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Summary: 3 1/2 stars -- intriguing but not complicated
Review: Follet sets this story on the eve of the launch of a U.S. rocket as the U.S. plays catch-up to Soviet Union. The space race is heating up and the U.S. is struggling to stay in the game. Code to Zero opens with a pair of apparently homeless bums waking up in the bathroom of a Washington DC train station. The reader quickly learns that these two are not as they would appear at first glance. One has lost his memory and does not know who he is or anything about his life. The story unfolds with the amnesiac seeking to learn his identity, perplexed by his inability to recall anything from his past but seemingly able to react instinctively to increasingly precarious and dangerous circumstances. While it does not take a rocket scientist to predict the outcome of the book, Follet nonetheless provides the reader with interesting characters and an entertaining, fast-moving story. With the flashback chapters spread throughout the book, Follet has created an effective way to bring out the past of Dr. Lucas and provide the context for current events. This is not Follet's best effort. It is, however, well worth the time.
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Summary: Best in quite a while!
Review: Ken Follett's Code to Zero is one of the best books I have read in quite a while. It is a quick read and had me up late at night attempting to complete the story. Follett has a way with grabbing you with the first few pages and keeping you interested for the entire book. The content was technical enough to make me want to continue reading, but also light enough not to bogg down the story. Great Book!
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Summary: For Pure Entertainment, It's a Great Read
Review: If you are looking for an enlightening, educational read, get "Galelio's Daughter". But if you're looking for a few hours of escape, snuggled in your favorite chair, then read "Code to Zero". Hey - it's not rocket science, but it's fun.
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Summary: Good Read!!
Review: i quite enjoyed ken follet's new book, code to zero. i've been a fan of his for a while now and have read pretty much everything he's written. although not quite as elaborate or involved as his other books, this book does not disappoint. it was fast-paced, exciting and, in general, a good read! if you're not too fussy about facts and just like a good story, this book is for you!
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Summary: Good story, not his best
Review: I enjoyed this book. I read and own every one of Ken Follett's books. I especially liked the hero. I do question why two Harvard classmates of his would turn Soviet spy, however; more detail of how that occurred would have helped the credibility of this tale. And I also wonder whether the launch of the Explorer I--if it had failed--truly would have stymied the space program. I have a feeling we Americans would have tried again, without delay.
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Summary: He's Back!!
Review: After not being terribly impressed with his last two ("Third Twin" and "Hammer of Eden"), I was pleased to see Mr. Follett return to his roots of international intrigue and espionage. I consider this among his more well-written books-- plenty of twists and turns, great characters, and a truly unique plot. You really get the sense that Follett must have lost his OWN memory at some point in his life to write so eloquently and believably about it. There are, of course, the standard Follett devices (the lone man fighting for justice and his steamy, sordid past-- including the love affairs that rear their ugly head again later) but isn't that why we read his books in the first place?? Overall, it was very enjoyable, an easy read, with a little something for everyone. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Fast Read
Review: If you like Ken Follett's spy thrillers you won't be too disappointed. I loved his historical novels and just started in on these cold war stories. The thing that shocked me was the inattention to detail and almost consistent misrepresentation of historical facts. I felt like his historical books were great fiction set against solid research. Now I'll have to go back and check. In this book, he made small mistakes, like portraying Huntsville, AL in the Eastern time zone instead of Central. Maybe that helped the story since the action kept moving from Huntsville to Washington DC and Florida during the countdown. But he also had Neil Armstrong walking on the moon in 1968 instead of 1969. What was the point of that? So I went onto the web and looked up several items that he talked about in the foundation of the story. Turns out that Mr. Follett may have intentionally changed a bunch of things, but I never figured out the purpose of the misrepresentations. If you like his historical notes at the beginning of the chapter, don't believe them. Go to http://www.spaceline.org/rocketsum/juno-I.html to get a nice summary of the reality. Otherwise, the book is certainly worth the price. I couldn't put it down. It is just fiction, after all.
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Summary: Hokey to the max
Review: Ok, first of all the amnesia story line is interesting for the first few chapters and then really snowballs into unbeliavability. Also both the female characters are aggressive, beautiful and smart - let's try to cover all the bases of political correctness. The main character is a macho man, except around women where he is a total wimp and too much of a gentlemen to be believed. Actually, this would make a fair movie of the week, but only on the comedy channel. Almost laughed out loud in spots during the romantic interlude passages. Oh well, at least it is a very quick read!
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Summary: Not the best, not the worst
Review: Although I read this book in two days and it really kept my interest, I was kind of disappointed. The character development was just not there in this book, and the main characters were always doing stupid things. Someone will have to explain to me why the main character would marry the woman he was not in love with after breaking up with the love of his life. Does anyone really do this? Things like that bothered me about this book. If you can get past that, you will enjoy this kind of mindless read. This is definetly not up to Ken Follett's usual standard, but then again neither was his last book. Hopefully he will pull out of this slump.
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Summary: Good thing the night job is slow.
Review: Otherwise I wonder if I would have finished it. To be fair, if you had never read any of his really great works, it would probably be a good book. I, along with others, keep hoping for another 'Pillars of Fire.' This isn't it. I'm also becoming increasingly intolerant of factual errors. This is supposed to be the age of the internet after all and it doesn't take more than a few minutes to check some of these things. Don't the editors read this material before they publish it?
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