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Lissylaine Reads
Lissylaine Reads rated it 16 years ago
Kind of an interesting concept, but haphazardly put together. I would rate this one as average.
Lissylaine Reads
Lissylaine Reads rated it 16 years ago
It's been a while since I read this book, but I remember I enjoyed it. Actually, I listened to the unabridged book on tape, read by Donada Peters, who has an absolutely wonderful voice. It was the first book I read (or listened to) in which the characters worked in the ME's office (Dr. Laurie Montgo...
Lissylaine Reads
Lissylaine Reads rated it 16 years ago
This book started out good, but didn't make it the rest of the way. The premise sounded intriguing, tying in the Salem witch trials and this psychotropic drug, but just didn't follow through.
Sharon E. Cathcart
Sharon E. Cathcart rated it 17 years ago
Robin Cook has turned out another outstanding medico-legal thriller with "Critical." This time, he takes a common hospital problem (MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) and makes it the centerpiece of the story. Medical examiner Laurie Montgomery is an interesting and complex char...
Emily S
Emily S rated it 17 years ago
Fun read, but not my favorite of the Robin Cook thrillers. Seemed just a tad predictable to me.
wbebout
wbebout rated it 17 years ago
I hate to give a book a 1 but Cook tries to earn it here. Maybe he should leave science fiction to the guys that are good at it. If you want to get on a soapbox about helping the environment then don't do it in the guise of space alien virus that mutates people toward green living. It was poorly ...
Telly Says.....
Telly Says..... rated it 17 years ago
One of his best in my opinion.
Lissylaine Reads
Lissylaine Reads rated it 20 years ago
Pretty much a page-turner right to the end. This was another book with Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery.
Lissylaine Reads
Lissylaine Reads rated it 24 years ago
The concept for this book was good (technology, greed, egg donors at a fertility clinic), but the ending was a bit of a letdown.
Lissylaine Reads
Lissylaine Reads rated it 25 years ago
It was an interesting diversion from his usual medical mysteries.
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