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kelseyum's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
rachelpridgen's review against another edition
3.0
Ridiculous book. Barely a 2-star, but I gave it 3 because the audio version was ridiculous enough to keep me awake on a long drive.
lisaarnsdorf's review against another edition
3.0
Finally, finished! The listening of this book happened over several months, several states and several cars. Even though I listened to this in such a disjointed way, the story and characters stayed with me. I didn't have to repeat parts or figure out which character was which. It was a fun, interesting story. The Indian OB/GYN at the end was fabulous and hilarious! The end was a little sappy, but it's a nice story of forgiveness.
I would love to listen to another Robin Cook.
I would love to listen to another Robin Cook.
dws405's review against another edition
3.0
This was my first Robin Cook book. He is a very good storyteller and the action moves along. I was introduced to 'medical tourism' and sights and scenery of New Delhi, India. He did a sufficiently good enough introduction that I had to google some of the places related in the book. Overall, it was an enjoyable read.
emslovestoread's review against another edition
3.0
Fun read, but not my favorite of the Robin Cook thrillers. Seemed just a tad predictable to me.
tanyarobinson's review against another edition
2.0
Why do I keep reading Robin Cook's books? I enjoyed his early works, and I suppose I hope each time he'll have written something as interesting.
"Foreign Body," though, is a perfect example of a book dashed off without concern for its quality to satisfy a publisher's deadline. Cook knows his readers will buy and read (after all, I did), even if the book is sub-par.
What can I say? The storyline was predictable, the characters flat, and the plot implausible. Most irritating, though, was the artificial dialogue. It struck me as a script for a puppet show.
So why not give "Foreign Body" only one star? Because it was readable enough to get me from front to back cover in a few days. If nothing else, I enjoyed tallying my grievances as I read!
"Foreign Body," though, is a perfect example of a book dashed off without concern for its quality to satisfy a publisher's deadline. Cook knows his readers will buy and read (after all, I did), even if the book is sub-par.
What can I say? The storyline was predictable, the characters flat, and the plot implausible. Most irritating, though, was the artificial dialogue. It struck me as a script for a puppet show.
So why not give "Foreign Body" only one star? Because it was readable enough to get me from front to back cover in a few days. If nothing else, I enjoyed tallying my grievances as I read!
em_beddedinbooks's review against another edition
2.0
My second read of this book and am very disillusioned by the quality of research that has gone on to expose the paucity of Delhi and Varanasi in particular and India in general.
There are too many misrepresented facts that can't be ignored.
The story too is a lukewarm slapdash attempt at creating a medical mystery surrounding medical tourism.
Jennifer Hernandez (I strongly resented this character, she rubbed me the wrong way), a 4th year medical.student is shocked to know from CNN news that her grandmother has died under mysterious circumstances after undergoing hip replacement surgery in New Delhi, India. Within a couple of days, another 2 US citizens die in reputed hospitals in Delhi after undergoing elective surgical procedures.
Jennifer flies to Delhi to investigate, dragging in Laurie Montgomery ( het mentor) and Jack Stapleton, Laurie's husband), both of them reputed forensic pathologists. Jennifer's boyfriend Neal too joins the melee..
they uncover disheartening facts.
Veena Chandra, is a nurse employed by an American company , who has ahand in these mysterious deaths. She is another character who has a major role in the turn of the events.
The whole story was improbable and ludicrous. I usually don't find out loopholes, unless they are pointed out to me. But this novel made me proud of myself.
Later on, I will enumerate all.the drawbacks of this story , but suffice to say, this is one book that i won't recommend to anyone.
There are too many misrepresented facts that can't be ignored.
The story too is a lukewarm slapdash attempt at creating a medical mystery surrounding medical tourism.
Jennifer Hernandez (I strongly resented this character, she rubbed me the wrong way), a 4th year medical.student is shocked to know from CNN news that her grandmother has died under mysterious circumstances after undergoing hip replacement surgery in New Delhi, India. Within a couple of days, another 2 US citizens die in reputed hospitals in Delhi after undergoing elective surgical procedures.
Jennifer flies to Delhi to investigate, dragging in Laurie Montgomery ( het mentor) and Jack Stapleton, Laurie's husband), both of them reputed forensic pathologists. Jennifer's boyfriend Neal too joins the melee..
they uncover disheartening facts.
Veena Chandra, is a nurse employed by an American company , who has ahand in these mysterious deaths. She is another character who has a major role in the turn of the events.
The whole story was improbable and ludicrous. I usually don't find out loopholes, unless they are pointed out to me. But this novel made me proud of myself.
Later on, I will enumerate all.the drawbacks of this story , but suffice to say, this is one book that i won't recommend to anyone.
sruthi_1992's review against another edition
3.0
this book was the same as most of robin cook's books in relation to the plot where the deaths were unnatural for the reason of personal gain and so on. what set this book apart, however, was the fact that it was set in India. it was amazing to get a foreign writers perspective of our country. the disappointing part was that even though in his author's note, cook had mentioned that he loved India and would definitely visit again, in the story however, it was sad to see that the author had focused on only the negative side, involving corruption and poverty. there is a lot more to India than just that. apart from this, the overall story was good, the plot excellent and the ending was pretty much ok. 3 stars.
marciay's review against another edition
2.0
It seemed to never really get going and then all the sudden it was over. Bah. I've read better.