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Summary: Great Read
Review: I did expect to be reading a medical thriller from Robin Cook but I was wonderfully surprised at how great I thought this book was. It was enthralling, well written, and exciting. I often couldn't put it down. What an amazing piece of fiction and wouldn't it be cool if it were true??
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Summary: Lost in inner space
Review: I thought it was a well written thought out book. If you are not expecting a medical thriller you should enjoy it. The story has been done before, True. However Mr. Cook gave it a nice update.He made it seem Possible...
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Summary: a real disappointment for this Cook fan
Review: I have read almost every one of Cook's books, and I found Abduction to be such a disappointment. It is sort of a combination of Man from Atlantis and Lost in Space, and not done as well as either of those B-grade t.v. shows. The premise of the book was far-fetched, and the characters were fairly steroetypical. I got lost in the technical jargon during Arak's explanations to Suzanne (the glossary in the back of the book helped, but not all of the terms were there), and I don't like to read a fiction book with the aid of a dictionary. The ending was very trite, not all that surprising, and disappointing in that the reader never really knows what happens to Suzanne. I get the feeling that Cook was writing this one to sell as a made for t.v. movie and lost sight of the higher quality writing that he is capable of. If you are a Cook fan like I am, read it so that you can say you've read it; otherwise, don't waste your time.
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Summary: I just hope this isn't his life's work.
Review: Every once in a while a successful writer comes out with a book that encompasses his life's work and philisophy. I hope this isn't Robin's. I certainly hope he didn't spend years writing it. I kept looking for meaning. Once in a while I would think that I had found some and instantly I would realize I was so wrong and I would laugh. OK, so I did laugh. It was worth [the money] for the laughs. But then perhaps the laugh was on me. I bought the book and I read it--every page--even though it was really awful. Robin, if only for me, go back to the books I love to read. Judy Parsons
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Summary: Abduction
Review: I thought this book was wonderful, it made me stop and think. Sure it wasn't as thrilling as his other books, but I loved the idea of a whole different race of humans living below us in secret. The idea that maybe Atlantis could be real, inspired some deep thoughts.
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Summary: A strong start, but not so strong of a finish
Review: This is my FIRST Robin Cook book I have read and I pretty much summed up my reaction with my title for this review. The beginning of the book immediately drew me in and before I knew i had read almost half of it in just one night. But towards the later half, the book definately slowed down and was lagging. I felt I was just being drawn out until the ending. I would also like to note if you have read Robin cook's previous books which i believe MAINLY deal with MEDICAL-related storylines, you might not enjoy this book at all.
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Summary: Hey, I liked it
Review: I liked Abduction. I've read all the Robin Cook novels, and while this one is certainly a departure into sci-fi for him, Cook's usual character development was as strong as ever, making you care about each character. I think he did a fine job of creating an alternate world and he had some fun with it. Anyone familiar with his other books should give this one a try.
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Summary: shallow
Review: Cook should stick to his area of expertise - Medicine in his books. This science fiction adventure lacks the deep analysis & understanding of a theme that makes his medical thrillers so interesting.
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Summary: Good concept; poor execution
Review: At first I was expecting an update of Brave New World, with a twist (all those references to "the entertaining primitives"). Unfortunately, while the plot was intriguing, the characters were a little too cookie-cutter. Mr. Cook also doesn't delve into the moral or ethical concerns which permeate the Interterran's world - I so desperately wanted someone, anyone, to head down to where the worker-clones lived and seek out their humanity. I feel he missed a real opportunity to move this novel from beach-reading to something more.
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Summary: Never expected this from Dr. Robin Cook
Review: We need more of a Medical Thriller than inter-gallactic sci-fi ...
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