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Summary: shame..shame
Review: its always an enormous disappointment to be let down badly by one of one's favorite authors...and let down i was ..to the point of incredulity..as pages turned i kept looking for the excellence i had come to expect from mr. follet..no luck..no such luck..and when all the cliches had been fully exploited, the so called 'plot' resolved..i was thrilled ...only in that i'd arrived at the final page..i hate to say it ,but i will be hesitant to buy his next work of fiction.
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Summary: I'm a Clone?!
Review: My very favorite line is "You're saying I'm a clone", not to mention "the notion of doctors experimenting on patients without permission was just the kind of thing to make her mad". Duh! I have always been an avid reader of Ken Follett's works, but I think he has been cloned, using the Multiplicity concept of over cloning. This book is the thriller attempt of the final clone. Did Follett get major endorsements for this book? We were bombarded with commercials for cars, clothing and Doc Marten boots. Why would a writer use real places and then throw in ficticious landmarks like the Richmond-Williamsburg airport? This kind of constant movement from the real to the invented is very distracting from the plot. The main character, Jeannie Ferrami, is without a doubt one of the best arguments against feminism that I have ever read. She is completely unlikable and unsympathetic. Her life history is inconsistent and her arrogance is unbelievable in this day and age. I am greatly surprised that the flight attendants' union has not filed a class action suit against Follett for malice. He uses the term "stewardess" repeatedly and refers to that job as a waste of education and a classic case of failure. This happens not just once but many times. Jeannie thoroughly believes that anyone who does not go into the history books with a major scientific discovery is less than worthwhile. This cannot be the Follett who wrote "Eye of the Needle", please God! I, like another of the reviewers, have a policy about finishing what I read. This book was a strong test, but I just couldn't stop believing that at the end, he would say "April Fool". I would rather be tricked than believe that one of my favorite writers is using a software program to put together a novel
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Summary: An over-the-hill writer still tried to cash in for nothing!
Review: Boring,flat,tasteless are the words I'd like to give to Follett since he drained up from THE DANGEROUS FORTUNE. I think the writer got some brain damage after that, 'cause what we have seen is a totally different Follett after that. Like J. Archer, both should be retired from writing and shouldn't bother their old fans furthermore to ruin the good memories. This book was so flat like the junk-car- graveyard's scene with all flat tires littered around. The sperming around scenario is such a bore that I'd rather read the more interesting sheep-or-cow cloning news
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Summary: FUN, QUICK READ, BUT NOT CLOSE TO FOLLETT'S BEST
Review: KEN FOLLETT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE BEST AUTHORS AROUND. BOOKS LIKE "THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, EYE OR THE NEEDLE, ETC..." ARE CLASSIC, BUT HIS RECENT STUFF, THE LAST 3 BOOKS ARE CERTAINLY MORE HOLLYWOODISH.
THE PLOTS ARE LIGHTER, BUT THE BOOKS ARE FUN AND ENJOYABLE. IT ALMOST SEEMS THAT FOLLETT HAS TOTALLY CHANGED HIS WRITING STYLE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
ALL IN ALL, I ALWAYS ENJOY HIS BOOKS, MAINLY BECAUSE I LOVE THE WAY HE WRITES. THE THIRD TWIN, WAS SOMEWHAT PREDICTABLE, FAST MOVING, AND A GOOD READ
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Summary: SO GOOD ON THE BEACH !
Review: Probably not the best of Follet, however it managed to keep me awake on a Korsika beach while the sun was heating ! The basic idea is quite interesting but the characters are not very deep ones...A good synopsis for a film
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Summary: John Case does it better.....try "the genesis code"
Review: If you're into genetic engineering/cloning, Follett's book is alright, but there's a much better one - - "the genesis code" will nail you to your chair and hold your interest much more than Follett's latest offering..
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Summary: John Case does it much better in "The Genesis Code"
Review: I THOUGHT I would like Follett's latest offering better than I actually did. However, after reading John Case's FIRST novel, "The Genesis Code," I would suggest that Mr. Follett go back to the drawing board and come up with a more interesting plot and more specific details on what is quickly becoming every author's favorite plot-line: genetic engineering. After "Code," this book falls way short of capturing the reader's interest or giving the reader much in the way of heros/heroines to actually root for. I usually love Follett, but this time, he has lost his DNA-way. If you are interested in cloning and its potential consequences, you will be well served to check out "The Genesis Code." Trust me on this one
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Summary: Hey, I liked it...
Review: Now I'm no professional book critic, just a guy that spends too much time on airplanes, and I thought that this book was great. It is the first Ken Follett book that I've ever read (I can hear the Follet purists gagging based on the other reviews that I read) and I look forward to reading more by him.
The plot was a good one if you weren't looking for anything too deep and there were a couple of great scenes that had my still reading while other passengers were already leaving the plane.
Basically, if you're looking for a quick book to read that doesn't force you to reread several chapters if you put it down for days at a time, this is a good one for you.
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Summary: Send in the clones.
Review: What started as a government project has become double trouble for the researchers continuing the work and for the person mistakenly blamed for violence. But, through the first part of the book, only the title indicates that two twins are not the whole story.
-- Another strong female Follett-character stumbles into the middle of everything, but the male protagonists don't have the strength of Eye of the Needle or Key to Rebecca types. Unlike other Follet-females, this one uncharacteristically takes the burden of fault upon herself, has numerous resourceful helpers, and nearly misses her moment of triumph. Some of the other characters are unnecessarily skin-deep. --Genetically, the story's basis is plausible, and Follett adds some interesting helical twists that make you turn the next page for more. The tension builds convincingly and enjoyably. A nice return to fast-moving action after that long, long Night Over Water.
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Summary: Running out of ideas, are you? Mr.Follett.
Review: My time could have been better spent if I had watched Rikki Lake go on about "Get your hands off my man." I must admit it started out very interesting, but somewhere in the middle this thriller turned into a half baked sci-fi with no imagination. Became too preachy about the consequences of experimental bio-medical research without any scientific factual bases. I quess I couldn't blame the author too much. I am sure he had to meet the deadline given by his publisher
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