to want to throw my book through the window?

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The chapters are roughly two pages long and it is Pissing Me Off.

James Patterson, never read anything by him before and it was recommended. Doesnt help that the plot is shite.

Im halfway through and honestly, want to give up but I will persist.

I just wish he had chapters that I could settle into. And each one ends with a Dramatic Sentence.

The only ones I've liked were some of the Alex Cross, is it one of those? Like Lee Child, he goes for short sentences and "chapters" and it takes a bit of getting used to.

Oh YANBU, BTW!

Loathe James Patterson, never seen the appeal. Each to their own though I guess!

No.....Guilty Wives. Unrealistic, full of prison violence and just generally naff.

Chapter 88 is one page

What is the point?

YANBU! Can't stand one page = a chapter books it really ruins the flow of the story. Dan Brown is guilty of the same thing.

I don't like the author. He's churning out a load of rubbish at a rate of knots. But I like the character Alex Cross. The latest book was really annoying though and I really wish I hadn't wasted my money on it.

I know you weren't looking for recommendations but just to plug my favourite crime writer - Michael Connelly is in another league. Try the Harry Bosch series (in order) starting with The Black Echo.

Thanks

Another disliker of James Patterson, I've not read any of his crime stuff but the two chick lit type novels I read of his were badly written drivel.

Suzanne's diary for Nicholas was one and the other one was some shite about a woman's imaginary friend coming to life.

God, the early Alex Cross books are excellent (especially Kiss the Girls). Me and my Mum went through a real glut of his books, but I reached a point where I got bored (about the time the criminal mastermind/nemesis turned up).

He writes a lot with other people now - I wonder how much of 'his' books are actually 'his' input nowadays?

Isn't he the chap that has a host of writers writing in his style, to help him?

"The chapters are roughly two pages long"
As soon as I read that, I just knew who you were talking about . DS has several of his books (the 'Maximum Ride' series aimed at teens) but even he got bored of JP's writing style. But they did prove useful in their way - he used them for an English assignment as examples of how different lengths of sentence/paragraphs/chapters were used by authors for effect.

"He writes a lot with other people now - I wonder how much of 'his' books are actually 'his' input nowadays?"
I'd wondered that too. According to Wikipedia he published 13 books in 2013, 13 in 2012 and 14 in 2011. 40 books in 3 years. 33 listing a 'written with'. Of the seven written alone, there were 4 'Alex Cross', 2 'Maximum Ride' and a short story.

Stick with it!It is bloody annoying but some of his books are really good so worth the annoyance!

I noticed this one (that OP is reading) is a co-authored one - I would avoid these now having tried one.

Oh I read one of those, I was staying with my parents and my dad has loads.

I think they're for people with a short attention span.