Point of Origin (Unabridged)

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Summary: I just couldn't put it down!
Review: I don't know how so many people can slag off such a top book! I've nearly finished it now, and I must say, I've been addicted since I started it. Patricia Cornwell is one of the very few authors who write books which have such an effect on me. Good effort, I say, I'll be recommending the book to my friends.

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Summary: Brought out every emotion I could muster!!!!
Review: Point of Origin started out a little slow...but it didn't take long to grab me and not let go. By the time I got to the last page, I was virtually in tears for Scarpetta's enormous loss in her life (again). I keep hoping that Cornwell will give this character someone worthwhile in her life that will live long enough to appreciate Scarpetta for the incredible woman that she is.

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Summary: LEFT HANGING
Review: It is unfortunate that Benton had to die. I didn't see it coming. Marino and Lucy were their usual selves. What got me was the ending. I felt that there wasn't a clear ending to the book. Ok, Lucy shoots down the other chopper. But the reader isn't given a CLEAR impression that Newton and Carrie were in the chopper. That all seems to be presumed by the writer. How can you end a book like that? It's like there is no closure.

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Summary: Disappointing in contrast to Cornwell's earlier works
Review: Point of Origin got off to a good start, but at some point Patricia Cornwell seemed to get lost in her own plot. The conclusion has an almost "deus ex machina" effect as Cornwell finds her culprit in a character who is mentioned but never actually introduced. To link this culprit to murders introduced in an earlier work without any evident association is stretching the reader's credulity to the breaking point. And to simply "kill off" a major recurring character -- unforgiveable! I have long been a fan of Ms Cornwell's books -- have read all of them -- but Point of Origin was indeed a disappointment.

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Summary: A once-fine series descends to hackwork.
Review: The early Kay Scarpetta novels are quite good, but by this point Cornwell's just going through the motions. This novel lacks for just about everything. I think it was only inertia which kept me going to its completely unsatisfactory ending.

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Summary: Whodunnit---------who cares
Review: Even a one star rating for this book is not worth it,there is absolutely no plot with the characters from the previous novel coming here and if this is supposed to be a thriller,sorry.This is the first book i have read by this author and definitely the last.Skip this book even if you get it for free.

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Summary: Depressing but great!!!!
Review: This book kept me glued to the page, my family thought me extremely anti-social. The ending is not exactly a surprise but extremely depressing.

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Summary: I'm crossing this author off my list!
Review: If you make the mistake of starting this book, don't kid yourself into thinking that if you keep reading it's got to get better. It just gets worse. The writing is so bad I wonder if she's really the one who wrote it. It's extremely violent (worse that her other books).

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Summary: I couldn't believe it!
Review: I've read all of PC's books. I liked this one. I couldn't believe what happened to Benton Wesley, however, I can take reading about humans better than about "injured" animals. Had to skip those parts!

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Summary: THE BEST OF CORNWELL AND MORE TO COME
Review: Point Of Origin is the 5th Patricia Cornwell Book I have read, and those who say they do not like the effective and well written descriptions of crime scenes and burnt bodies , why did you buy a book that says on the very back that the main character, Dr Kay Scarpetta is a MEDICAL EXAMINER. I cannot get enough of Patricia Cornwell books, they're so good and that is something I rarely say because I find reading boring, however Cornwell has given me a new outlook on literature, unforutnately it will be hard to find a more shocking and impressive piece of writing written by another living human being, can't wait for the next