Seizure

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Summary: B O R I N G
Review: Quite possibly the most inept, inane and boring book I have ever read.
Though the scientific explanations are accurate,
the action (or lack thereof) is like molasses.
The dialogue is 8th Grade English at best.
The scenic descriptions are more than tiresome, they are irksome.
And,after having read more than 3/4 of the book, it is hard to believe that the reviews were written by anyone who read past page 10.

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Summary: Started out good but ended abruptly
Review: I enjoyed most of this book and it was much like other Cook novels but was very dissapointed by the ending. It just stops.

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Summary: What a Disappointment!
Review: I'm a Robin Cook fan. Having said that, I am very displeased with Seizure. I've been losing out on my favorite authors lately - first Koontz and 'The Taking', now this one. Cook usually has a grasp of the medical thriller, the controversial procedure, and this one has the controversy, but not the thrill. The first 300 or so pages seemed like 'foreplay' to me - lead in to the actual procedure being done. The side trip to Italy for a piece of the Shroud of Turin for some of 'Christ's' DNA was to me most far-fetched. I hated the principals - Stephanie and Daniel long before the book ended - both of whom seemed very naive considering their supposed credentials, and the additional side plot of 'mobsters' trying to protect their investment in the doctor's business 'CURE, Inc' seemed out of place and unnecessary, as I felt - given enough time either Stephanie or Daniel or both would be their own undoing soon enough. Other Cook books - Brain, Vector, Fever, Toxin, are much more worthy of your time.

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Summary: Insultingl;y sloppy work from a former decent writer
Review: Robin Cook has produced some intriguing and entertaining novels in the distant past. Even if his work was always stamped with a trademark formula, and was largely "by the numbers" and overly plot-driven, his earlier work nonetheless provided a bit of interest. His thrillers were thrilling, as they should be. "Seizure," however, is remarkably bad. The characterizations are nothing more than cartoons. This isn't even "plot driven," as the novel is so weak, and so flimsy, that it barely has a plot. It is as if Cook had a pretty good idea for a book, then turned the assignment of actually writing it over to his 20 year-old neice (or whomever, but someone of dubious writing talent). The poor craftsmanship and crappy execution of this lame attempt is offensive to me. Cook has demonstrated in the past that he has talent for churning out readable thrillers. If his work has now dropped to this low of a level, however, he may soon find himself out of a market for even his pulp fiction product. Avoid this book! And if you know Cook, tell him he owes me six quid, the price of his lastest ghastly mess.