Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312938543
ISBN: 0312938543
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 768
Publication Date: 2007-08-28
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: 2007-08-28
Studio: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Customer Rating:
Summary: Very Good Book...Will Make You Think
Comment: I really did enjoy this book. It make me think about what has been and is going on in the Palestine/Israel conflict. Richard North Patterson does an excellent job of creating two lead characters that have a forbidden past plus many minor characters that shock you. Mr. Patterson uses the two leads to uncover and explore the Middle Eastern conflict that has been going on for thousands of years. There are numerous twists and turns. Some that you expect and others that come out of the blue but make perfect sense. The historical element was really what grabbed me. I loved how he told both the Palestine and the Israel side of history. Obviously one lead is Jewish and the other Muslim. They meet in law school and then meet again 13 years later when Hana is charged with the murder of the prime minister of Israel in San Francisco. She has to turn to David, her American-Jewish lover from law school to defend her. I was fascinated with how this turned out. No, there is no solving of the conflict in the book. But there is a twist at the end that most readers don't see coming. Exile is long but well worth the read. I would highly recommend this enjoyable read as all of Richard North Patterson's previous books.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Exile
Comment: Richard North Patterson is a magnificent storyteller with a knowledge base grounded in the reality of how the world operates. All of his books are great reads, Exile is possibly his best.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fascinating and entertaining
Comment: As an avid fan of Patterson's novels, I think this may be his best effort. An action-packed page-turner with well-developed, likable characters, it also provides an interesting background on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that leads (or at least led me to) further study and interest. Not only could I not put this book down, but I almost immediately began studying the conflict afterward, and feel quite educated as a result. Patterson does an excellent job of exploring the conflict from a neutral point of view, and encouraging the reader to seek out additional resources for further education - all the while providing an entertaining storyline that keeps you turning the pages late in to the hight.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Patterson Scores Again
Comment: The Exile lures you into its story slowly but surely and then explodes you forward into a sun storm of character and drama. The best novels are those which keep you turning page after page while thinking, "... what would I do?...". You find yourself shutting the book and just thinking for awhile and then not being able to walk away, opening it back up and plunging in again. This is that type of novel. Here a decent man with an old secret love finds himself sinking toward giving up all he holds dear to save that person who may be a terrorist. A new love must fall into question. A career must fall away. All is sacrificed upon the altar of truth. It's a great book and will capture your mind and heart. Be prepared to be held captive while you almost become "the exile".

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointed
Comment: I was disappointed in this purchase for two reasons: It took a long time to arrive and the book was not in good condition as it was described. The cover was bent and it was clearly very used, not in good condition as advertised.

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