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Speed Week Author: From a veteran Florida journalist comes a novel of dark suspense and even darker comedy. Daytona Beach will never be the same. — Ah, Daytona Beach, home of sun, sand, and motor oil. For stock-car racing heir Nick Van Horne, it's a place worth millions--tens of millions--once he gets his RaceWorld theme park under way, but there's just one little ... more »
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Story (D+) Just enough to keep you interested, but extremely weak. The author really had to stretch to pull the scenes together. And it was clear that although he's writing about racing, he just doesn't understand.
Characters (D-) Pathetic, weak, and generally forgettable, I had to keep flipping back to remind myself of who was who. The most sympathetic character in the book is the SHARK!
Setting (A+++) Daytona. Daytona in February. Jet-Ski races. Speed Boat races. NASCAR races.
OVERALL (C-) This book is only worth reading to get the racing fix...and even then, you can't smell the smells or hear the roar, unless you have a tremendous imgination! Root for the shark.
Characters (D-) Pathetic, weak, and generally forgettable, I had to keep flipping back to remind myself of who was who. The most sympathetic character in the book is the SHARK!
Setting (A+++) Daytona. Daytona in February. Jet-Ski races. Speed Boat races. NASCAR races.
OVERALL (C-) This book is only worth reading to get the racing fix...and even then, you can't smell the smells or hear the roar, unless you have a tremendous imgination! Root for the shark.
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Action & Adventure
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> Mystery >> General
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> General