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Title: Foreign Body
ISBN: 0399155023
Author:
Robin Cook
Publicate Date: 2008-08-05
Publish: 2008-08-05
List Price: $25.95
Average Customer Rating: 2.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: I love Robin Cook!
Robin Cook is my favorite author of what I would call the Medical or Scientific sub-genre of mystery/thrillers. And Foreign Body was no disappointment.
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2: Disappointing
Should have been listed as a tourism and culture of India instead of a medical thriller. Only a quarter of the book could have been considered as a story and not even a good one at that.
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3: Formulaic, but fun
This book follows the typical Robin Cook mold that's been prevalent in his last few books. Greedy person or persons A try to discredit medical institution B for their own financial gain by killing a bunch of people and trying to pin it on medical institution B..that may be a very boiled down version of Cook's formula, but you get the idea.
Even so, I found this book to be good for what it was. A medical thriller that read very quickly. Despite the familiarity with the plot, it moves along at a great pace.
I won't give up too much of the plot because that's been mentioned ad nauseum in other reviews and the book's jacket.
It would be nice to have some time off from Jack and Laurie though. I do enjoy reading the escapades of those two characters, but I wouldn't mind seeing stories of some other characters. Seems like alot of authors are doing that these days. Rollins with his Sigma Force novels, Preston and Child with Penderghast books. I know these are fan favorite characters but Cook's written great books that don't feature these two.
In any event, I don't think it was nearly as bad as alot of the other reviews I've skimmed over on here. It reads much quicker than its 420+ pages so it's worth a look for Robin Cook fans in my estimation.
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4: Interesting "what if" scenario!
This book is an interesting "what if" scenario involving the phenomenon of medical tourism. Cook was thinking out-of-the-box for this one! This novel also gives the reader a fascinating look into the private hospitals, customs, and daily life in India.
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5: Aw, come on....it wasn't that bad....
Although not the most exciting medical thriller I've read, it wasn't as bad as all that. The story was predictable -- a female medical student(always beautiful and brilliant and in this case, flawed) happens upon a conspiracy and she enlists her friends Jack and Laurie to help her solve the puzzle and save the day. I found the topic of medical tourism quite interesting as I had not heard of it before. The description of India made me vow to stay on American soil and certainly to avoid considerations of traveling to have my next elective surgical procedure performed in that country! The dialog wasn't as bad as I had been led to believe it would be, and the story moved along at a fast pace. This is a quick read that doesn't require the mind to be engaged. Readers already know what has happened and why so it's a matter of watching as the cohort figure it out. Suspend any notions of realism as the characters endeavor to solve the mystery halfway around the world. Can't Jack and Laurie retire yet??? I'm ready for some new blood......
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