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Title: Waiting by Frank M. Robinson, Roger Dressler ISBN: 1-56740-418-9 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Pub. Date: April, 1999 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 7 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.25 (53 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Pretty good as a thriller, but such awful science...
Comment: The basic idea of this book is indisputably neato. I found myself really looking forward to how the tale might unfold, once I got the basic idea of a race of not-quite-human-beings having existed alongside us for 35,000 years. However, there really could have been a lot more research put into this. The science just didn't make sense to me, compared with, say, a Michael Crichton novel. It was very, VERY skimpy to say the least. Anyone with the slightest scientific background will probably feel kind of insulted on that point.
That said, the book isn't without its redeeming features. There is a lot of tension built up, as we wonder which of the hero's friends are human, and which... aren't. There are a few flaws... I think the very last few pages were probably supposed to be an unexpected "twist" ending, designed to give the reader that certain, satisfying jolt, but for me it didn't exactly work. I probably shouldn't go into it here, really, so suffice it to say that it concerns the hero's son.
Read this as a thriller, if you enjoy thrillers, especially thrillers heavy on chase scenes and police work. But the science really isn't too well done, so please be prepared for that if you are in the market for science fiction.
Rating: 5
Summary: A frighteningly believable thriller.
Comment: Robinson is a veteran writer who has specialized for many years in exciting novels that take place in the real world, with just a touch of something frighteningly gone wrong. This has been true since his first novel ("The Power") through his collaborations with Tom Scortia ("The Glass Inferno," "The Gold Crew").
The idea that "another human race" evolved alongside our ancestors drives Robinson's latest novel. These people were neither "us" nor the extinct Neanderthals, but someone else altogether. They're a lot like us, they are definitely human, but -- there is a difference.
Robinson's anthropological research is flawless and his veteran craftsman's hand at developing believable characters and constructing a compelling plot never falters.
Once you start reading this book, there's no way in the world that you'll be able to put it down, so you'd better set aside a nice block of hours for yourself.
Incidentally, if you saw any episodes of last year's failed TV series "Prey," and you detect a suspicious similarity to "Waiting," you're right on target. Hollywood scuttlebutt has it that an advance copy of Robinson's manuscript made its rounds of the studios, and "Prey" was an unauthorized adaptation of the novel.
But hey, the book is a thousand times better.
Rating: 1
Summary: Premise with potential nullified by clichés
Comment: This book was mentioned in Stephen King's reading list (as an appendix to his inspirational "On Writing"). The premise of a race of "superior" beings living among us intrigued me. Unfortunately, that was the ONLY reason why I endured the book until the end. I couldn't care less about any of the two-dimensional characters, the corny dialogue, or the repetitious spoon-feeding of plot detail (how stupid is the reader expected to be?). I sped through most of the novel because I was anxious to put it away and move on to a better book. VERY disappointing.
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Title: Sleeper by Steven Harriman ISBN: 0425188817 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title:Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl ASIN: B00005JM5E Publisher: Walt Disney Home Video Pub. Date: 02 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $19.49 |
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Title: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ISBN: 0385504209 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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