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Great storyline, especially when you consider the time period that it was written in! By the end of the novel, I was so angry at the doctor and his complete lack of ethics towards what he had created that I could have screamed. All of my sympathy went to the poor creature! To quote Jurassic Park, the doctor was so busy questioning whether or not he could that he didn't stop to question whether or not he should.
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I had moments in which I was comparing this book to A.I. (the movie). It's not the book's fault, though.
I was surprised all around. I thought the book would be more creepy than it was. And from the very beginning, I was wondering how we get to the Arctic Circle. ...more
I was surprised all around. I thought the book would be more creepy than it was. And from the very beginning, I was wondering how we get to the Arctic Circle. ...more

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