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Pros

Easy to follow but at times difficult to read due to emotions evoked. Plenty of twists to keep the reader’s interesting. A little surprised at the ending. I wish i could remember better how that one ended!

The boy from the woods by harlan coben is a page-turning mystery thriller. Coben's writing style is fast-paced and engaging. A few nj rockers' lyrics bounce up in this novel, making me google one reference to see which song it was from because i didn'... Read More

The characters are interesting, and they are, by-and-large, likable. The boy from the woods is a complex and enigmatic protagonist who is easy to root for.

Hester crimstein is a television criminal attorney who knows through her grandson that naomi was bullied relentlessly at school. Wilde is a man who was raised in the woods and has a unique set of skills that make him the perfect private detective. Hes... Read More

Cons

This is the 3rd book i have read by h coben and my least favorite. I was looking for a coben thriller - this is not a thriller - maybe it is a romance story. Coben’s stature surely knows that, yet he allowed this to be published under his name and sto... Read More

None of the characters are particularly likeable. The attempt of the male author to write a female lead character is about as un-authentic as a jack in the box taco. The final revelations are honestly laughable.

I challenge anyone to read even one page of george orwell's 1984 and then attempt to read the boy from the woods. This is the sort of book that should have shirtless fabio on the cover, and unless you are the kind of person who reads that kind of nove... Read More

Nothing about the boy from the woods is really relevant to the crime-on-tape storyline. There are multiple hook-ups suggested and * politics abound, including incriminating evidence that is hidden away. While an innocent man rots in jail, the perpetra... Read More

The main character wilde is completely unbelievable and at the same time such a stereotypical protagonist that it just feels like sloppy writing. There are a lot of subplots about the 70-year-old lawyer having a teenage love affair, and wilde being a ... Read More

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I especially liked one of the chapters that made me realize how the media could be manipulated by certain people finding out th... Read More

The book will make you frustrated with the justice system pained for the hurt the characters have experienced and give some hop... Read More

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Hester is a feisty wellknown criminal defense lawyer over 70 with a nonnonsense demeanor

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This product had a total of 25,045 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 12 2023.