The End of All Diseases: An Obscure San Diego Genius Develops a Cure for Cancer in 1930

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Summary: I felt cheated
Review: I am not very happy I purchased this book. In fact I felt cheated of my money. Looking at the front and back cover of the book, you would expect to find something more serious than a paperback fiction story. I was expecting some serious analysis of Mr.Rife's life and his ground-breaking work; what I ended up with is a third-rate story purporting to be a thriller.

The first chapter is good, though the autor digresses into the story of Mt.Rife's father-in-law, and how he became a local tycoon, but then comes back on track. The third chapter starts a protracted description of Mr.Rife's apparatus, extending from p.20 through p.38, most of which would make little sense to many people: you really don't want to go through that unless you happen to be good in physics.

I think by mixing fact and fiction, the author has seriously undermined the veracity of Mr.Rife and his excellent research. I mean, where in the book does one draw the line between fact and fantasy?

I would definitely not recommend this book to anybody, since it fails both as investigative medical journalism as well as a good story.

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Summary: disappointing
Review: The first chapter was great, ... but then the rest of the book felt like a fictional story. This book does not portray the events of Royal Rife very effectively, and the author's attempt to put himself into the classics of the Rife story has failed to impress me. I think there are better ways to tell the story than leading the reader on a fantasy tale.

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Summary: The End of All Diseases
Review: This book should be a movie.The author does what no one has done before, he found a way to dramatize and emphasize the importance of what happened and the significance of the conspiracy against Rife and his methods. It is not the usual recapping of the Rife machine but rather deals more with the ramifications to everyone who has suffered, perhaps needlessly, from a disease that was cured in the 1930's but not allowed to be used.

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Summary: Separating Fact from Fiction
Review: This book would have scored better had it an introduction that stated the objective of the book. The first section, about Rife, we know is true. After that it becomes muddled as whether or not the other characters in the book truly exist at all (or ever did). If the remaining chapters are completely fiction, based loosely on facts, or "only the names were changed...," then it would have been better, and a lot less confusing, if the author had informed us. Perhaps there was a clue somewhere, but if so, I missed it. I'd STILL like to know.

Rating:
Summary: Separating Fact from Fiction
Review: This book would have scored better had it an introduction that stated the objective of the book. The first section, about Rife, we know is true. After that it becomes muddled as whether or not the other characters in the book truly exist at all (or ever did). If the remaining chapters are completely fiction, based loosely on facts, or "only the names were changed...," then it would have been better, and a lot less confusing, if the author had informed us. Perhaps there was a clue somewhere, but if so, I missed it. I'd STILL like to know.