The Thousand: A Novel Audiobook

" Not as good as his other book, but a good read. "

" Interesting, if not exactly compelling. Too many plot points were dropped, while others were belabored. Still, a worthwhile read if you like the "secret society" theme. "

" The book started well. I liked the characters and wanted to see what this "thousand" was all about. Somehow the wheels fell off in the last half. It became a chase book, a conspiracy book, a frustrated cop book, and a mommy issues book--all at the same time. No part was given the attention it deserved. I wished the author would have picked one tact and followed through. "

" enjoyable read...great premise, loved the characters.. "

" I was really disappointed by this one, having liked "Cast of Shadows" very much. It had some good moments, but mostly I found myself either a bit lost or entirely incredulous of the circumstances. It smacked of a Da Vinci Code ripoff, which I hate to say about this author's work but it's my impression of this novel (I didn't like The Da Vinci Code either). I think I would have liked it better of the Thousand had been fleshed out and explained more, rather than being just a shadowy, all-powerful force -- it felt as if the actual source of their "powers" was irrelevant, any mumbo-jumbo could have been substituted and the story would be largely unchanged, and since I was in it for the math, I was disappointed. "

" I was expecting more of a Steve Berry novel, specially since they used the same reader. But this was a lot rougher with lots of bad language. Lots of action and intrigue but not enough character development. "

" nice interplay with history of Pythagoras. kept me engaged. "

" Not my favorite...very hard to keep up with the characters and the plot. "

" I liked it, but the story didn't really keep me all that interested. In the end, it was OK, but not what I was hoping it would be. "

" Fine book. Decent thriller but plot is way out there. And somewhat confusing. But a quick and easy read "

" The Thousand is a thriller that will interest philosophers, mathematicians, conspiracy-theorists, and Texas Hold 'Em players alike, with the city of Chicago featured in a supporting role. I enjoyed the quick pace of this story and could see some of the characters returning for a sequel. "

" It was OK. Another "shadowy secret society that really controls everything" conspiracy story. Entertaining, but nothing special. "

" This book was just awful. I made it 60% of the way through and decided to abandon it because I just couldn't deal with the mess of the plot anymore and could care less about what happened to any of the lame characters. Ugh. "

" A fun read involving murder, celebrity, gambling, secret societies, and mathmatics. Intrigued? I was too and am glad I read this book. "

" Fun enough to pass the time on the train. "

" Well written, ending got a little too forced, unrealistic, action packed, didn't fit the overall narrative. Gets three stars because of the prose alone. "

" Absolutely fantastic read. Think of the Da Vinci Code, only well written. I was glued to the pages throughout. Really fantastic thriller; already picking up another of Guilfoile's novels. "

" A recommendation from John Warner, the Biblioracle at The Morning News. Reminded me pleasantly of William Gibson's Pattern Recognition. A fun, engaging read. "

" I didn't even make it a third of the way into this book. It just wasn't holding my interest. So many books, so little time, so I am moving on to another book. "

" Congrats to my pal Kevin on a real accomplishment. I stayed up too late reading the last seventy pages. "

" Solid sci-fi/conspiracy thriller. Has this Dan Brown feeling without ever drawing the reader into it as tightly as Angels & Demons, etc. do. As I said, solid, nothing extraordinary. "

" Awful,boring,a waste of time,couldn't wait to put it down. "

" I was about a hundred pages into this when I discovered I was reading a mashup of the Hornet Girl with DaVinci Code. Sorry,not. "

" The Ending Was good, but left a little to be desired. Everything wrapped up, but not the ending you've kinda been hoping for. However, the ending fit in the book and made some sense. "

" It reminds me of a lot of other books that I have read. "

" 2.5 stars, most likely wouldn't have read it if it were not audio, but generally entertaining enough. "

" Very similar to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but not as good. The ending bumped it up to three stars. "

" I read this primarily cause the cover looked interesting and it was blurbed by James Rollins. It had a nice new twist to the ancient conspiracy genre but failed to make me stay up all night just to explore the next twist. "

" Had a little trouble keeping up with all the intricacies of the story line, but that may have more to do with the fact that I read other books in the middle. Reminded me a lot of The Da Vinci Code. The book had me totally engrossed by the end. "

" A bit unbelievable and seemed to cram everything into the last 100 pages... "

" nice interplay with history of Pythagoras. kept me engaged. "

" Not bad, minus all the Dan Brown stuff. "

" this book was able to maintain my interest however that was probably more a result of the details and theories behind Euclidian philosophy than the at times haphazard plot that tied all these strange and unrelatable characters together "

" a very confusing conspiracy story, thought it would get better but never did. "

" Cool idea, but I didn't ever quite get invested. I don't know what kept me at a distance. Maybe I just wasn't that interested in the story. I tried, damnit. "

" I enjoyed the Chicago references, but the writing style/characters weren't all that great. "

" Not as good as his other book, but a good read. "

" decent book, kept me engaged for the length of it ... nothing amazing are revolutionary in the writing. just a good time pass "