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Summary: NOT HIS BEST
Review: Follett is normally an incredible writer. My wife, who never, ever reads spy stories, loved EYE OF THE NEEDLE, MAN FROM ST. PETERSBURG, KEY TO REBECCA and LIE DOWN WITH LIONS. These are exciting with great characters. This book hardly seemed to be by the same writer. Mildly entertaining, yes, but implausible (which his stuff normally isn't) and predictable. Like his heart wasn't really in it.
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Summary: Disappointing at best.
Review: Ken Follett is a great thrill writer, but "The Third Twin" is not even good. I am a huge fan, and I am always eager to read his latest, but now I'll think twice before digging in.
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Summary: this is the best book i have ever read.
Review: this is the book that got me hooked on Ken Follett. after this book i went out and bought 'a place called freedom'. personally, i don't think it was as good as 'the third twin', but i was not disapointed, as no book could ever compare to this one.
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Summary: Great book on a controvertial issue
Review: As usually, Ken Follett uses its magnificent narrative to keep letting the reader wanting to turn page after page until the end. As a reader one immerses oneself into the world of the plot and, at least for a while, the reader feels that the author really knows about the subject treated. In "The third Twin", Follett tells us about a Genetic Engineering company "Genetica", that around 23 years ago cloned a fertilized egg, into more than two twins.The sperm that fertilized the ovule, was that of a High IQ, clever, strong, problem solving, aggressive and athletic man, and, the ovule from a perfectly formed, intelligent, strong and high IQ woman. Each one part of the cloned egg or "individuals" was implanted into a different woman, 23 years ago, being told that they were receiving some hormone injection therapy. Each one of the cloned eggs had a different mother and father (to raise them). Some of the youngsters turn out their character traits into very violent individuals, and other use the character traits de used as the will it into achieving other things.(such as being great managers or atlethes,etc). In the present, there is this Dr. Jeannie that elaborates a computerized program to find identical twins, but the program also searches into dental, cardiovascular, medical, insurance and secret information of data banks that could intimidate the privacy right of citizens. The program works, but at the same time it discovers the hidden secret of the "Genetica Company", when Dr. Jeannie investigates a rape case, and so on... The interesting point is that this book raises questions that are so in top off news as: 1. - Are personality traits only based on one person's genetic code? All this would ban all the psychological literature of the late decades, which bases itself on the great importance of psychological environment. Is it true that genetics are stronger than "well bringing"? 2. - How far should Genetic go on tampering with gene codes?. Such a controversial issue is in the top of news, such as in the article "Designer Babies": "But should we be allowed to create kids with made to the order traits? By Sharon Begley, Newsweek, Nov. 9, 1998. I would say is a very good book, but it lacks that sexual episodes that Follet always lets the reader enjoy in the other Follett books I have read. I rather spend my time reading "A place called Freedom",the book that made me fall in love with Follett.
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Summary: The Third Twin is a mind hooking action thriller!
Review: I enjoyed this book a lot. It is very suspenceful but also makes it so you have to think. Ken Follet really hooks your mind with this book and it definetly is one I would read again if I had the chance. There were few factors that I didn't like, besides the vocabulary I think it would have been easier to read if Ken explained what happens in a shorter way. I would definetly recomend this book to someone who likes to read a lot. I think a person that enjoys trying to figure things out and likes to think a lot would, without a doubt, love this book.
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Summary: Topical subject but too predictable
Review: I find the subject very topic, notably for the risks on in-vitro fertilization experiments. But I find also too many predictable situations and a lot of stereotypes: the "happy end", the greed for money of the establishment, etc. Nevertheless, the book is quite intriguing.
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Summary: The plot was so thin and perpetrated it insulted the reader.
Review: I was so disappointed in this book, if I hadn't been driving while I listened to the tape, I'd have tossed it out the window. I have usually enjoyed Follett's books but this one was a major bust. The research was poor, the logic didn't exist, and there were so many flaws and gratuitous twists and coincidences, it was insulting. I have trouble believing Follett even wrote this mess. The dialogue was almost comic and the heroine was an idiot to contiunally fall prey to the "bad twin." I've read the other reviews and I think it has already been said so I will quit with suggesting that the author take his royalties and find another profession if he can't do better than this. What happened the the author of "Eye of the Needle" and "Triple"? I think he's been replaced by a "clone."
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Summary: Great "Book" for a Long Car Ride
Review: My friend brought along the audio tape of Ken Follett's "The Third Twin" on our road trip from Boston to Baltimore (6.5 hours). I was a bit skeptical about the book; it sounded too sci-fi for my tastes. Was I wrong! This book kept us engrossed. Even in gridlock on the New Jersey Turnpike. The book was set in Baltimore (our final destination. We knew from the first 5 minutes of the tape that this was going to be a winner!
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Summary: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T BOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: There is a mode of thought that says that you cannot fully comprehend a piece of art right away. It may take days for you to realise how good a piece of art it was, be it a book, movie, painting, etc. Conversely, I belive it is also impossible to comprehend the truly hideous works all at once as well. It may take days of constant agonizing and wailing before you realise that you have wasted a significant amount of your life analysing a piece of tripe. THIS IS WHAT THE THIRD TWIN IS; a novel so monumentally bad, so ridiculous, so trite, so badly written, and worst of all, so unentertaining, that the mere idea that you sat through it to the bitter end makes you truly upset. Perhaps I sound bitter. Perhaps I am. All I can say is, Mr. Follett, you took away six hours of my life, and I want them back!
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Summary: What a disappointment
Review: I usually enjoy Follett. His writing is generally intelligent and absorbing. I rented the audio version of this book and was BIG TIME disappointed. Did Ken Follett really write this thing? It was predictable, corny, contained shallow characters, shallow character interactions, and was just a bad read (or listen). I rarely do not finish a novel but I got just plain tired of this. I endured about 85% of the audio but just figured, with as predictable as everything was, I could probably guess out how it ended. Don't judge Ken Follett by this book (or, better yet, don't read).
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