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    <body><![CDATA[Part 1 was interesting. Susan and Matt discover a tribe of Neanderthals in the mountains of Turkmenistan! They aren't extinct after all!! And then this book starts to drag ass like no other book I have ever read. They're captured! Then they escape! Then...they are captured! And then...they escape! A...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27279013">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Neanderthals are out there? Still alive? Hell, I could have told you that! I’ve worked with a few. They are all in middle management! And I think someone actually made a TV movie out of this book. It must have been as bad. The idea is good and the book starts out like any typical anthropological t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45736753">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A compelling story, and fascinating subject. Though at first I found the prose style to be a bit hackneyed--Mr. Darnton has spent a great deal more time in the world of journalism than living the life of a novelist, it seems--the initial lack of stylistic panache was more than made up for by an unde...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63454138">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow. A very exciting book. The character development left a little to be desired, but the action and tension was enough to make me over look that. <br/>Matt Mattinson and Susan (awesome name) Arnot are scientists commissioned by the United States Government to search for their mentor, Anthropologis...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63297103">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It is probably one of the most disappointing books I've ever read. I wanted to like it after reading John Darnton resume...but I guess being a good journalist doesn't mean being able to write good fiction. There is no interesting plot or characters, one of the main characters (scientist) turned out ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39357273">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Being the closet anthropologist that I am this was a great story.  Finding real life Neanderthals would be an extraordinary experience.  While somewhat far-fetched it was a great book to listen to in the car on the way to work and I loved the speculative parts.  <br/>Quite a bit of research also re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77489273">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this when I was 13/14.  I was turned on by the human/neanderthal sex scenes.  There was a sticker on the cover that said something like, &quot;Soon to be a major motion picture by Steven Spielberg&quot;.  I wonder what happened with that.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This gets a five because it is probably one of the worst things I have ever read.  I mean really - two Neanderthal groups one peaceful and one bloodthirsty are discovered still living.  Good for an anthropological laugh]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The rear cover boasts, &quot;A main selection of the book-of-the-month club&quot;. That was enough to sucker me in. I trudged through it, thinking it was going to get better as I went along, but that never happened. I can't believe I actually finished it.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A B-rate Michael Crichton wannabe thriller. I'm used to Crichton's books being filled with information, but he usually has a way of integrating that information with the action so it doesn't seem boring. John Darnton doesn't have them same skill. The information on the subject, which is critical to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48794584">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The back of book blurb doesn't warn you that this book is bizarre, and not in a good way. Neanderthals still exist, and have mind powers through which they bond. Repetitive, weird, stupid book. ]]></body>
    
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