A fast and enveloping quick read.
582668
This is an excellent short read. It's full of suspense plus the reader knowing and understanding Boston helps in accepting the characters and their development. Lehane provides an excellent surprise ending and let's just say that there is a really good reason that the main character avoids the act of taking holy communion. Nadia's description reminds me of the birth mother in Lehane's Gone Baby Gone.
3219626
At a little more than 300 pages, "Spin" is a short novel, and it reads quickly--very quickly.  The bad news: it's about English politics, and the United Kingdom's flavor of democracy is a bit different, superficially more restrained, and yet much wilder, muddier, and more assertive in some ways, than American politics.  The reader follows a small-town Scottish politician as he moves from local to national politics, and then to the rarefied atmosphere of the Prime Minister's cabinet and the UK government. Following the small-town politician is a small-town reporter, whose career mirrors the politician's, until a surprising, and frightening, end erupts around them.  In some ways, I kept thinking that I was reading a first draft, I expected there to be more exposition and description; I kept thinking that we'd return to the secondary characters, and learn more about them, but we don't. In other ways, this novel reads like an expos&eacute;--it felt as if I was reading a dossier about a previous sitting government, and the MI5 special agents (equivalent to the FBI) would break down the door to the condo any minute--in that sense, it was an exciting read.
1637364
I loved how quickly I was able to read this book. Though the language is simple, it follows train of thought. What was great was that the novel wasn't just from the point of view of one character, but between the two lovers. It allowed for variety and for understanding the complexity of the situations in which the characters found themselves.
1798210
A kidnapping and a brutal murder run on parallel plot lines until finally they merge together into one plot. The plot moves quickly and easily keeps the reader's attention with many twists and turns. The characters were very human and multidimensional throughout. A good fast read.
4458756
This book was not terribly interesting, but it was a fast-paced story that kept my attention.  The Good Neighbor was an easy, quick read, so it was nice for a little (no thought) diversion.  We all need that sort of escape on occasion.
77233
A quick, fun read in which the author expounds on somewhat obscure topics for two or three pages. Both interesting and funny. A good book to digest when you don't have much time to read or when you don't have the ability to concentrate fully.
3390835
I read this book in a very short time.  It was fast moving and a real page-turner.  Not in the sense that a "thriller" would be but like a good romance unfolding on each page is.  I only wish it had been longer and the characters more developed.  But for a short story it was very good
787964
This was one of the fastest reads I've ever had.  Usually the author drags the stories out but this was refreshing.
3924178
A quick story but with a little humor and suspense. If you want a quick read, this will be it.
96885
I liked that this book picked up where the last one ended.  It also provided a short synopsis of the previous book.  It is a fast read, I did not even pause before starting the next one.
4045717
short, informative and very interesting. A quick read.
851554
Even though youngest he feeling that the ending is a forefront conclusion, there a few surprises along the way.  An easy quick, and enjoyable read.
3210051
quick read, fast-paced action , great characters
206077
I would highly reccomend this book since it is a fast read that holds the readers attention.  The characters quickly become people that you care about. The writer keeps your interest by telling the background past of the charecters in smallnamounts keeping you turning the pages.
1783435
With great good guys, evil bad guys, present day world problems and rapid-fire action this book was a quick and enjoyable read. Looking forward to the further adventures of this operative.
3986791
The entire novel is short and can be a very quick read, but if you take the time to appreciate the flow of the story, it will seem although you are reading poetry or prose set to music.

It is quite amazing how much information can be derived in so little words. I am a big fan of more verbose writers like Umberto Eco, Neal Stephenson, Philippa Gregory - and don't usually expect to become captivated by short novels.

The writer posseses a gift in being able to convey the characters' thoughts and essenses without have to go into detail about everything.

The day to day life that unfolds of young Griet, from her thoughts to her experiences gives the reader a glimpse into society and culture of that time period - which is truly, once again, mostly due to the author's writing style, quite enlightening.
1525564
I found this a quick, but enjoyable read. Plenty of twists from both the scenario and also the character development.