Outbreak

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Summary: Entertaining, but predictable
Review: Robin Cook does it again. This was actually the first of his books I had read, but I am free to say that as I am now familiar with more of his work. Does anyone else think that his stories are somewhat predictable?
Outbreak is an entertaining read, but it is so predictable. I knew who the informant of Marissa's activities was by the first quarter of the novel. The fact that Marissa didn't was a source of infinate agitation for me during this read. This woman is supposed to be intelligent, but she doesn't have a whit of common sense. Also, the bad guys are...dumb. No other description suits them except that they are incredibly stupid.
Another pet peeve of mine is Cook's prose...not exactly Shakespeare is it? Cook is a mediocre writer at BEST, and this is one of his better novels.
If you want a medical thriller that is a quick, easy read and is completely average, then Outbreak is for you.

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Summary: At least the medical details seemed to be consistent...
Review: The book itself was a pretty standard thriller - and predictable.I guess people who enjoy this genre usually like reading it for the "process of discovery" rather than for an unexpected ending.

But the "process" wasn't that satisfying. Even though the Medical details were consistent and thorogh, the plot wasn't. I ekpt losing track of which city Marissa was in and why she was there (and later - what happened in it) because the changes (and number) of cities just happenedso fast... Also, quite a lot of loose story threads were left - suchaswhat happens to Tad, or how the 'mass infection' in Pheonixoccured, since the cafeteria theory was explainedto beavery weak one...

Rating:
Summary: not bad at all
Review: Well, this was my first Robin Cook book, although, I read it quite a while ago. This was the book that got me into Cook's books. I've read about 8 of his books since then but this one's special because it was the first and the main character worked at CDC which is in Atlant and I'm fron Atlanta. I don't think this was one of his best but still it's very excellent. A lot of suspense and the thing I liked about this book was the fact that there were a lot of changes in setting. You'll probably enjoy it so read on.