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Title: The Best Laid Plans by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0-446-60408-9 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.45 (132 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Power of the Press
Comment: As with all of his novels, Sidney Sheldon's "The Best Laid Plans" intrigues from the start and compels the reader to continue reading until the very last page is turned. His use of true-to-life dialogue delivered by larger-than-life characters and unhampered by dense paragraphs of meaningless description moves the story along at a fast enough pace to make this the perfect escape for that day at the beach or airplane trip.
The plot is triggered by the actions of a triumvirate of interestng characters: Leslie Stewart, attractive, ambitious and overly intelligent, has been left at the altar by gubernatorial candidate Oliver Russell. Oliver, with his good looks and voracious sexual appetite is wooed away from Leslie by Kentucky-Fried Chicken look-a-like, Senator Todd Davis who orchestrates the marriage of Oliver to his daughter and simultaneously begins his campaign to make Oliver the next president of the United States. When the jilted-bride calls on Senator Davis for a favor, he, believng he will be well rid of her, has no problem providing her with her requested introduction to a wealthy owner of a newspaper in Arizona. But Leslie has other plans -- she is intent on destroying the reputation of Oliver Russell and she is going to use the newspaper as the instrument of his destruction and her revenge.
Along with this mesmerizing trio, the secondary cast gives the story legs--as we applaud Leslie's single-mindedness and her growing acquisitions, we are entertained by the reporters and editors that unwittingly help her set her masterplot into place. We are privy to the spectaculor rise of television journalist, Dana Evans, who acts as an interesting foil for Leslie---Dana, so committed to making a difference for all the right reasons, and Leslie, so committed to making a difference merely to salve her wounded ego.
Bottom Line: The easy-to-follow plot, fast-paced dialogue and changes of venue from Kentucky to Washington to Bosnia pair well with aerobic activity achieved while listening to the novel on unabridged audio. Sheldon easily keeps his triumvirate in the spotlight while he adds and subtracts players that power pack the plot with reality and fuel the reader/listener to go the extra mile simply to listen to what is going to happen next. Recommended to all fans of Sheldon and to anyone who is in the market for a fast satisfying read with the revenge undertones of "The Other Side of Midnight."
Rating: 2
Summary: A mediocre disappointing Sheldon
Comment: Having read all of Sidney Sheldon's novels, I expect from him a gripping and entertaining read. Really nothing more than that. His stories flow with intrigiung characters and twisting plots. Best Laid Plans was the worst Sheldon book yet. The plot lacked depth and the characters seemed rather one-dimensional. The book was a fast read and mildly entertaining, the ending had an unexpected twist which is always nice, but yet this book lacked my interest and was not a page turner. If you are new to Sidney Sheldon, you might want to read his books backwards, starting with Best Laid Plans because his books get better as you travel back in time. Is Sidney getting too old? Is he tiring or running out of in depth plots? Let's hope this was only a mild setback and hope his next one answers my questions. Angela Bernardoni
Rating: 5
Summary: Very good story
Comment: The revenge of Leslie to Oliver is amazing, but more amazing is that at the end she didn't want to hear anything and that was part of her destruction even if she had in her wall an example of what is the wrongness thing a journalist can do, she just did that.
The Sarajevo's part is long an a little boring but at least you will know something of that part of the world.
The plot has so many twists that you will be lost knowing whom is who but you will never ever imagine this excellent end.
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Title: Tell Me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0446607207 Publisher: Warner Vision Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Morning, Noon & Night by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0446602213 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0446354732 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Naked Face by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0446341916 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 07 August, 1985 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Memories of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0446354678 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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