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Summary: gOOD SUSPENSE-EASY READING
Review: ENJOYED READING THIS BOOK A REAL PAGE TURNER! AT THE END BECAME FANTASY!
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Summary: Needs more research before writing
Review: I have been a fan of Robert Ludlum since the Scarlatti Inheritance was published. I love the conspiracy ideas, the paranoia. I was excited to see The Hades Factor. As a physician, though, I was disappointed in the book's medical scenes and explanations: completely implausable. I did enjoy the plotting; the book is like a tornado the way it moves. It's a meaningless bit of froth, but sometimes that's what one needs. I was looking for more, though, and hopefully Ludlum and Lynds will get the details of their physician protagonist right.
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Summary: The Hades Factor
Review: I am a Ludlum fan (read them all) who loves a good story...not one of those fans who thinks they are a book critic and nitpicks every phrase or fact. If you like a good suspense/espionage story with solid characters that is hard to put down then you will enjoy this book. Lt. Col Robert Smith, MD. is a strong lead character and Marty Zellerbach is an extremely interesting supporting character. Watching Marty battle his Asperger's Syndrome (type of autism) really adds an interesting wrinkle to the story. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to read a good story that is hard to put down..I read it in three days! I look forward to the second book in the series and to reading co-author Gayle Lynds other works.
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Summary: Disappointed with poor writing.
Review: I should have read the review (see other reviews here in web site) by David S. Rose. I agree with him that this is a poor performance relative to what we'd expect from a pure Ludlum. After the first 24 pages, I had had enough and stopped reading! The sophomoric writing made it too painful to go on. Why would such a good author (Ludlum) allow this to be published?
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: This my first Robert Ludlum Book to read. I read other reviews that put it down and I just don't understand. I think it was a "Can't Put It Down" Book. I loved it. I don't even know why I picked it up, I really thought it was a read for my husband. Well, I told him that he has to read it. I also feel that it would make a Great Movie. I will continue to read Ludlum books. Please do not hesitate to buy this book.
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Summary: Factor this into your reading
Review: I'm a big fan of thrillers and medical thrillers. For straight out political thrillers, I don't think you can do better than Tom Clancy. For medical thrillers, Robin Cook is unparalleled. This book seems to be a great combination of the two authors. I have never read a Robert Ludlum book before, and had no real intention to until I was browsing a bookstore, saw this title, and picked it up. I have always been a fan of fiction dealing with microbes, and especially as biological weapons. This book did not disappoint me. It is fast paced, highly addictive (WARNING - don't being reading late at night - you'll lose a lot of sleep staying up to finish it) and informative without being too hard to understand.So why didn't I give it 5 stars? Well, I think that the ending plot twist was somewhat predictable, and some of the characters weren't quite realistic enough. Another large disappointment is that the back cover of the book reveals the death of one of the major characters. People don't want to see that - people (or at least I do) want to be surprised by things like that. Overall, those are just minor things, but keep the book from perfection. On the plus side, some of the characters are so intriguing, they just beg for a sequel to continue fleshing out their characters (Marty comes to mind, for those who have read this already). This is a great read for anyone, but just shy of a perfect biological weapon novel (In my opinion, Executive Orders is unapproachable in that category). It is a worthy beginning to a proposed series, and well worth your time and money.
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Summary: Hades
Review: The paperback is abridged so it has alot less of the usual Ludlum detail. Character devlopment is superficial and they are predicatable. As usual, the heroes are nearly superhuman in reacting to crisis situations, as compared to the crooks who always seem to bungle. The scene in Iraq is a good example - a crew of Republic Guards with automatic weapons confront our hero in an alley and cannot take him out! Save your time and money.
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Summary: Couldn't Put It Down
Review: This is the first book in a long time that I picked up and couldn't put down. The scenes change as quickly as you can blink your eyes keeping my interest. The ending was a known, but how they got there was very good reading.
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Summary: The Thrill of LUDLUM is BAAAAAAAAck!
Review: I am happy to have put down another RL book with out lingering regrets. I was moving into the disappointed area. Because eventhough you want the formula, it was getting tired. I think the addition Gayle Lynds is like adding a "supporting note". This is similar to when a singer's voice is worn out or thready. A backup singer fills in the note and makes for a richer sound. I am glad he found someone. I am hoping that this collaboration turns out to be more successful over time than the "Op Center" and "Net Force" stuff from Clancy. I enjoy the new characters..........especially Marty. This picture of evil reminds me of the thirties/forties in Germany. The definition of evil supplied in TNT's version of "Nuremberg" was "...the inability to experience sympathy with the human condition...." (sort of quote)
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Summary: A Grabber
Review: This is the kind of light quick reading that is wonderful if you just want to be entertained. But, it can make you think if you like to "look ahead" and guess how events will turn out. Again, I would not classify it as great literature, but as a mighty fine read.
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