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erpowers

(9,350 posts) Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:13 AM Jun 2012

What Do DUers Think About James Patterson's Alex Cross Books

I had heard a little about the Alex Cross series before yesterday, but did not pay that much attention to the series. However, yesterday, I learned that an Alex Cross movie is being made. Today, I did a search for Alex Cross books and found the series. I am considering reading the series so I just wanted to get the opinions of DUers. So, what do you all think about the series?

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What Do DUers Think About James Patterson's Alex Cross Books (Original Post) erpowers Jun 2012 OP

If you like James Bond/Robert Ludlum stuff you will enjoy. OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2012 #1

Starting with #12 in the series, which was Cross… Little Star Jun 2012 #2

Enjoyed a number of them getting old in mke Jun 2012 #3

They seem kind of formulaic to me, almost as if they were written with TV in mind Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2012 #4

Exactly.. but if you need a quick read, they're ok. russspeakeasy Jun 2012 #5

I enjoyed them NEOhiodemocrat Jun 2012 #6

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

1. If you like James Bond/Robert Ludlum stuff you will enjoy.

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:22 AM

Jun 2012

Try to read them in order.

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

2. Starting with #12 in the series, which was Cross…

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:51 AM

Jun 2012

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I lost interest in that one and all the rest, Double Cross, Cross Country, I, Alex Cross and Cross Country.

The first eleven books in the series, I really, really liked a lot!

Don’t know what happened/changed!

ps: except I stopped reading them at that point. lol

getting old in mke

(813 posts)

3. Enjoyed a number of them

Reply to erpowers (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:56 AM

Jun 2012

Mostly from early in the series. Haven't read too many of the recent ones. Can lose track of folks coming into and out of his life.

He has some recurring opponents, but mostly one on one villians along the way. I'd say they were more like Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta series.

I went to see the Morgan Freeman version of Alex Cross in _Along Came A Spider_ back in 2001 and remember thinking it was a messy movie--I was glad I had read the book to provide some missing context.