Infinity's Child (Bookcassette(r) Edition)

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Summary: A good thriller with an interesting premise...
Review: I'll admit that I only picked up "Infinity's Child" because it was on the bargain books pile, but when it came time to sit down and read the book, I was quite enraptured.

First off, Stein has written a strong heroine in Sally Benedict. Finally pregnant after a very long time trying, Sally is the editor of a local newspaper in a small town. When graves start to turn up violated - and Sally tracks down that all those graves belong to one family line - her own - things go for a macabre spin pretty quickly. The plot isn't trite - nor are you left totally in the dark. It's a delicate balance to teeter on the edge of having no clue and having just enough clues to jack up the tension, but Stein does it right. This is not a deep novel, but it's full of good thrills.

Sally's husband, Sally herself, and the villains of this book make it a very worthwhile read. It's a "turn the lights on and cover yourself with a blanket," sort of read, and if you enjoyed Ann Werner's "The People Next Door," (or another thriller with a fantastic heroine) you'll definately like this one!

'Nathan

Rating:
Summary: A good thriller with an interesting premise...
Review: I'll admit that I only picked up "Infinity's Child" because it was on the bargain books pile, but when it came time to sit down and read the book, I was quite enraptured.

First off, Stein has written a strong heroine in Sally Benedict. Finally pregnant after a very long time trying, Sally is the editor of a local newspaper in a small town. When graves start to turn up violated - and Sally tracks down that all those graves belong to one family line - her own - things go for a macabre spin pretty quickly. The plot isn't trite - nor are you left totally in the dark. It's a delicate balance to teeter on the edge of having no clue and having just enough clues to jack up the tension, but Stein does it right. This is not a deep novel, but it's full of good thrills.

Sally's husband, Sally herself, and the villains of this book make it a very worthwhile read. It's a "turn the lights on and cover yourself with a blanket," sort of read, and if you enjoyed Ann Werner's "The People Next Door," (or another thriller with a fantastic heroine) you'll definately like this one!

'Nathan

Rating:
Summary: A variation on a theme
Review: In the past several years, many novels have been written about the manipulation of human genes. Unfortunately, most of the stories have similar plot lines. "Infinity's Child" is different. The plot is strongly personalized as it revolves around the heroine's pregnency. The author creates a readable, if not compelling, story. I didn't find myself staying up until the middle of the night turning pages. On the positive side, Stein creates a series of bad guys that crosses almost every job description. There are bad cops, bad journalists, bad medical personnel, mad scientists, and of course, the obligatory hit man. About the only career that escapes is the law. Furthermore, not until the last few pages do we find out who the bad guys really are. There are a couple of characters that you think are bad, then good, then bad, etc. This is a nice touch. And up until the final few pages, I couldn't speculate how the heroine was going to pull off the figurative escape. I! t wasn't easily predictable, but it was also slightly unsatisfying. The biggest fault I can find with the story, is that the author doesn't clearly connect the heroine's child with the scientists' research. But then again, we are dealing with a whole new area.

Rating:
Summary: A variation on a theme
Review: In the past several years, many novels have been written about the manipulation of human genes. Unfortunately, most of the stories have similar plot lines. "Infinity's Child" is different. The plot is strongly personalized as it revolves around the heroine's pregnency. The author creates a readable, if not compelling, story. I didn't find myself staying up until the middle of the night turning pages. On the positive side, Stein creates a series of bad guys that crosses almost every job description. There are bad cops, bad journalists, bad medical personnel, mad scientists, and of course, the obligatory hit man. About the only career that escapes is the law. Furthermore, not until the last few pages do we find out who the bad guys really are. There are a couple of characters that you think are bad, then good, then bad, etc. This is a nice touch. And up until the final few pages, I couldn't speculate how the heroine was going to pull off the figurative escape. I! t wasn't easily predictable, but it was also slightly unsatisfying. The biggest fault I can find with the story, is that the author doesn't clearly connect the heroine's child with the scientists' research. But then again, we are dealing with a whole new area.

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Summary: An unborn child is wanted by scientists for study
Review: INFINITY'S CHILD Harry Stein Delacorte, Feb 1997, $23.95, 369 pp. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title

Rating:
Summary: Boring, uninspired, insipid
Review: Pretty bad, just sort of stupid, not that compelling, and no interesting field of knowledge that goes with it.