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Gravity by Tess Gerritsen

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latas's review against another edition

4.0

An entertaining sci-fi. There were relevant medical information and details about space travel. It was exciting to read about the preparations and training the astronauts undergo and about the launch.

I think, like all thriller writers, Tess Gerritsen doesn't believe in teamwork and doesn't believe in inter-agency cooperation. And she also resorts to the trope of the Hero/Heroine doing everything single -handedly. Jack (on earth) and Emma (on the space station) have to find the treatment and antidote to the deadly infection on their own. Though the top researchers were trying to find a cure and had failed, Jack and Emma quickly manage to find it.
Jack has to rush everywhere to understand about the origin of the contagion (don't know what other NASA researchers were doing). And in the end, he alone had to.... OK, I won't give away the spoiler.

I was laughing when they wake up the PR lady to do some search on a private scientific research lab on Lexis Nexis and give her instructions on what to search for. I didn't know NASA was short-staffed. and that the scientists didn't have access to computers

anitaboeira's review against another edition

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4.0

It’s such a dumb book but I love it

skwiecien's review

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adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

iblyth's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

austra_pro's review against another edition

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2.0

Very far from her best.

bibliobethreads's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing!!! Finished really quickly as I couldn't put it down, scary to think this could potentially happen.

markdudley's review

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5.0

My first experience of Tess Gerritsen. I picked up the book because I had (half-) enjoyed the film of the same name and had a vague recollection that there was some oblique connection between book and film, although a read of the blurb made it obvious that it wasn't a direct connection.

I found the early parts boring and detail-ridden, but persisted, and eventually read the last three hundred pages in one sitting. Unlike many books with a huge theme I found that the conclusion was mostly convincing, and didn't leave me hugely disappointed. Four stars for the telling and five for the theme.