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Summary: GOOD NOT GREAT
Review: interesting premise,good story,gets a bit too sidetracked at times with the main characters love affair.not enough of actual cav carnage either-the disease takes a few lives in the early parts of the book then just disapears
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Summary: ORDINARY AND NOT VERY EXCITING
Review: Intriguing premise but the way the characters interacted with each other made the novel seem so ordinary and run of the mill. Nothing unique in the relationships or in their interactions and this detracted from the novel a great deal. Others have said that the characters were very predictable and even stereotyped, and I would agree. This entire book is very ordinary and not remarkable. Given that there are so many other fine books in the genre, I think you would be better served to find something else to read.
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Summary: Exciting Techno-thriller!
Review: Mezrich uses just the right amount of high-tech, scifi, action, intrique, mystery, and roamce to keep you turning the pages. This will be an awesome movie!
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Summary: One of the worst books I've read this year.
Review: No, make that ever. I read the first chapter online and liked it, and bought the book because of it. Then it turns out that the character who thinks he's dying in that chapter really does die, and he was the only likeable character in the entire book. The plot is ridiculous, the technology writing is inane, the business insights are ludicrous, the characters are pretty much all one-dimensional cliches. I would nominate this book for the "Plan 9 from Outer Space" award. I think there's also an award for bad poetry (is it the McGonneghal?). Anyway, I've always thought there was something fascinating about absolutely wretched writing, and if you don't agree, then there's absolutely no reason for you to buy this book.
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Summary: UNREMARKABLE AND ORDINARY
Review: Not a very suspenseful or thrilling novel. The plot has some minor new elements, but is based on the same old formula that has been used countless times before. Typical, stereotypes abound throughout the novel so that there is little to offer that's new. The climax is long and plodding, and what makes it seem more frustrating is that you already can predict how its going to end. You might try this book if there's absolutely nothing else to read, but you won't be very excited or happy with it.
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Summary: SECOND RATE, AVERAGE
Review: Not much more can be said about this so-called thriller. The characters are totally uninteresting and are so superficial, you'd swear you have already encountered them in countless other movies and TV shows. The lead character, the doctor with a grudge, is so predictable and corny, you'll almost root for the villians to succeed. The female woman is so lightly developed, you know that there's not much to her personality, let alone her psyche. And the plot absolutely fails to excite or thrill the reader on both the technical as well as the high tech level. Forgetable book.
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Summary: MEDIOCRE THRILLER WITH LITTLE TO OFFER THATS NEW
Review: Not much new from my point of view. The characters were typecast right from a TV show or worse, a movie. The gratuitous sex seemed so out of place and juvenile in its timing that I think the author threw it in just for kicks and nothing else. The plot villians were cardboard stereotypes with wholly unrealistic motives and convictions that really wouldn't withstand the test of time. The ending was a complete bore. The author needs to seriously contribute something unique rather than just be another Clive Cussler or Michael Critchten wanna-be....
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Summary: There's far better books out there in this genre
Review: Simply put, this book lacks distinctiveness compared to the many other books in the genre that are out there. Absolutely a weak and poorly thought out plot with very very artificial and predictable characters. Too many stereotypes throughout the entire book. I didn't find the evil woman sidekick very convincing at all, and I couldn't believe the author would try to have us accept her motivations behind the entire virus...absolutely ridiculous.
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Summary: DULL AND NOT ENTERTAINING
Review: The author was unable to really sustain any suspense to this book. The plot was so typical of thrillers these days, that only one skilled in characters and imagery could pull it off, and the author was deficient in both areas. I found the actions totally predictable and the characters were so weak and illogical, I just about gave up on finishing the book. Those looking for this type of genre would be better served waiting for a Crichton or a Cussler.
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Summary: YOU NEVER REALLY GET INVOLVED IN THE STORY
Review: The author's choice of characters and the writing style don't amplify much suspense or interest. Instead, you feel like a detached observer and never really get involved. The lead character was so superficially developed and his love interest was so predictable, you wonder why the author even bothered. The climax was so tedious and exhausting, it leaves you wondering how this could have come about. The greatest tragedy is that the virus is brought about so well at the start of the novel but by the time the climax unfolds it has remarkably become secondary to the novel--something that shouldn't really have happened. Better plot construction, and a more carefully thought out story line could have done wonders for this book. As it is, there are many other books that are far better than this one...
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