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Summary: Expecting sequel.
Review: I enjoyed this book. Great imagination. The characters were well developed, and I could feel their pleasure and their discomfort. I've read many of Cook's books, and this is one of his best. I was, however, disappointed with the ending. And then I realized, Dr. Cook has set the stage nicely for the sequel. I'll be one of of the first to buy it!
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Summary: Maybe the author should be abducted...
Review: After reading that Robin Cook is supposed to be one of the good medical thriller authors, I decided to give him a chance. He definitely didn't pass my test! The main thing that really irked me about this book was his portrayal of blue collar workers. Just because he is a doctor with a degree on his wall doesn't mean that he is better than everyone else. His portrayal of blue collar workers shows them to be idiotic, homophobic and purely hostile when it comes to conversations with the more "civilized." One word to describe this book: disgraceful.
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Summary: Could it get any worse???
Review: I listened to the audio edition of this book and the single reason I continued to the end, was because book tapes are not as prolific as their brothers. One excuse I came up with, for this poor literary effort, was that it was one he had written under a pseudonymn and it was now being re-issued. Unfortunately, not so. Perhaps this is one of the books authors keep on hand to fulfill their contracts during the dry times. Whatever the reason, I'm really very embarassed for Mr. Cook.
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Summary: Good Book
Review: I enjoyed this book, No it is not typical Robin Cook but that is why it is interesting. He was trying to push the envelope to make his readers see other writing genre's. The characters act that way for the plot to continue in the direction he wanted it to follow. A good book that I recommend if you want to try something different.
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Summary: I love Robin Cook & hated this book!
Review: But I hate sience fiction! If you are looking for and expecting a typical Robin Cook medical mystery, you will be disapointed as I was.
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Summary: Bad Fiction
Review: This was a slow, painful journey to the center of the earth. The story lacked any interesting content. The attempts at suspense failed. It's the worst book I've been exposed to in some time. There are far better ways to spend your time.
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Summary: Interesting Plot-Characters get old
Review: The book gets good ratings for plot, (very Michael Chricton like). But character development is poor. Michael and Richard are more like Beavis and Butthead than regular divers. It's funny at first but it gets old. Perry (the President of Benthic Marine) seems very boring (however, most company presidents are).
Suzanne was the only character I liked. She seemed like the most intelligent and least predictable character.
On the plus side, the book is very easy to read, and difficult to put down once reading starts. If character development was as good as the plot, I would have given this book 5 stars.
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Summary: Not the usual compelling examination of disease and humanity
Review: that I expect from Robin Cook. It held my interest mostly, but I want much more from the books I read.
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Summary: Please Abduct ME!
Review: InterTerrans Just wanna have fun! (Cindy Lauper Song Playing...)Please Abduct ME!. Interesting Sci-Fi story about a super advanced, primarily peaceful civilization that lives underneath the surface of the earth were they migrated to billions of years ago to protect themselves from extinction.... Suzanne, Perry, Donald, Richard and Michael are the main characters in this novel, together with fellow InterTerrans Arak and Sufa who serve as their guide to this mysterious yet inviting world they have been abducted into. The story move along at a very enjoyable pace, at time slow specially towards the second half were it tends to become repetitive. Perhaps the only weak side to the story and the book as a whole is the personality given to Richard and Michael, two deep-sea divers who seem to have the brains of 12 year olds yet have manage to somehow go through the navy and keep stressful and demanding jobs... these two characters behave in ways I have never seen or heard of anyone behave and it is such it becomes annoying and completely unbelievable as real characters. I can bite on the Sci-Fi bullet given the premise of the story but you have to pass the "real" human characters as real enough to be credible. The story has a very interesting side to it, and it is that it makes you appreciate the world and the society we live in even more, even when compared to a "perfect world" almost "heavenly" and rid of all decease, war and even death... it also brings to our attention a few environmental issues that when put against the light of this incredible but true comparison of worlds and societies, become ever more apparent and important. A good, healthy, clean and entertaining read with a great plot, no loose ends and fantastic ending. Enjoy.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: I cannot believe that as a Robin Cook fan I did not read this spectacular book sooner! I actually had it on my bookshelf for awhile and didn't read it right away because the begining was rather slow for me compared to his other books, but I thought, this is Robin Cook, so it has to be good. Was it ever! As soon as the characters were stranded in a dark, muddy cave somewhere under the sea that they determine is not geologically possible, I was hooked. They walk for awhile in knee deep mud and and a big steel door out of nowhere opens up with a light inside. They cautiously go in and from then on I went along with them experiencing the adventure of a lifetime! I won't spoil the fun by telling you anymore right now about the plot. I thought this was a very imaginative work by Robin Cook that possibly became my new favorite of his. (I am still real fond of the Jack Stapleton books, esp. Chromosome 6 and Vector). I really recommend this book, it is way cool!
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