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Summary: Maybe the single most annoying character in modern fiction
Review: Anybody who remembers the Robin Cook of Outbreak fame and the body of his early efforts is in for a huge disappointment with this outpouring of vitriol and what sounds like pure spite. It makes you wonder if Mr. Cook was abandoned by a meat-packer, deadbeat dad or something. If there has ever been a more annoying, unsympathetic protagonist than this wacko cardiac surgeon. It's the first time in my life that I wanted to jump into the book and slap the dickens out of a character.Cook has never been a grand master of his art, and is not a prodigious talent, but, at one time, he was good for a fun, exciting read. But with inane plotting, lifeless characterization, a total inability to involve the reader in the concerns of the protagonist, and bland, unsatisfying conclusions, turkeys like Toxin & Chromosome 6, God help us, are likely to leave the reader bored and uninspired.
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Summary: Not one of Robin Cook`s best
Review: Very Disapointing! I forced myself to finish it!
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Summary: In the trash
Review: Cook has written some good books and that's why I bought this one - loyalty. I felt betrayed, ripped off and angry. A great topic, which could have been a great novel, was ruined by an author who could not possibly care about his readers. I kept waiting for something really interesting to happen. As the book drew to its end, I became worried and then suspicous. I couldn't believe what was happening - the story ended with many questions unanswered. It was as if the phone rang while the book was being written and the author just stopped. I will never buy another Robin Cook book. I considered giving this book to someone I didn't like, but I couldn't bring myself to do to anyone what Cook did to me. I threw it in the trash and NOT the recycling bin!
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Summary: A must-read for fecal fetishists and insomniacs.
Review: Robin Cook has added to his string of unreadable pseudo-medical alleged thrillers with this polemic against the meat industry and the dangers of fecal contamination of beef. Apparently confusing form with function, Cook has secreted his message in a reeking turd of a book. This stinker displays Cook's stilted and prissy vocabulary and tin ear for dialogue with some memorable lines. At one point the book's macho heart surgeon protagonist, bizarrely named "Kim," reflects on his third encounter with a bargain-basement assasin. He muses, "It's like a nightmare that just keeps going." Another of my favorites is spoken by a fast-food employee who has previously been punched by our hero. "You're kidding," he blurted. He was genuinely dumbstruck. He had been mad about being struck in the face. Now he felt lucky. The "author " is unable to craft a plot, construct believable dialogue, or research convincing details. He should avoid writing anything longer than a prescription. If you pass by this piece of excrement in the bookstore, wipe your feet before you get in your car.
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Summary: Revengeful rather than medical
Review: I second the motion of many readers that the ending is disappointing. I hoped for the ending to be the opposite of what I expect, to say the least of it. I only read "The Year of The Intern", "Outbreak" , "Blindsight" and this "Toxin" by the author. "Toxin"must be the fourth poor work of RC. Dr. Kim Reggis delves deeply(or mainly) into "retaliation" rather than "toxin" research. I wonder ordinary? skilled cardiac surgeons in the US are also hot-tempered, acting impulsively, childish, and lacking in intelligence like Dr.Reggis.
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Summary: Riviting!
Review: This was the best of his books! I couldn't put it down. Without revealing much, let's just say that I'll never eat ground beef again!
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Summary: Toxin was a huge dissapointment for this reader.
Review: This book was purchased in hardcover with expectations of the usual level of quality of the Robin Cook novel. A waste of money was my reward. Within the first two chapters the reader knows who the bad guy is, what will happen to the main characters and all of the main players who will be involved. The anger of the main character was the sole focus of most of the writing and became old so fast. I forced myself to read the first 150 pages and then could bear no more. I am disappointed that the editor and publisher let this one out when they had to know how poorly it was written. One can only assume that they were willing to ride on the name of Robin Cook. This is insulting to the reader as it assumes that we will read any drivel they put in front of us. As a result, this reader will never put out the money for a hard cover Robin Cook novel again. It will either be paperback or better yet, the library for me.
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Summary: The best Book I've Ever Read
Review: The book was a fast paced mystery the I truly could not put down.
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Summary: I'll never eat another hamburger!
Review: Robin Cook convincingly presents a case against today's meat-packing industry and the USDA in this enthralling mystery. Cook never writes about a topic without thoroughly researching every aspect of it. Although the ending was skimpy, this book is worth reading for anyone who cares about public health and doesn't mind being grossed out!!!
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Summary: quick read, shallow story
Review: Cook has the idea right on this one, but doesn't seem to know where to follow through. First he's focusing on the managed health care dilema in our society and then he decides that the USDA and slaughter-houses are a better target. Finally, he thinks that by throwing in a hit-man he'll keep the reader's attention. Sorry, no dice. It was a quick read with no real substance that I cared about.
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