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    <body><![CDATA[I think this one is pretty much a yawner.  I usually like stories with elements which either are not yet or will not ever be possible.  This one flunks on both fronts.  It's about Utopia (think Disney World) where one can spend his money and be awed by technology and roller coasters.<br/><br/>Unfo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58346775">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought the beginning of the book was a little forced. But I'm glad I stuck with it, It did get better. This is about <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27543.Artificial_Intelligence_A_Modern_Approach_2nd_Edition_" title="Artificial Intelligence  A Modern Approach (2nd Edition) by Stuart J. Russell">Artificial Intelligence</a> and robots that can learn from past experiences. It is about knowing who to trust and hidden agendas that really dictate what we do in a given situation. It...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21168387">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This one is just for fun, not literary merit. I loved the intricate design behind the themepark inside a geodesic dome in the Nevada desert. The four parks within the park are intricately planned and executed on thier particular theme. I've always been interested in the behind the scenes aspect of t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38340662">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Fasten your seat belts–the white-knuckle thrills at Utopia, the world’s most fantastic theme park, escalate to nightmare proportions in this intricately imagined techno-thriller by <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Lincoln Child.<br/><strong><br/></strong>Rising out of the stony canyons of Nevada, Utopia is a world on the cutting edge of technology. A theme park attracting 65,000 visitors each day, its dazzling array of robots and futuristic holograms make it a worldwide sensation. But ominous mishaps are beginning to disrupt the once flawless technology. A friendly robot goes haywire, causing panic, and a popular roller coaster malfunctions, nearly killing a teenaged rider. Dr. Andrew Warne, the brilliant computer engineer who designed much of the park’s robotics, is summoned from the East Coast to get things back on track.<br/><br/>On the day Warne arrives, however, Utopia is caught in the grip of something far more sinister. A group of ruthless criminals has infiltrated the park’s computerized infrastructure, giving them complete access to all of Utopia’s attractions and systems. Their communication begins with a simple and dire warning: If their demands are met, none of the 65,000 people in the park that day will ever know they were there; if not, chaos will descend, and every man, woman, and child will become a target. As one of the brains behind Utopia, Warne finds himself thrust into a role he never imagined–trying to save the lives of thousands of innocent people. And as the minutes tick away, Warne’s struggle to outsmart his opponents grows ever more urgent, for his only daughter is among the unsuspecting crowds in the park.<br/><br/>Lincoln Child evokes the technological wonders of Utopia with such skill and precision it is hard to believe the park exists only in the pages of this extraordinary book. Like <em>Jurassic Park</em>, <em>Utopia</em> sweeps readers into a make-believe world of riveting suspense, technology, and adventure.<br/><br/>UTOPIA -- Where technology dazzles–and then turns deadly!<br/><br/><br/><em>From the Hardcover edition.</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[pre - Found a copy on a used book rack and picked it up. LC always entertains so...<br/><br/>post - Not LC's greatest effort. Struggled a tad to get through it.  Maybe I've read too many thrillers and they're starting to feel staid and predictible.  <br/><br/>Still and all, some harrowing moment...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61062358">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Fasten your seat belts–the white-knuckle thrills at Utopia, the world’s most fantastic theme park, escalate to nightmare proportions in this intricately imagined techno-thriller by <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Lincoln Child.<br/><strong><br/></strong>Rising out of the stony canyons of Nevada, Utopia is a world on the cutting edge of technology. A theme park attracting 65,000 visitors each day, its dazzling array of robots and futuristic holograms make it a worldwide sensation. But ominous mishaps are beginning to disrupt the once flawless technology. A friendly robot goes haywire, causing panic, and a popular roller coaster malfunctions, nearly killing a teenaged rider. Dr. Andrew Warne, the brilliant computer engineer who designed much of the park’s robotics, is summoned from the East Coast to get things back on track.<br/><br/>On the day Warne arrives, however, Utopia is caught in the grip of something far more sinister. A group of ruthless criminals has infiltrated the park’s computerized infrastructure, giving them complete access to all of Utopia’s attractions and systems. Their communication begins with a simple and dire warning: If their demands are met, none of the 65,000 people in the park that day will ever know they were there; if not, chaos will descend, and every man, woman, and child will become a target. As one of the brains behind Utopia, Warne finds himself thrust into a role he never imagined–trying to save the lives of thousands of innocent people. And as the minutes tick away, Warne’s struggle to outsmart his opponents grows ever more urgent, for his only daughter is among the unsuspecting crowds in the park.