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Title: Neanderthal by John Darnton ISBN: 0-312-96300-9 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.83 (145 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Mediocre
Comment: I picked this book up at a used bookstore because it looked pretty interesting and I had recently read Clan of the Cave Bear, which piqued my interest in the Neanderthals. Unfortunately this book doesn't hold a candle to Jean Auel's well-researched and intelligently-written book. Darnton clearly did do some extensive research and sprinkled interesting historical details here and there, but overall the storyline was pretty flat and not all that original, borrowing devices we've seen before - attractive intellectuals who used to date and now rediscover their love, a government agency whose goals are not entirely noble, even a Trojan Horse and a half-mad scientist whose behavior is straight out of Heart of Darkness. The writing failed to capture my interest - the characters are not very well-developed and the action is not described with sufficient detail and imagination to really draw the reader into the story. There was enough here for me not to give up on the book, but I kept waiting for the plot to reach its peak. It never did - and before I knew it, the story was over. At least it was a quick read.
Rating: 4
Summary: EXCITING AND FULL OF ACTION
Comment: THIS BOOK IS ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST EXCITING NOVELS I'VE READ.
THE OTHER REVIEWERS HAVE ALREADY DETAILED THE PLOT LINE AND NO DOUBT BORED YOU WITH THEIR CRITICISM
- I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK REGULARLY AND IT HAS FAILED TO DISAPPOINT ALL WHO HAVE READ IT. iT'S ONE OF THOSE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT TYPE BOOKS AT THE END.
THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN SOME OF THE MICHAEL CHICHTON BOOKS
IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH OWNING AND KEEPING- A GREAT SUMMER READ
Rating: 4
Summary: Good entertaining read
Comment: But not very memorable. The story line supposes that a tribe of Neanderthals still survives in a hidden Himalayan valley. Our hero, a scientist out exploring, stumbles upon them and ends up helping to save them from another race of beings who live underground in nearby caves. It's perhaps an entertaining read for a vacation or a lazy afternoon in the hot tub, but not going to set the world on fire. It's formula fiction with a variation on a classic plot. Entertaining to read all the same.
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Title: The Experiment by John Darnton ISBN: 0451200101 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 08 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Mind Catcher by John Darnton ISBN: 0451411056 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer ISBN: 0765345005 Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Pub. Date: 17 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Almost Adam : A Novel by Petru Popescu ISBN: 0380728249 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Humans by Robert J. Sawyer ISBN: 0765346753 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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