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The Gate House

By: Nelson DeMille
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446533424
ISBN-13: 9780446533423
Released: 28 Oct 2008
RRP: £18.82
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The Gate House Is "Fast Out Of The Gate" Then Coasts Until The Last Twenty-Fives! - By: bobbewig, 04 Nov 2008
If The Gate House was a race horse, I'd say it came out fast from the gate, pretty much coasted for the large part of the race, then put on the speed in the last couple of lengths. For this reader, The Gate House "placed" in the race but was not the big "winner." I've been a big fan, but with diminishing intensity, of Nelson DeMille since his first book, By The Rivers Of Babylon. Demille's The Gold Coast, to which The Gate House is the sequel, is one of my favorite books of his; & so, when I recently received an ARC of The Gate House I put it at the very top of my to-be-read list. Overalll, I enjoyed The Gate House but not as much as The Gold Coast. I'd grade it a B-.The main reason being that with the exception of the last 25 pages of the 667 copy I read, little of any substance happens after the first 100 or so pages. In typical DeMille fashion, his character development is very strong -- particularly in regards to his main male character, John Sutter, whose sarcastic wit permeates throughout this book -- & his narrative ability is at the top of his game. However, after several hundred pages of appreciating these characteristics I was getting very impatient for some action & thrills to occur. I would have enjoyed The Gate House much more if it had 200-300 pages less fluff/filler. The Gate House, for me, is a classic example of the adage, "Less is more." Despite these limitations, if you're a fan of The Gold Coast you're going to want to read The Gate House, which takes place ten years later when Sutter has come home to the Gold Coast of Long Island to attend the funeral of an old family servant. I doubt if you're going to dislike The Gate House. As a matter of fact, you'll probably think it is pretty good. The purpose of my review is to urge you to not -- as I did -- expect a book as good as the one on which it is based.