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Summary: Patchwork Effort
Review: I struggled with what rating to give Frameshift. On the one hand, there were a number of things that felt hackneyed. I thought the nazi war criminal/eugenics thread was way too neat-- too much of a point being made. It bored me. 2-3 stars then. On the other hand, there were a number of really excellent aspects. Sawyer has a really plausible hand with the paintbrush when it comes to depicting characters. I liked very much how he handled Molly's telepathy and Pierre as a French-Canadian. I also liked the respect for science that the book seems to have. 4 or even 5 stars taken altogether. In the end, I'm giving it 4 stars because there are an awful lot of good elements, but if I really had to go with my gut, it would be more like a 3. Anyhow, still a good read if you like scientific thrillers.
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Summary: Frameshift
Review: I thought Frameshift was a ver exciting book. It got kind of confusing at times but if you really get into it and think about what your reading it can be a very fun and exciting book to read.
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Summary: A very interesting read
Review: I was amazed at how quickly I got through this one, it just seemed to read so smooth. It was very interesting, I'd really like to give it 4 1/2 stars. It was not what I would term "Great", but it was still good. I am intrigued by Sawyer and am looking forward to catching some of his other works.
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Summary: good read and definitely thought provoking
Review: It may not be the perfect story in its storytelling and plot but I found it very interesting and thought provoking, in which regard I would rate it a 2 thumbs or 5 stars. Makes me want to get into genetics as an intellectual pursuit. And if a book can do this much, Id say its excellent. And if as all the reviewers above say this is less than his best work, I cant wait to read the rest.
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Summary: Gripping Thriller
Review: Robert J. Sawyer delivers a fast-paced medical thriller (reminiscent of Robin Cook) in FRAMESHIFT. Pierre Tardivel, a Canadian scientist working in Berkley on the Human Genome project, falls in love with Molly, a beautiful psychologist who can read thoughts. The two are caught up in an intricate web of genetics, corporate conspiracy and the hunt for a fugitive Nazi death camp soldier. Pierre has Huntington's disease and his feelings about his fate and his dignified fight against the disease make him the most three-dimensional Sawyer character I've encountered. An impossible-to-put-down page-turner. Don't miss it.
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Summary: MAMAS DON'T LET YOUR DAUGHTERS GROW UP TO BE NEANDERTHALS
Review: Robert Sawyer's TALES OF EUGENICS combines contemporary Western FASCISM with the growing "marvels" of genetic technology to give us a good look at what the future holds. To offset this depressing,pessimistic and somewhat cynical outlook he gives us a future filled with protections of the consumer's genetic makeup,a strong wife that loves her husband even given his physical frailties resulting from huntingtons,a PRESS that helped bring down corruption in corporate America and finally a WOMAN president of the US. I found FRAMESHIFT basically interesting with strong writing towards the end. Just think if Robert Sawyer had a gift for prose and unstilted dialogue,then maybe we could see one of his quotes as a Nobel Prize winner.
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Summary: What do you do when your field is killing you?
Review: Sawyer again used a professional couple, but at a California university, and explored fascinating aspects of genetics. Central to the story, but a gut wrenching part of it, is the hero's dealing with the likelihood that he suffers from an incurable genetic illness while he's a practicing geneticist. This brings out the utmost good in his character but his boss is the geneticist from hell. Very gripping story that once again shows this writer has a terrific imagination. I am not highly knowledgable in science myself but I can follow the vast majority of the science he presents, which is a big plus in any sci-fi writer I choose to read.
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Summary: Annoying and boring
Review: Sawyer's command of the English languish leaves little to be desired; in fact, nothing even for which to hope. Grammatical errors abound in this cliche-riddled story. The characters are uniformly single- or un-faceted, especially the women. Heinlein for the 90s. We get much more detail about some areas than we could possibly want, and much less about others than we need. Save your money.
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Summary: Science fiction with an underpinning of real science!
Review: So much that is labeled 'science fiction' has only the very minimum of real science in it. It was this reason, in fact, that I pretty much gave up reading in this genre some years ago. But I came across Sawyer's recent 'Hominids' and was swept away. That one was about Neanderthals and was accurate in most respects. This one is about several things: the genetics of Huntington's disease (the disease that killed Woody Guthrie, to jog your memory about it), telepathy and the possibility that it could be a real condition with a genetic origin. On top of that the book is a thriller and a romance. And very well written, too. What more could one ask? I know I'll be reading more of Robert Sawyer's books now. Scott Morrison
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Summary: A great read, although perhaps a little too ambitious
Review: The book was very well written and the plot interesting. I was totally involved with the characters by the end of the first chapter. But the book seemed to take on too much, dealing with insurance issues, a Nazi war criminal, human genetics, telepathy, debilitating disease, etc. Because of this I found the ending vaguely disappointing, perhaps a little anti climactic. However, this is a minor complaint. I still really enjoyed the book, and do recommend it.
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