This was one of the most entertaining non-fiction books I've ever read. It reads like a fast-paced fiction novel, and the whole time I was reading it I kept pausing to think, "Hey, this isn't fiction. It really happened" and this only made the book more interesting. The insider's view into the world of high-stakes blackjack and the lives of serious card counters was fascinating. I had no idea that card counters worked on finely-orchestrated teams. Although I knew that Kevin's card-counting days were going to come to an end (heck, this book wouldn't have been written otherwise), it was still suspenseful as I waited to find out HOW and WHEN his blackjack days ended. This was a highly entertaining book, a fun and quick read. I definitely recommend it.

I love Tess Gerritsen's thrillers, and "The Sinner" has only solidified my opinion of her. Slightly different from her previous novels in that it is told more from the point of view of coroner Dr. Maura Isles instead of police detective Jane Rizzoli, "The Sinner" grabbed my attention from the beginning and never let go. It's easier to understand the characters in this book if you read "The Surgeon" first because in this book Gerritsen refers to relationships that changed in "The Surgeon" and that now carry over into "The Sinner."

Gerritsen's portrayal of Jane Rizzoli can be a little too stereotypically woman-having-to-act-super-tough-because-she's-in-a-man's-world, and that has sometimes annoyed me when reading her previous novels. However, because "The Sinner" is really Dr. Isles' book instead of Rizzoli's, you get Rizzoli's gruffness in snippets instead of being hit over your head with it throughout the novel, and this makes "The Sinner" actually a more enjoyable read.

This was a very entertaining thriller in typical Gerritsen style. And, yes, it can get gruesome, but if you've read Gerritsen, you've come to expect the gruesome details.

I am a HUGE Clive Cussler fan and read every work of fiction he writes. So it was with great trepidation that I read "Golden Buddha," with its intro explaining that this book is not a NUMA files book or a Dirk Pitt adventure but something entirely different.

And indeed it is different. I don't know why so many other reviewers gave this book such a low rating, but I found it very entertaining. It certainly isn't a NUMA adventure and is not in the style of Cussler's previous works, which tie a moment in history to present-day adventures. In fact, this book is more along the vein of "Mission Impossible," but so what? I like "Mission Impossible," and so I liked "Golden Buddha."

Certainly if you're going to read this book and you're a Cussler fan, don't expect it to read like his Dirk Pitt or Kurt Austin series. There's still a lot of detail about ships (as is to be expected, with Cussler's expertise in this area), but the adventures are different and with different purpose. While it's true that the story seems to hang more on the surface than to delve deeply, this does not make it a bad book. Just different.

I am a Cussler fan who likes this effort and am looking forward to future Oregon Files books.

Before I received this book as a gift, I remembered reading in the news that Clive Cussler was retiring from writing, and so with great dread I knew that the Dirk Pitt-NUMA novels were coming to an end. So I was pleasantly surprised when Cussler released this book, as I was not expecting to see anymore Dirk Pitt novels. However, as I read this book, I could sense Cussler winding things down for Dirk and his pal Al Giordino. This is not to say that there is any less action in this book than there was in his other Dirk Pitt adventures. I have read EVERY book of fiction that Clive Cussler has written (both NUMA files series - Dirk Pitt and Kurt Austin - and the new Oregon files series), and "Trojan Odyssey" is not one of his best, but I was still entertained.

As one other reviewer mentioned, be sure to read "Valhalla Rising" before you read "Trojan Odyssey" because of the new characters that were introduced in the former.

If you're as big a Clive Cussler fan as I am, you'll enjoy this book, but you'll recognize that Cussler's heart didn't seem to be in it quite to the extent that it was in his earlier novels.

This was a good book, but not outstanding.

This was my first Dan Brown experience, and I am now a certified fan! "The Da Vinci Code" is a thoroughly engrossing, fascinating read. I could not put it down! The interweaving of historical facts and fiction in the context of art and religion is very well done and provides an enlightening reading experience for those of us less familiar with the history of Christianity and Catholicism. Thoroughly entertaining, highly recommended.

I cannot say enough great things about this movie! Its combination of humor, drama, and mysticism make for a deeply moving and entertaining experience. Superb acting by the entire cast only makes the strong storyline even stronger. A thoroughly enjoyable experience! I highly recommend this movie.

This book is far short of the entertaining read that "Relic" provided. Although it has its moments of suspense and horror, the resolution proved somewhat disappointing. The thing that I found absolutely the most interesting part of the book with a truly horrifying and chilling "wow" factor was the very, very end when the killer's behavior is explained. How frustrating to have to read the entire book before I hit a point where I was stunned. When I read a book, especially by the Preston/Child team, I expect to be stunned repeatedly throughout. Nonetheless, "Still Life With Crows" provides a diverting - if not exceptional - read. You'll be entertained but not bowled over.

I have been a Rollins fan for years, and this book just makes me an even bigger fan. Nonstop action, intriguing plots and subplots, fascinating mix of fact and fiction. I could not put this book down! Rollins' writing seems to be improving with each new novel, the pieces of the story pulling together more tightly, and Ice Hunt really grabbed me by the collar and took me for a wild, adventurous ride. Wow! I highly recommend this book!

Wow, I knew Diane Lane could act, but this movie really sealed it for me. She MADE this movie. "Unfaithful" is a fairly well-done movie about a suburban housewife who finds herself having an affair with a younger man in the city. Although the theme is really nothing new, Lane's superb acting truly conveys her character's mixed emotions - embarrassment, excitement, shame, giddiness. The gamut of emotions that runs across her face on her subway ride home after her first tryst with her lover pretty much tells the whole story of how this woman feels about what she's doing. Without Lane, this movie would have been mediocre. With Lane, it was elevated to a whole new level. It's a shame that she didn't win the Oscar for this performance; she deserved it.

I found this book highly entertaining. The descriptions of Utopia were fascinating, and I found myself wishing that such a place actually existed so I could visit and enjoy it myself! While parts of the novel were indeed predictable, these parts did not make the novel as a whole any less entertaining. I didn't want to put the book down! Great first solo novel from Lincoln Child.