Chromosome 6

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Summary: Best book I read in years.
Review: This book was amazing, so thought provoking. Dr. cook, if you read this, try to contact me, You are a true genuis, timely and provacative.

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Summary: Suffering through Chromosome 6
Review: The concept is very intriguing, but after Dr. Cook ruins it with his usual jerky rambling style and politically correct propaganda, it just isn't worth your time. Seems like each book he writes is worse than the last - I've had my fill. Maybe its time for Dr. Cook to return to medicine?

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Summary: SLOW
Review: I am a Robin Cook fan. But - - - This story started out slow and didn't pick up any speed. I got bored and put it down once, and had to pick it back up later and start over. It was work. The plot doesn't seem to have focus. Too many elements: Mafia, prehisoric man, cloning, transplant manufacturing, greedy doctors, etc.

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Summary: A disappointing medical sci-fi!One of Cook's worst!
Review: )After reading Robin Cook's Chromosome 6 I was reminded of how I felt when I finished Arthur Hailey's *The Detective* and Aaron Elkins' *Twenty Blue Devils* - utterly disappointed and wondering what happened to three of my favorite authors. Did they just "run out of steam - or did someone else write these books? Some parts - especially the dialogue - of Robin Cook's book reminded me of the writings of my former fifth grade students! I also felt he over explained many of the situations in which the characters found themselves- was he afraid of writing too short a book? I could accept the "fantasy" plot - after all it is fiction- but the unrealistic exploits of the characters (several of whom were also hard to believe!)were hard to swallow! How many of us would be so willing to go off into the jungle in the middle of the night or take off for a little known country in Africa?I wonder how - or why - I stayed with the book - probably as another reviewer said hoping that the ending would in some way salvage the book from mediocrity. It didn't!! Florence Lesko

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Summary: An intriguing and unsettling read
Review: Robin Cook has created a fascinating storyline: the creation of human genetic "seconds" that offer the possibility of organ transplants with no adverse reactions. Of course, nothing this procedurally complicated or morally questionable comes cheap, so only the most affluent can afford the procedure. Not surprisingly, several members of the mafia become clients of the biotech firm offering this service. I enjoyed the book, as well as the world travels, and meeting the bonobos monkeys. The end of the book is exciting, but after the climax the reader is left wondering what will eventually happen to the main characters. Also keeping the book from a "10" rating is the superficial character development, as well as the almost anticeptic relationships among the characters. However, the storyline is inspired and makes the book worth reading

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Summary: BORING
Review: This is the first and last Robin Cook book I read. The dialogue was stiff and unrealistic, especially that of the African-American characters. The stereotypical Mafia members (ie Vinnie, Angelo) were ridiculous and did not fit in well with the story. The only reason I did not put the book down halfway through was because I was hoping for a shocking ending to make it worth my while. I was extremely disappointed. After finishing I found myself saying "that's it?"

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Summary: A very good read with some strong moral implications!
Review: This book was a very interesting foray into the moral and ethical issues of modern scientific technology. Where do we draw the line for transplant experimentation and genetic engineering? The book offers continuity in it's characterizations for those who read Contagion, by "resurrecting" Jack, Laurie, and Lou, and provides for suspenseful action while on the Island because we care about these characters. A thoughtful insight into what mores society has to contemplate in the not too distant future

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Summary: BREATHTAKING !
Review: Unlike some of Robin Cook's previous books, this one is very easy to read (although the technology it relates to is quite complicated)-mainly due to the "dictionary" at the end.The plot takes place in Africe - a somewhat unknown place to most of us, which only adds to the existential ideas in its basis.Cook brings in some of the characters we are already acquainted with, which adds another dimention to its "personality". I practically couldn't put the book down, and am waiting anxiously for Cook's next novel

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Summary: THE BOOK IS BORING.THE DIALOGUE IS STILTED.NOT REALISTIC
Review: I TRIED TO ENJOY HIS STORY. BUT TO INCORPORATE THE MAFIA AND MODERN SCIENCE, WITH MORONIC DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE LITTLE ELSE TO SAY BESIDES "I HOPE THIS DOESN'T AFFECT MY STOCK OPTIONS," OR "YOU'LL GET RICH FROM THIS VENTURE," IS TOO MUCH TO ENDURE. PLUS CREATING CAVEMEN?--COME ON.LET US SEE THESE AUTHORS CREAT REALISTIC THRILLERS, WITH DECENT DIALOGUES, INTELLIGENT CHARACTERS AND A GOOD STORY. THIS MAKES ME WANT TO THROW AWAY ALL COPIES INEXISTENC

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Summary: To Much Sci-Fi
Review: This is the first book written by Cook that I have read and although I enjoyed it, I found the ending to be extremely disappointing. Cook is right on the money incorporating new medical breakthroughs and the ethical and moral issues concerning their practical use, but he goes too far making the ending unbelievable and too science fiction for my liking. Bringing all of the characters together for the final chapters of the book seemed contrived, and his mob characters were unimaginative. Otherwise, this is a quick read and relatively enjoyable.