<br/><br/>Lincoln Child evokes the technological wonders of Utopia with such skill and precision it is hard to believe the park exists only in the pages of this extraordinary book. Like <em>Jurassic Park</em>, <em>Utopia</em> sweeps readers into a make-believe world of riveting suspense, technology, and adventure.<br/><br/>UTOPIA -- Where technology dazzles–and then turns deadly!<br/><br/><br/><em>From the Hardcover edition.</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually enjoyed this book, quite a bit. I have a bad habit of trying to guess how the book would end, what with typical literary cliches and whatnot. This didn't end nearly the way I expected it to -- and that's a very good thing, in my opinon.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Re-read for me and once again this book was a page-turning, suspenseful thriller set in an amusement park. Loved the detail of the different rides and how the theme park was set up - made me wish it was a real park that I could go to. Terrorists threaten the park and demand some crucial and expensiv...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64021289">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[It takes a lot of chutzpah to give your novel the same title as one of the most famous novels in the history of English-language literature, even if the original novel didn't spawn a literary field or two (utopian and dystopian fiction) or become an everyday term for the perfect place to live on Earth. Yet there's a postmodern appropriateness to applying the title <em>Utopia</em> to a novel set in a theme park that uses cutting-edge technology to create Earth's most desirable fantasy place to visit. Like <em>Westworld</em> and <em>Jurassic Park</em>, Lincoln Child's <em>Utopia</em> is a near-future theme-park thriller, and like Michael Crichton, Child delivers an abundance of white-knuckle thrills, chills, and shocks. <p> Despite its remote location in the Nevada desert, the Utopia theme park receives 65,000 visitors daily. They never dream their lives may be in any real danger. However, some of the self-programming robots are becoming erratic, so park administrators quietly bring the robots' brilliant creator from the East Coast to fix the problem before it gets any worse. Dr. Andrew Warne brings his daughter, for he doesn't believe there is anything wrong with his creations. But on the day of their arrival, a mysterious band of ruthless criminals infiltrates not only the park, but its computerized systems. The unknown terrorists appear to control everything, from the simplest robot to the most dangerous ride. And if their demands aren't met, thousands of innocent park-goers will be killed. <em>--Cynthia Ward</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a creation!  I so wanted this park to be real as I read the book.  I don't know what kind of research he did, but the park seemed completely real and plausible and a great place to visit.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoy Preston and Child and wasn't disappointed by this stand-a-lone. A thrilling ride, pun intended, a decent page turner. I hope these characters are reprised sometime]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Fasten your seat belts–the white-knuckle thrills at Utopia, the world’s most fantastic theme park, escalate to nightmare proportions in this intricately imagined techno-thriller by <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Lincoln Child.<br/><strong><br/></strong>Rising out of the stony canyons of Nevada, Utopia is a world on the cutting edge of technology. A theme park attracting 65,000 visitors each day, its dazzling array of robots and futuristic holograms make it a worldwide sensation. But ominous mishaps are beginning to disrupt the once flawless technology. A friendly robot goes haywire, causing panic, and a popular roller coaster malfunctions, nearly killing a teenaged rider. Dr. Andrew Warne, the brilliant computer engineer who designed much of the park’s robotics, is summoned from the East Coast to get things back on track.<br/><br/>On the day Warne arrives, however, Utopia is caught in the grip of something far more sinister. A group of ruthless criminals has infiltrated the park’s computerized infrastructure, giving them complete access to all of Utopia’s attractions and systems. Their communication begins with a simple and dire warning: If their demands are met, none of the 65,000 people in the park that day will ever know they were there; if not, chaos will descend, and every man, woman, and child will become a target. As one of the brains behind Utopia, Warne finds himself thrust into a role he never imagined–trying to save the lives of thousands of innocent people. And as the minutes tick away, Warne’s struggle to outsmart his opponents grows ever more urgent, for his only daughter is among the unsuspecting crowds in the park.<br/><br/>Lincoln Child evokes the technological wonders of Utopia with such skill and precision it is hard to believe the park exists only in the pages of this extraordinary book. Like <em>Jurassic Park</em>, <em>Utopia</em> sweeps readers into a make-believe world of riveting suspense, technology, and adventure.<br/><br/>UTOPIA -- Where technology dazzles–and then turns deadly!<br/><br/><br/><em>From the Hardcover edition.</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the best books I've read.  Could not put it down.  Tons of suspense.]]></body>
    
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