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Summary: What Was He Thinking?
Review: This is one of the worst books I have ever read. The characters are annoying and so very stupid. This seems as if it was written for 4th graders.Do not, under any circumstance, buy, read or listen to this garbage. What a waste of time!
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Summary: Cook's "Abduction" should have been--abducted, that is.
Review: I didn't read Amazon's reader reviews on this book until afterward, but they all seemed to mirror my own assessment of "Abduction". My first thought was 'Did he write this in high school or what?'. This novel was definitely not up to Robin Cook standards in comparison to his many wonderful medical thrillers. His characters were nothing short of juvenile in behavior, and his overuse of the word "surreal" in one chapter had me about ready to scratch my own eyes out! I think Dr. Cook had better give up science fiction and go back to doctors and hospitals, where he excels as a novelist.
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Summary: not good, not good at all.
Review: I have read every single book Robin Cook has written, so I was eagerly anticipating this new novel. Unfortunately, as soon as I read the first chapter I realized that this book was not like the others. It involved no medical knowledge whatsoever and was entirely science-fiction. I have to say that I am very dissapointed with this book, but his new book, Shock, coming out in March 2001 looks a lot more promising.
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Summary: Despite bad ratings, I loved it
Review: I can see from the other reviews that this is not an especially loved book by the crowd accustomed to Cook's medical thrillers, but I think this is his best book yet. For one of his first attempts in the world of sci-fi, this is amazing. The sheer believability of it, despite the mythical theme, was enough to keep me reading for six hours straight- including two meals, an hour-long car ride, four complete CDs and half an hour of radio. I have been an avid reader of Robin's books for several years now, and have read every book he has had published up to date. I found this a refreshing break from reality. On another note, if you would like to read a much less sophisticated book with a similar underlying theme, I suggest Sang Spell by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
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Summary: How old was Mr. Cook when he wrote this?
Review: I have not read anything so juvenile for many years. Some of the childrens literature that I read while working for the School Library was far superior to this drivel. It reminded me of an attempt at Science Fiction by a 7th grader. As he points out, himself, in the book, it has already been done and much better by Arthur Conan Doyle and Jules Verne.
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Summary: Different Style for Cook -Not all bad
Review: I just finished this book and then read some of the reviews. Unlike everyone else, I liked it. I stayed up late dying to see what was going to happen. I've read many other RC books also. I thought it was great, and I recommend it to anyone with an open mind and who doesn't stereotype Cook as just a "medical author".
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Summary: Refreshing and fun!
Review: I am genuinely surprised by all the negative reviews this book has gotten! It had been quite a while since I had read anything by R. Cook before I picked this one up. To be honest, I had gotten a little tired of the rather repetitive story lines in Cook's work, and when that happens, I give an author a rest. In this case, it was a looong rest. The text on the back of the book, which seemed to promise something a little different this time, is what actually made me purchase it.I found the book to be loads of fun to read! It was light and entertaining and sparked my imagination like nothing has in a long while. I had to stop a little short of giving it a full five stars in my review because of the stereotypical characterization of the two divers. I found them to be particularly crude and .. for lack of a better word.. disgusting. Apart from that, I found this book to be one of the most entertaining I had read in a long while. I think it is great when an author tries something different and I for one think this attempt, while not perfect, was a refreshing and entertaining change of pace. If you want to read the same types of stories all the time from your favorite authors, just drag out the old novels you have and read them again. If you are willing to read something a little different, then you will enjoy this one! Keep an open mind!
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Summary: Yawn...
Review: As an avid Robin Cook fan, I was sorely disappointed in this book. I loved his others, so, naturally, when I saw that he'd written a new one, I was thrilled. It started out well, but then it just went downhill. I was surprised he went so far into the fiction ring. I mean, the others were at least plausible, but this one was just too out there. I think Mr. Cook should stick to what he knows and that is medicine.
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Summary: Very disappointed!!
Review: I agree with almost everything the other reviewers have said. The only thing that pleased me was that I didn't pay the full price for the book! Hopefully RC will read a few of these reviews and see the error of his ways. I am a great fan of him but this one was really bad!
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Summary: Rather disappinting
Review: The book started off on the right foot. However, after about 80 pages, the book changes tone completely. I expected much more from Cook, but got the book Abduction. The Sci-Fi-ness of the book definitely belongs on one of those TV channels, but this is definitely not something you'd expect from Robin Cook. Don't let this ruin your impression of him.
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