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September 4th 2003
by Hutchinson
(first published 2002)
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Hardcover, 400 pages
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0091799872
(isbn13: 9780091799878)
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Read in February, 2010
recommends it for:
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Lincoln Child knows how to entertain a reader. Yes...his books are not cerebral...they are just plain fun! Utopia is the setting..a "playground" for the public near Las Vegas. It is a fantasy world beneath a giant dome, the size of a small town. The book is rich in description allowing the reader to partake in what the "amusement park" has to offer. Lots of holograms, futuristic robots, replications of mood/weather/towns. The main character returns to Utopia when a prob...more
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Read in December, 2008
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Read in February, 2010
Este livro foi agradável de ler, tem uma boa ideia para o enredo e uma temática gira. Conseguiu aguentar a minha suspensão de descrença (em acreditar em quão maravilhosa e inovadora e única era toda a tecnologia do parque, e nos seus grandes números estatísticos) quase até ao fim, o que sempre é de louvar. A gradação dos desastres foi um detalhezinho que apreciei.
Qual é o defeito deste livro, então? Bem, é muito, muito americano. Podia ter um selo na capa a avisar "espe...more
Qual é o defeito deste livro, então? Bem, é muito, muito americano. Podia ter um selo na capa a avisar "espe...more
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Read in June, 2008
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Read in June, 2009
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.
Unfortunately, someone wants money or stuff (like they always do) and they're willing to blow up the park if their demands are not met.
Well, you know, people die, people turn out to be what th...more
Unfortunately, someone wants money or stuff (like they always do) and they're willing to blow up the park if their demands are not met.
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Read in January, 2009
I've never really understood how the whole 2 authors thing works for Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. How do 2 people write a book? It is now established for me though that they neither of them can write at all without the other. This book was pretty bad. The Codex, which is a Douglas Preston solo is not much better. The onlt reason I am not giving this one star is that I read an even worse book on vacation that truly deserves the worst possible rating.
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Read in April, 2008
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 Artificial Intelligence 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 is about getting in over your head when you go a little too far in the direction of evil, and how hard it is to extricate yourself from the snowball effect of your choices. It was about a theme park ...more
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Read in September, 2003
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 theme parks, so that's another reason I found this book appealing.
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Read in July, 2009
pre - Found a copy on a used book rack and picked it up. LC always entertains so...
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.
Still and all, some harrowing moments for the masses and enough technobabble for the ubegeeks and codewriters among us <raising hands> to keep me interested to the end.
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.
Still and all, some harrowing moments for the masses and enough technobabble for the ubegeeks and codewriters among us <raising hands> to keep me interested to the end.
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Read in March, 2009
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.
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Read in August, 2009
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 expensive technology or they will start blowing up rides. Really great read!
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Read in July, 2009
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.
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Read in September, 2008
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
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Read in July, 2009
I thought it was a good read with a good plot and characters- i found it interesting and exciting- it was a lso seriously creepy in some parts-gave me a nice chill.
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Read in March, 2008
Generally I love anything by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (together or individually). I found this story to be an exception. I didn't like anything about it.
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Read in June, 2009
Child reminds me thoroughly of Rollins/Clemens, my favorite author. Kudos to Mrs. Johns for giving me "Cabinet..." so many weeks ago.
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Read in August, 2008
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The research into this book was outstanding, you could actually visualize in your head what the place looked like.
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Read in January, 2003
Whether singly or with his partner, Douglas preston, the man knows how to write a thriller.
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Read in May, 2009
Despite the horrible things that happen in the book, I would totally love to visit Utopia!
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Read in March, 2009
Although I would hate this fast paced tech-adventure as movie, I thoroughly enjoyed it as a book. A high tech amusement park experience type place with robots, lasers and holograms is taken hostage by bad guys who are able to wreck havoc because of the highly automated system in place. The false sense of security and over automation in a park like this is the perfect breeding ground for this type of attack.
I did have to talk myself out of emailing the author about a hundred times for cont...more
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