Toxin

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Summary: I will think twice in ordering a hamburger at a fast food
Review: Awsome book, easy to understand, easy to follow, bone chilling book, and a page turner.

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Summary: good fictionalized case for veganism
Review: I too was disappointed by the ending, but the overall story was good enough to keep me reading. For anyone who may be interested in reading more about the meat and dairy industry and the dangers of including these products in your diet, these non-fiction books are excellent: "Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating" by Erik Marcus, and "Diet for a New America" by John Robbins.

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Summary: Toxin was a book I had problems putting down, Great Book.
Review: I have recently read a number of Robin Cooks books and found the premise of this book to be reasonably valid. I have read a good deal about e-coli bacteria and knowing well this book is fiction I was able to get a better picture of the poisoning process through the descriptions in this book. Mass food production and politics do not mix well and in this book you can get a good picture of both the industry and the politics that drive it. If you stay current on the trends of bacteria in food this book can add color to the picture in your mind by the premise the book is built on.

Well done (please)

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Summary: TOXIC
Review: This book is one of the poorest examples of the medical/ suspense thriller I have read in a long time. The premise of tainted meat stands but the plot is unbelievable, the ending dangles and why would a cardiac surgeon go around beating up on people and risk breaking his hands? The subplots about the evils of ER triage and managed health care are undeveloped. I think that the book was written based on marketing surveys of what people would read. Whatever happened to the art of story telling?

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Summary: Disgusting
Review: The book has obvious agendas, and trying to make these work the author sacrifices the story to them. Obviously, Robin Cook has a beef with the beef industry and the managed care systems. While his criticisms may be valid, they are so overblown that the reader is initially scared silly by the conditions, then finally turned off to the book which seems to be just a propaganda piece written for Dr. Cook's beliefs. While I suspect the conditions he writes about might actually occur, hopefully very rarely, the way it is done is so disgusting that one can't possibly enjoy the book. Do yourself a favor and don't even start the book.

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Summary: Enthralling script. Lousy ending.
Review: The scenario and research behind the plot was excellent. I was held in its grasp until the end. That was so disappointing. I guess I was to use my imagination at that point.

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Summary: Disappointing!!
Review: The premise of the book is very interesting, but unfortunately it was never fully realized. How many "loving" parents do you know who miss their child's funeral to go play cloak and dagger!! Urgh!!!

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Summary: Dreadful!
Review: I enjoyed Coma but this was just awful. For the sake of his patients, I hope Dr. Cook's skills as a physician have not deteriorated as much as his skills as a writer. Clearly the man should not attempt to have two jobs.

Who is son "Selden"? The book I read had a daughter, "Becky", a would-be skating champion whose death by hamburger caused her her father's descent into madness at the abattoir and the miraculous reunion with his estranged wife. What a complete waste of time and money.

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Summary: Too many Cook(books) spoil the burgers!
Review: This is my first, and last, Robin Cook novel. Are all his other books this bad? I felt as though I was reading a book written for pre-teenagers. See Dick. See Jane. See Dick run. See me fall asleep while eating a hamburger and reading Toxin.

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Summary: Who would want this guy for their Surgeon ?
Review: Dr Regis is supposed to be a star performer at his job,but loses his cool at the ordinary stuff! If nothing else, I loved the reality of the ER waiting room. Everyone should get to say " See here,don't you know who I am? " before they're told to sit down and wait their turn ! Second point; if you're still paranoid about Mad Cow Disease coming here to the USA , there's plenty of info on the WEB now,to scare the hell out of you. Don't forget, HAM is the only thing that you won't find in Hamburger !