Vector

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Summary: Ugh...only if it's the last book on earth
Review: In the first place, it's OBVIOUS Cook doesn't live in NewYork. The names he drops! Believe me, those people did NOT have dinnerat Elio's. Also...it's as if Cook lifted pages and pages from his previous books about these less-than-scintillating characters. You'll encounter such commercials for his past works: "As happened in blah blah, Dr. Laurie Montgomery did blah blah blah." And it couldn't be written in a more blah manner. Not a single character is remotely believable. And didn't Cook know that music has a lot to do with violence, white supremacy et al? Where has he been living? He also lifted BORING research...or his underpaid researcher lifted it, then he cut and pasted it into the manuscript. What has happened to this man? Robots R Us. Do not bother, even for a no-brainer beach book. END

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Summary: Did this book have an editor?
Review: I think I've figured out what went on here. As an elaborate practical joke, or maybe an experiment, Mr. Cook had his 15-year old son write this book in one night. They spell-checked it and sent it to the publisher. As they predicted, not a single human at his publishing house read it before scanning it in and unleashing it on an unsuspecting public. This has to be how it happened, because no actual editor could have read this mishmash and deemed it fit to publish. The only surprising thing is that Mr. Cook has not publicly announced the gag and disassociated himself from the whole thing.

I confess that I did finish the book, but only out of a morbid curiosity to see how bad it would get. How bad did it get? In addition to countless typos, gaffes, clunkers, malapropisms, and outright errors of fact, witness this unfortunately typical jewel of dialog from one of the protagonists: "I can't believe we've been locked in this tiny dungeon for hours and hours while that group of criminals is preparing a terrorist biological attack on the Edward P. Javits Federal Building!" OK, it's not a direct quote because I burned my copy, but it's pretty darned close.

"Vector" makes me want my money back.

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Summary: my review
Review: I enjoyed reading this book. Although the plot seems very predictable, it certainly teaches us the dangers of bioterrorism and how easily it can be made and dispersed.

I like the way the author uses his characters, he makes them seem very real. And, if you are familiar with Cook's books, it certainly is a pleasure reading again about "Jack", his main 'hero'.

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Summary: Not one of his best
Review: I have read many of Cooks books and very much enjoyed most of them. Vector was too predictable throughout the book making the reading slow and long. I would not recommend it as a great read.

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Summary: Give me more.........please!
Review: A friend was sent this book from his book catalogue and it was too late to return it. I thought I'd buy it as something new to try (it was not as reasonably priced as Amazon's copy). I have since bought another Robin Cook book - Toxin and three others on similar subjects.

As a novice to this subject I was concerned that the book would confuse or loose me - but I understood every word and found it all fascinating. It is the first time that I have recommended a book to virtually every one I meet.

I am pleased to see that the author has written so many others.

Any one else who does not have much knowledge of matters like these will find this book a good way in.......and once in you are hooked.

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Summary: Vector Hard Cover
Review: I have read all of Robin's books. I enjoyed every one of his books except Sphinx. It was very slow to get into and took almost till the end to enjoy the story. Vector was to predictable and very slow to get into. Robin were you having writers block with this book? It took me over a month to read. Usually one of his books, I can finish in a week or shorter. My all time favorite is Acceptable Risk. Please re-read it and write one that can continue with it. This book kept my interest and yet was scared to find out what would happen next. Write an Acceptable Risk II.

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Summary: Hmmm...
Review: While I found the book enjoyable, I was rather disappointed by the "OK guys, sit down and I'll tell you everything" ending. Otherwise, I feel the plot was fairly plausible and the book as a whole was solid (save the end) - however, this is a far cry from books like Fever and chromosome 6, both of which I was extremely pleased with. C'mon Dr. Cook, kick it up a notch

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Summary: Half way through and can't finish
Review: One of the worst books I have read in a very long time. It has been difficult to get even half way through the book. From the back cover it looked like a quick interesting book for a long plane ride, but talk about predictable. Definitely not a page turner if you have any forsight or intelligence at all. Also since I haven't read his other books I found all the past references to be terribly annoying in the way they were so clumsly added. In short you will see everything happening about a chapter or more before it actually occurs. One boring book. Try Rainbox Six if you want a good one on bioterrorism.

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Summary: A Fascinating Read
Review: One of Robin Cook's best books. I couldn't put it down. It was an excellent read with a surprise ending!

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Summary: One for the Robin Cook fans
Review: I'm a sucker for a Robin Cook novel. In this story, Cook recycles not only his standard formula but also characters from previous books. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it and look forward to his next book.