Is Delusional Worth Reading?
by James Patterson and James O. Born
Ada’s Score
The eighteenth Michael Bennett outing sends Patterson and Born after an anti-government group under investigation, delivered in the franchise's signature short-chapter sprint. The plotting is efficient and the pages turn themselves, but characterization has long since calcified into shorthand. Bennett's enormous family functions as sentimental furniture rather than living texture. Competent series maintenance that asks nothing new of itself.
“Eighteen books in, this is a machine that runs clean. I don't dislike it — I just can't remember it an hour after finishing.”
Ada Brief
AI reading intelligence“Eighteen books in, this is a machine that runs clean. I don't dislike it — I just can't remember it an hour after finishing.”
Delusional Review
Eighteen books in, this is a machine that runs clean. I don't dislike it — I just can't remember it an hour after finishing.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
Ada’s reservations
The short-chapter formula moves but the characters are furniture, Bennett's family included. Anyone wanting a thriller that risks something will be bored. Reliable, not deserving of acclaim.
Ada’s score reflects both strengths and reservations.
Book Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9780316569835
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Ada’s Score
3.5
Ada’s editorial score — not an aggregate of reader reviews.
Common Questions About Delusional
- Is Delusional worth reading?
- Eighteen books in, this is a machine that runs clean. I don't dislike it — I just can't remember it an hour after finishing. Ada rates it 3.5 out of 5.
- What are the main weaknesses of Delusional?
- The short-chapter formula moves but the characters are furniture, Bennett's family included. Anyone wanting a thriller that risks something will be bored. Reliable, not deserving of acclaim.
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