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Title: Haven by John R. Maxim ISBN: 0-380-78669-9 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.06 (18 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A unique, entertaining, and frustrating book
Comment: It's hard to know what to say about John R. Maxim's novel Haven. It manages to be both tremendously entertaining and frustrating at the same time. The books defies easy classification. The central story is more a love story than a thriller but the lovers are both assassins, though with different motivations. The beginning scenes of the novel are harsh, ugly and difficult to take. The book's finale is overlong and also hard to take because, at least for this reader, what happens is not pleasing. But in between there is a complex story, featuring violence, humor, pathos, and a variety of interesting characters. There is also a lot of great dialogue, although the imagined dialogues the lead characters have with one another tend to be a bit overdone.
I haven't read anything else by Maxim, but after this I plan to. Even though this was not a totally satisfying reading experience it was quite entertaining and anyone who can imagine somthing this unlikely and bring it off as well as he does, deserves an audience.
Rating: 4
Summary: A good spy thriller...
Comment: This was my first Maxim book, but it won't be my last.
This story had a nice tight plot that answered all questions posed in the beginning. The opening scene set up the reasons and plausibility of the events to follow. By the end of the opening scene, I knew who I wanted to see "get it" in the story.
The author drops information about the characters throughout the story that makes the motivations behind their actions very easy to understand. They were very likeable and real, and aptly described. In fact, there's one character in the book that I wanted to "shake" in order to make them understand that he/she should learn to listen. But since it's a character in a book, I settled for some mumbling under my breath.
The scenes were well described too; that includes the action scenes as well as the more emotional scenes that tended to provide insight into the characters' lives. There's a pretty good balance of both, which went a long way in helping character development. And the descriptions were good enough to allow you to "see" the action as it was going on. In one scene, I felt as if I were down at the waterfront viewing the events as they happened. This happens a lot in the book. The dialog was also good and appropriate.
The pace changes according to the events in the book. But in any case, the pace was appropriate. The action scenes read faster and the character-building scenes a little slower. However, the book didn't "drag" at all, which would have quickly lost my attention.
While I would have preferred a different ending, the one provided is understandable. Would I recommend this book? Yes. It's a darn good read and worth your time and money.
Rating: 4
Summary: Read in conjunction with 'Bannerman's Ghosts'
Comment: John R. Maxim is excellent, as usual. This is a side story about Elizabeth Stride and Max Kessler, both infamous assassins in their heydays. The plot is excellent but the ending may not be to the liking of everyone. Thankfully, John R. Maxim's latest, 'Bannerman's Ghosts', ties everything together even further and provides the happy ending, which I felt these two extraordinary people deserved.
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Title: The Shadow Box by John R. Maxim ISBN: 0380786680 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Whistler's Angel by John R. Maxim ISBN: 0380793555 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Mosaic by John R. Maxim ISBN: 0380793547 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Abel Baker Charley by John R. Maxim ISBN: 0380730073 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 06 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Bannerman Solution by John R. Maxim ISBN: 0380730081 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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