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  <title><![CDATA[Vital Signs]]></title>
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  <default-description>Here is Robin Cook's most controversial medical thriller-the shocking story of experimental fertilization, the passion to create life, and the power to destroy it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just what the doctor ordered. (&lt;i&gt;New York Daily News&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vintage Cook...Nonstop action. (&lt;i&gt;Kirkus Reviews&lt;/i&gt;)</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">1991</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>Vital Signs</original-title>
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  <date_added>Tue Apr 22 11:14:02 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 29 08:59:28 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a mess!  Robin Cook may know a lot about medication, but he obviously did not do his research for other aspects of this novel.<br/><br/>Maybe, I don't like it simply because of a few things I know that not everyone does, but there are far too many problems for me to ignore them.  Firs...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20728941">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Apr 20 13:05:07 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 20 13:07:04 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Medical Thriller about infertility.  Very interesting as a lay person to learn about the terminology. Writing is somewhat formulaic but still a ok read.  I like learning about the scientific and medical background more than the prose...]]></body>
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    <review id="48648037">
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Mar 08 19:19:11 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 08 19:19:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very scary and thought-provoking.]]></body>
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    <review id="25313028">
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    <body><![CDATA[In my opinion, Robin Cook writes a thrilling story every time.  I feel like most of his book is build up and then the climax is in the last 20 pages.  If you are not a patient reader you might not enjoy these books.  On the other hand, if you like medical mystery or drama these book are awesome!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jun 03 08:45:23 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was typical Robin Cook. I’m not sure I found the main character’s obsession with finding the truth to be believable. Also, it was a relief when he finally introduced a colorful, likable character about 3/4 of the way through.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Apr 03 14:44:29 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 04 08:02:48 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[guilty pleasure - Robin Cook books are like a John Grisham novel in the medical field as opposed to lawyers.  Most of them have fairly believable plots - so they're a fun read.]]></body>
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    <review id="37401039">
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    <body><![CDATA[Hamfisted in some parts, but sound science for the most part.  The characters were a bit obsessed for me but I enjoy a good medical mystery.]]></body>
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    <review id="35332032">
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the best  Robin Cook´s books. I enjoyed this book. I couldn´t stop reading it until it was finish. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 16 06:12:09 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 16 06:12:34 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Robin Cook was the author who kept me sane during my troublesome primary school days.]]></body>
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    <review id="37361026">
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent story about infertility and the lengths people will go to.]]></body>
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    <review id="7250785">
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I cant rily remember. But if u like homicides, then go for it!]]></body>
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    <review id="27332980">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1992</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My first Robin Cook novel - couldn't put it down!]]></body>
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    <review id="9855797">
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    <body><![CDATA[Another good Robin Cook novel. Fast and easy.]]></body>
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    <review id="21578374">
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    <body><![CDATA[Another medical dismay!]]></body>
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