Brain

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Summary: Like many of his other books, needs a better ending...
Review: Interesting book when it comes to the idea of the medical field experimenting on humans. In this case, it's women who are patients at the GYN clinic. Heavy on the medical terminology, and Cook seemed to lose his focus for the ending which was disappointing. I wouldn't recommend the book to first time readers of Cook, as he's done better.

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Summary: Average, but Cook has done better.
Review: Interesting book when it comes to the idea of the medical field experimenting on humans. In this case, it's women who are patients at the GYN clinic. Heavy on the medical terminology, and Cook seemed to lose his focus for the ending which was disappointing. I wouldn't recommend the book to first time readers of Cook, as he's done better.

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Summary: Like many of his other books, needs a better ending...
Review: Like many of his other books, "Brain" starts out with a rather good story that can hold readers' attention until the end. The core message is human experimentation, and in this case the brain's functions as an example. The beginning of the story fills with mysterious deaths that slowly draw our good doctors into a trap. Cook has the talent to explain medical technicality in simple terms, to discuss medical and ethical issues that are relevant to the society, and to display the day-to-day life of the medical professionals. Unfortunately, most of his novels suffer from abrupt and bizzare endings that read more like a sci-fi movie script: In "Brain", the human brain and spinal cord can be kept alive and functioning in a jar of liquid (remember RoboCop 2?). In "Chromosome 6", a jungle turns into "Planet Apes". In "Toxin", the final investigation of the meat factory reads like a James Bond movie. So, despite the wonderful starts and the real messages carried by the stories, there is always somewhat a letdown in the end. I have been hoping to find a good ending in Cook's novel. If the readers are interested in human experimentation, I highly recommend the book "The Plutonium Files", which are real stories about the nuclear research and experimentation conducted by the US military during and after WWII.

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Summary: Brain Dead
Review: Looking for life-like characters? Looking for realistic interaction among them? Maybe a little bit of chilling suspense or a tantalizing romantic subplot? Then don't read this book. This is genre writing at its worst -- lacking even the most basic human elements necessary to draw a slightly thoughtful reader into the novel. I found it flat and simply boring. The attempt at integrating a romantic interlude was insultingly stupid. If Cook were not published previously, this work would never had made the book stand.

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Summary: Brilliant - not brain dead at all!!!
Review: Robin Cook is truly a classic writer of our age. His medical thrillers are surpassed by no one - except Michael Crichton, perhaps. I thought the pace of this particular novel was electrifying, and the romantic subplot one of the most emotionally gutwrenching that I have ever read.. Bravo!, Mr Cook - keep on writing !!!

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Summary: Almost on the edge of my seat till the end! I fell off!
Review: the story was a good story because i didn't know what was going to happen till the end, and, yes, I did fall off of my bed reading it! OOPS. I would recommend it for someone who like to see a plot thicken in front of their faces! Some other books I have read by him are Harmful Intent and Outbreak. I just started reading Mutation, so... Good Reading

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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: This books beginning and middle are good. What ever happened to the ending? There is no real ending. I expected more from Robin Cook. This book is all right, but I would recommed the other ones.

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Summary: Enjoyable
Review: Well ... this is another medical thriller that Mr. Cook get used to the readers. Even though this story is not so intense as the others thrillers I read to the point of boredom in some segments of the story because of the extreme medical descriptions that make us think that we are reading a textbook chapter, the plot is intriguing and attract attention.

Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable
Review: Well ... this is another medical thriller that Mr. Cook get used to the readers. Even though this story is not so intense as the others thrillers I read to the point of boredom in some segments of the story because of the extreme medical descriptions that make us think that we are reading a textbook chapter, the plot is intriguing and attract attention.