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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this book up in a hotel I was staying in (the previous occupant had left it, and the staff had kindly left it for the next patron), and finished only because of the sense of obligation I feel to myself when I get more than ten pages into anything.<br/><br/>Shock was terrible. The exposition...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77297942">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The story is ridiculous, however it's entertaining enough to want to finish it. Nothing special though. I can't understand why the book is called <em>Shock</em>? I think this book had potential to be cool if it would have be written by a different author. Hmmmm....<br/><br/>Likes:<br/>- story idea (clonin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54207896">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Shock as a title has many meanings in this mystery from Robin Cook. It refers back to the hospital's history as an insane asylum, it's also the shock of white hair that serves as a clue, and it is the shock that the two protagonists feel when they figure out what is happening at the Wingate Clinic. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1799542">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book really isnt my type of book, its just something i picked up and kept on reading. This book talks about these two friends that find an ad on the newspaper about donating eggs for money(egg bank). They decide to do it but later htye become curious about what they are doing with the eggs and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53413028">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had heard good things by this author, then saw this book was dealing with an infertility clinic which piqued my interest since that is my field, but I wasn't that impressed. The main characters were not extremely likable, and while he did a good job of building the suspense, I felt the ending was ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52265921">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't say that I am a fan of Robin Cook after reading a second book of his.  His stories are so predictable that I don't have the patience to read them through the end.  I actually skipped to the end of this book after reading it about half way.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Robin Cook used to be one of my favorite authors yet this book really seemed kind of blah and basic to me. Maybe my tastes have become more sophisticated??!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The concept for this book was good (technology, greed, egg donors at a fertility clinic), but the ending was a bit of a letdown.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I never read this genre...someone at work lent me this book. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Normally Robin Cook would be considered one of my favorite authors; however this book did not live up the norm. Ending was, quoting another reader, &quot;a flop&quot;.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The storyline for this book was interesting, but there were a lot of cliche moments.  It took me 4 tries to finally get though this book...ugh.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A page-turner about a clandestine reproduction operation!  I couldn't give it 5 stars, though, because of some of Cook's cheesy dialogue.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The ending was came of sudden and lame.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I need to revise my review as I just listened to the ending last night. OK, this was NOT GOOD for a Robin Cook. I expect more from the author of Coma. There were a LOT of loose ends not wrapped up at the end. The whole ending was a letdown after being built up so much for the last three discs.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27171229">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I LOVED this book! I would love to see a movie made out of it!  The writing kept my imagination running!  The only problem if they made a movie without my help is I would probably be disappointed in how it was done...I hope if they did it they would use a noteworthy director!  ;o)  The book is about...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29888560">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Someone hijacked Robin Cook's typewriter and tried to write a novel.  This story has none of Cook's medical discussion, and conversation between characters is extremely forced and unbelievable.<br/><br/>This is not a good book.  The story had some potential but the writing could not support it.  T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31788917">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Book was good but I didn't like the ending... wonder if there is a sequel to bring some closure to this book???]]></body>
    
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