Vector

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Summary: NOT COOK'S BEST
Review: I was kind of disappointed in this book, but read it rather quickly. It kept my interest but wasn't as thrilling as Toxin, which was an excellent book. I hope his next book is better!

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Summary: excitement up to the very end of the book
Review: Robin Cook's knowledge has carried him again into the realm of science. His characters are loveable and believeable. You sit on the edge of your seat in anticipitation of what comes next. The book will make a full circle of events that will leave the reader smiling at the end.

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Summary: A good quick "summer" read.
Review: This is a typical Robin Cook, not great but a quick page-turner with enough plot and action to keep you interested. Most of his books are fairly pedestrian and while I like Toxin I thought Chromosome 6 was totally far-fetched and implausible. I thought Vector was a more believable book and I do recommend it for Cook fans and a good escape.

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Summary: "Vector" yourself elsewhere
Review: To borrow a pilot's term, I wish I'd been "vectored" to a different book rather than Robin Cook's latest novel of the same name. It was overly predictable, the characters were one-dimensional and not worthy of the psychological analysis of their behavior. Cook spends far too much time on filler in the novel. I mean, who really cares about the rash on one character's face which resulted fom his pulling tape off his skin?? And on and on it went like that. The events were so coincidental that the reader begins to wonder if anything will come as a surprise in this book. I just finished his prior book, Toxin, which was fabulous. How can a writer run so hot and cold? Save your money or buy one of his earlier novels.

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Summary: No nails bitten here.
Review: What a total disappointment. After reading Toxin, I could hardly wait for Robin Cook's new book. This book was slow and predictable. I wouldn't recommend you wait for the paperback because I will assume most people will have better things to do with their time and money.

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Summary: He's done better
Review: Definately not one of Robin Cook's better books. The events were very predictable and the plot seemed to drag. Most of his books require more thought when reading them, not this one. The whole skinheads theme was also a turn off. He was dealing with too many issues (racism, gun control, imigrants, USSR vs. Russia now, biological warfare) and didn't tie them together very well.

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Summary: utter drivel!!!!!
Review: This novel reads like my sophomoric attempts at a novel in elementary school. The story is contrived and it seems like Dr. Cook is trying too hard to make it believable. Dr. Cook has done better. This is a an attempt to draw the average masses to buy this book. Please! Aim your novels at those of us who have a higher than third grade reading level!

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Summary: Good book!
Review: I thought it was an interesting story. Not all that far fetched given the present state of world affairs. I've read most of his books, but they don't do them justice when they try to make movies out of them. Best leave well enough alone.

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Summary: Left wing extremist political views ruined it for me.
Review: The book had great potential but the author ruined it for me by inserting his left wing extremist political views into the story. He tried to make the reader believe that all right wing conservatives are racists, what absolute bigotry. He villified legitimate gun dealers with the false assumption that a person can hold a valid Federal Firearms License after being convicted of a drug offense, what utter nonsense.

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Summary: Predictable and less than thrilling for Robin Cook
Review: After reading Chromosone 6 (audio version actually), I could not wait to read this one and bought the hardbound version. If you are a Robin Cook fan, save some money and wait for the paperback. I found the storyline predictable, the "coincidences" a little to unbelievable, and the characters somewhat boring. I am disappointed in this book.