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Book Reviews
Title Abduction Fiction-Net
Rating Buy It
From Amazon.co.uk - BUY
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Story The world's
best-selling master of the medical thriller, Robin
Cook skillfully combines human drama and high-tech
thrills with the latest breakthroughs and
controversies of modern medicine. Now, in his most
daring novel yet, a mysterious transmission from
the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean leads a crew of
oceanographers and divers to a phenomenon beyond
scientific understanding - and a discovery that
will change everything we know about life on
Earth... We
Say Robin Cook's
novel, Abduction deals with the mysteries of the
sea rather than the mysteries of space. Known for
his medical thrillers, Cook's novel Abduction seems
like a departure from his other novels. The main
characters find themselves caught up in adventure
at the bottom of the sea and when faced with the
unknown, they are ultimately doomed by their
selfishness and lack of understanding. Through the
various characters, Cook examines human nature, and
our reactions to things that are different to show
how far we have come and how far we still have to
go. Perry Bergman is
used to getting what he wants. His company's future
depends on the results of the expedition at the
bottom of the sea and he is only interested in
results. Determined to view the drilling site, he
ignores his feelings of unease and journeys to the
bottom of the sea in order to ensure success. Dr.
Suzanne Newell, the senior oceanographer on the
expedition, is not only pretty and intelligent, but
she is desperate to impress Bergman so that she can
continue her research. She knows that the
opportunity provided by the expedition could be
priceless. Donald Fuller, an ex-naval officer, is
used to being in control. Unwilling to sit and wait
for things to happen or get better, Fuller takes
action to change a stituation that he doesn't like.
Richard Adams and Michael Donaghue are underwater
laborers who are used to hard work and physical
activity. Uncouth and rude, they plow through their
situation without any regard for the
consequences. As these five
characters find themselves in a tense and
impossible situation, the reader is swept along for
the ride as each character tries to make the best
of a difficult situation. What is perhaps the best
aspect of this novel is Cook's ability to create
realistic characters who respond to their
situations realistically. Unfortunately, the story
becomes predictable and somewhat disappointing. I
was waiting to see what would happen because of the
attitudes and actions of Richard and Michael,
however I was disappointed. The ending of the
novel left me feeling cheated somehow and I did not
feel that Cook was able to develop the story fully.
Overall, I didn't feel this was one of Cook's
better novels. I had the distinct feeling that I
had read this same story somewhere else written by
someone else. What was so disheartening was that
the novel started out with such promise. Whilst I
wouldn't say it was a waste of time to read this
book, I don't think you would be missing much if
you didn't read it. Review by: Yumi
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