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    <body><![CDATA[Best Robin Cook novel by far! The plot is suspenseful and easy to understand. It's not really challenging but it keeps you alert the whole way through. I totally recommend this one to anyone who is a fan of Robin Cook or just into medical/science mysteries.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another enjoyable read with two of my favorite characters from Robin Cook's novels - Dr. Laurie Montgomery and Dr. Jack Stapleton.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I need to add a new bookshelf called, &quot;Not great literature but a fun read&quot; and add this one to it]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[On loan, and recommended by Dad.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good Robin Cook book, but I caught some bug while reading it.  Makes you wonder hmmmmm......]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite Robin Cook book. Fun, well-paced story line, and some creative twists. Read after Blindsight, and before Chromosome 6 (and other subsequent books involving these characters). I don't care for Robin Cook's earliest books, and I haven't enjoyed his latest--I think his best books st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7005730">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I hadn't read a Robin Cook book since <br/>Sphinx, which I loved.  Contagion was<br/>also great, with a fast-moving, page-<br/>turning plot.  The story was creative<br/>and fun, and the ending, satisfying.<br/>This book was no literary challenge,<br/>but throughly enjoyable.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A medical thriller about infectious disease germs let loose in New York City. There are too many holes in the plot and too many unanswered questions. But after 9/11 the plot is certainly plausible.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent thriller, kept me both entertained and surprised--not an easy thing to do.  Maybe I enjoyed it more than the average human being, given my morbid sense of humor and fascination with microbiology.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book warrants an &quot;okay&quot; rating. It has Cook written all over it, but it is fairly forgettable. It pains me to give only three little stars to a Robin Cook novel, but it is what I must do.]]></body>
    
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  <date_added>Sat Jun 07 07:48:38 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a medical mystery that was an easy read. It kept my attention and I flew through it. It didnt have a ton of medical jargon that was hard to understand... just a good read. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting book...a bit heavy on <br/>medical terminology. Somewhat <br/>disappointing end.]]></body>
    
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