Crosses life is a mess throughout the book as he deals with family problems while trying to stop the craziest psychopath he has every seen. This book is not only a great read but it also shows the importance of family life and how quickly someone can be on the edge of dieing. It makes you realize how much you should cherish life and enjoy every minutes of it. James Patterson is an exciting author who makes reading become more of a movie in your head. His easy to read style of writing and his suspenseful scenes makes you feel as if you’re following the book through a video camera. “He dived off the deck-which was five floors above the street”… “Francis had made a dive five stories down to a shimmery blue swimming pool”(Page 362). He draws pictures in your head from everything from crazy murderers to his valued family situations. I could never put this book down since from chapter to chapter I couldn’t predict what was going to happen next. The only down side to this book was that some times I felt like the characters did things that put them in danger that could have been easily avoided if they had used common sense. If you’re a Law and Order or CSI crime lover, then this book is definitely for you. It doesn’t matter whether you’re fourteen or fifty, Patterson writes in a way so that anyone can enjoy it as long as you love a good mystery. So if you are an action junkie who loves unpredictable twist and turns, then Roses are Red is without a doubt a great book for you. I would give it 5 stars out of five. This book is an absolute thriller and roller coaster right up to the end.
—Kevin Wijas

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