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Yörünge by Tess Gerritsen

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philantrop's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

I must have read a different book from most others… I’ve read an extraordinarily cheap science fiction thriller that feels very dated, e. g. when NASA officials threaten to fax a secret to the newspapers, when they present evidence on a cassette tape and that caters to admirers of body horror at best.

Yes, it’s a thrilling page turner but of the 90s variety; think of the old b-movies with body snatchers and smart scientists, a cowboy-infested US government and many more stereotypical characters and story elements. It’s mostly disgusting with cheap thrills and the intellectual depth of a puddle.

I finished it less than a day ago and, thankfully, the “story” is already fading into oblivion. I’ll stick to more modern works of Gerritsen.

One out of five stars.

Ceterum censeo Putin esse delendam

smelliot420's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

A bit predictable and the characters sometimes seemed to be somewhat.... dumb for a group of scientists but that was necessary to make the plot make sense/take longer for them to figure out what was going on. It was really entertaining and I loved the science aspects woven in -very good :)

emmasophierund's review against another edition

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4.0

This was... SO freaky. I'm spooked. This one might give me nightmares.

ph1lb's review against another edition

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5.0

I enjoyed this book. The plot was interesting. It kept my interest and nearer the end it got quite tense. The very end section seemed a little implausible (without my giving too much away) but the story was complete by that time.