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“Abduction” by Robin Cook

Homophobic opera that failed to play

Abduction, by Robin Cook

An excellent example of how wrong things could go even with the best of writers. Robin Cook, a master of medical thrillers attempted a science fiction and ended up writing a miserable story with a ridiculous ending.

Dr. Cook writes about a world under the sea called Interterra, where human civilization from the surface moved millions of years back. These are remarkably happy people living in a world of plenty, liberal amounts of sex, and transferring souls from one body to another. Other ideas presented are hilarious and sound like some story made by a kid who was late for school.

Robin Cook usually compensates his lack of development of characters with an excellent story line and unexpected revelations. In Abduction however, the characters are weakly presented and the plot is shabbily set – a huge disappointment to Cook’s fans like me.

Dr. Cook is an excellent writer – Coma, Shock, Terminal etc are some fantastic books one shouldn’t miss. If you are new to Robin Cook, don’t start with this novel.

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  1. trisha on March 21st, 2008 said:

    hey Priyank I read one yesterday aftnoon called The Givers by Lois Lowry-scifi abt the utopia dystopia thing, wd u like to check it out?

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  2. trisha on March 21st, 2008 said:

    O and I ahted abduction that much too he wasted my time!!

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  3. Priyank on March 25th, 2008 said:

    Trisha:
    This one is indeed a piece of shit. Regarding the other book, I haven’t read it but let me add it to my list!

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