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Summary: Be glad Catholics don't believe in "Jihad"
Review: Even though this is fiction I couldn't help but realize why John Case used a psydonom to write this. He should be glad Catholics don't believe in "Jihad" or he would have to hide out like Rushdie.I am not Catholic, so I don't have any personal axe to grind on that issue. But it is dangerous waters to tred when one writes about conspiracies that lie in the heart of any religion these days. Aside from that I enjoyed this book very much. Even though some readers feel the investigative slant to the book was tiresome I was riveted. Yes, it is far fetched that the protagonist had unlimited funds to pull from in his search for the answer to his sister and nephew's murder, but this is fiction. What good would have it done the story to have such a concern and no funds to pursue justice? That wouldn't have made an interesting read at all. The science in the book was explained in such a way that a non-scientist like myself could follow. I didn't find my eyes glazing over like donuts during those passages as I thought they might. With the character moving from one country to another I liked how the different cultures were given their due, making me feel that a lot of personal experience went in to the parts of the book where travel was concerned. A good read, a scary read, I kept looking over my fictive shoulder wondering when the door would be busted down and some quasi-religious-governmental agents would come and snatch the book from my hand and say, "Hey...you can't be reading this!" and cart me away. It became real to me. And no, I didn't figure it out within the first 39 pages as some reviewers had, the ending was a surprize to me.
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Summary: Good idea but thin plot & characters
Review: It all starts pretty poorly when, the Author, in the signature quote on the fly-leaf credits the Nicene Creed with its origins at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. (C.E.). In fact, the Nicene Creed was first promulgated by the Council of NICEA (thus, the obvious reason for the name) in 325 A.D. and completed by the 1st Council of Constantinople in 381 A.D.- well before the date given by the Author. He clearly has little knowledge of the early Catholic Church and should have devoted much more effort to the many details and the various inconsistencies in the plot. (e.g. why would he carry around the letter from the Dr. to the Priest for so long without obtaining a translation?). The hero is, after all, an investigator by profession. Nevertheless, and knowing the plot & the point in less than 50 pages into the book, it was a good read & enough to keep you at it until the end.
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Summary: Fast-paced, exciting and suspenseful.
Review: The Genesis Code kept my attention throughout, with its international travel, complex characters and suspenseful story line.
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Summary: Best book in years
Review: Well, this was a book that I really didn't want to end. It's great suspense, the characters are superb and the story absolutely everything but boring. I only hope they'll make a film of it. I'm wondering who will be casted.
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Summary: Slightly slow start - GREAT MEDICAL THRILLER-GOOD END!
Review: Struggled slightly thru the first two chapters but after that I was Hooked!! Didn't want it to end.
A real medical thriller, up there with Robin Cook and Michael Criteon. Super ending!!!!
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Summary: The suspense begins on page 1
Review: The author grabs your attention from page 1 and doesn't let go. The characters are well developed, and the plot is easily understood. This is one of the best books I've read in years. The author combines religion and medicine artfully, while interweaving genetics and tokenism. The book makes you think twice about the advances made in genetics and reproductive technology.
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Summary: A Masterpiece of fiction
Review: I love reading a book that allows me to learn about things in an entertaining manner...John Case is brilliant...Not only did I learn the necessity of paying cash for everything, I also learned about the intriguing matter of science vs. religion...A must read for 1998...This book could actually turn into non-fiction before long...
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Summary: DNA in a nutshell...and there's a plot, too!
Review: John Case writes a very good book. "The Genesis Code" was a thrilling read that never allowed me to rest. Captivated from the start, Case had me wondering "why" and "how" throughout Lassiter's adventure. This is a well-paced novel that is fun, interesting, and intellectually stimulating...without the need to review Watson and Crick. Absolutely fabulous!
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Summary: Shallow & Disappointing
Review: This is a good airport/holiday read, but no more than that. Plenty of page-turning action in the mid-portion of the book, but overall I was disappointed. Typical of its genre, the hero is never short of the dollars necessary to zip across the globe in pursuit of "the truth", and is unencumbered by relationships, work commitments, or family. And, of course, he suffers horrific injuries which always fade away in time for the next chapter's spills and thrills. I expected the one-dimensional characters - but an author who wants to wrap their story in a Roman Catholic theological/ethical cloak really needs to do better than this. The "award winning investigative reporter" who writes under the pseudonym 'John Case' needs to do more research into Catholicism before he can create a credible Catholic context for his thriller. He should also expect his publisher to do more than a superficial proof-reading of the text, so that mistakes and discontinuity do not disrupt the story-line. 5 out of 10 - I'll not be reading Mr Case's next fictional offering.
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Summary: Fairly cool
Review: This book kept me entertained and on the edge of my seat (most of the time). Although I did feel that there was not enough meat to the plot, what was there was well worth the read. I loved the way science and religion intertwined in the story. Overall, I recommend this book as brain candy but not one of the all time greats.
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