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Shock (Paperback)

by Robin Cook (Author)
2.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Berkley; Reprint edition (Sep 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 042518286X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0425182864
  • Product Dimensions: 16.4 x 10.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 856,019 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Dissappointing read, 9 Nov 2002
By Gandalf (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
I love mysteries and just finished what should have been an exciting book by an author I had come to enjoy.

But when a book builds you up and gets you attached to the main characters, then slams the door shut with a non-ending, it annoys me no end. I do not like to be annoyed by a book that was for entertainment.

Robin Cook's medical mysteries usually are good, but his book "Shock" was an annoying dissappointment when he leads you through a high suspense, only to have the main characters get captured by the baddies, then suddenly have the baddies talk about escaping off-shore and leave you hanging about the situation with the characters you have been identifying with. That is annoying to the max.

Save your money on Robin Cook.

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Read one of his other books, not this one., 31 Oct 2002
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I don't usually write reviews, but this was so disappointingly fluffy and silly that I had to warn people. The two main characters are generic and dippy. The dialogue is shallow and the humour isn't funny. The story has been done before, cloning humans, and any gravitas that could be explored is demolished by the characters lack of intellect or sincerity. Perhaps I read this in the wrong mind set, but some of his other books are enjoyable (Harmful Intent).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not as good as usual, 26 Jun 2002
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This review is from: Shock (Hardcover)
Whilst this is up to Robin Cook's normal standards throughout, I must say that I felt a little cheated at the end. I turned over the page to find that I had run out of printed pages! It's almost like it's been written for a film to be produced, but left open to provide space for a sequel. Granted you know what's happened, and you are fairly certain what will happen, but you don't actually know. Normally Robin's books are conclusive, but not this time. Having said that, it didn't detract from the overall enjoyment of reading yet another Cook book.
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