- Paperback: 350 pages
- Publisher: Pan (6 Mar 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330445537
- ISBN-13: 978-0330445535
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 325,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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aA top-notch thriller with the freshness and impact of his earlier efforts. . . . "Critical" is tightly written, and each supporting character is vivid and memorable. The novel is a credit to the medical genre, which Cook is generally thought to have created and made popular.a
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
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A series of unexplained deaths in foreign hospitals sends an idealistic medical student on a desperate search for answers in this chilling tale
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Once upon a time, there was this good doctor who wrote terrific medical thrillers. His books became very popular. He sold millions of copies and soon became a full time writer and a rich man.
For a long time his many fans enjoyed his work and each book was awaited with great anticipation.
Then suddenly one day, to his fans' great disappointment, he wrote a rather boring book. At first, his many admirers hoped it to be a one time occurence. But other boring books followed, all lacking the freshness and new ideas of his earlier works which had always kept his faithful audience captivated.
After a long row of disappointments, a book set in India, seemed promising and the fans once again held their hopes high and ran to the bookstores. The book was based upon an up to date healthcare matter in America, and raised questions of great importance.
But alas, in spite of a splendid idea and a great opportunity to turn the trend and get back to earlier greatness, the book was a flop and lots of disappointed fans simply gave up after a few chapters. Some even wondered whether the doctor had really written the book himself. Stilted language, repetitive dialogues, unrealistic plots and ideas. It all seemed both rather hasty and in lack of good editing.
And so, numerous books ended up gathering dust in bookcases all over the world and some were even thrown in the garbage, while buyers regretted good money badly spent, and swore they would never again buy a book by their previously cherished idol.
So if the good doctor has not decided to once again offer the quality of his heydays, it's goodbye and thanks for the memories. It was fun as long as it lasted.
(I take the liberty to refer to other reviews at Amazon.Com US.
Sissel M. Østdahl)
For a long time his many fans enjoyed his work and each book was awaited with great anticipation.
Then suddenly one day, to his fans' great disappointment, he wrote a rather boring book. At first, his many admirers hoped it to be a one time occurence. But other boring books followed, all lacking the freshness and new ideas of his earlier works which had always kept his faithful audience captivated.
After a long row of disappointments, a book set in India, seemed promising and the fans once again held their hopes high and ran to the bookstores. The book was based upon an up to date healthcare matter in America, and raised questions of great importance.
But alas, in spite of a splendid idea and a great opportunity to turn the trend and get back to earlier greatness, the book was a flop and lots of disappointed fans simply gave up after a few chapters. Some even wondered whether the doctor had really written the book himself. Stilted language, repetitive dialogues, unrealistic plots and ideas. It all seemed both rather hasty and in lack of good editing.
And so, numerous books ended up gathering dust in bookcases all over the world and some were even thrown in the garbage, while buyers regretted good money badly spent, and swore they would never again buy a book by their previously cherished idol.
So if the good doctor has not decided to once again offer the quality of his heydays, it's goodbye and thanks for the memories. It was fun as long as it lasted.
(I take the liberty to refer to other reviews at Amazon.Com US.
Sissel M. Østdahl)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not as bad as other reviews indicated.Certainly not up to his early standard but readable.
Format:Paperback
After years of reading Robin Cook books, i think i have run out of enthusiam for medical dramas. It was ok, but i think i will stop reading them now.
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