Post by O.H.Lee on Aug 3, 2003 11:51:16 GMT -5
Author: Robin Cook
Type: Medical Thriller
Synopsis: (from the back cover)
$45.000 for a few ovums: this newspaper advert from a Boston private clinic can be seducive...
Deborah and Joanna, two stone-broke Harvard students, accept this bet, which is supposed to allow some women to win their fight against sterility. But their curiosity will make them discover that this offer hides a dreadful and incredible scenario.
"Genetic manipulations can help the progress of Science. Or lead to Chaos"
Review:
Bioethics are at stake here: cloning, unethical medical behavior... The Wingate Clinic for Fertlity is obvious DG material, no need to change anything about its setting: built inside a building which once was a sanitarium, in a pine forest located a few kilometers from Boston... From the first line I could feel the Lovecraftian touch about it.
The scenario by itself is kind of weak, the motivations of most characters being really "thin". But this book is a lot of fun and a good source of inspiration.
Ratings:
Type: Medical Thriller
Synopsis: (from the back cover)
$45.000 for a few ovums: this newspaper advert from a Boston private clinic can be seducive...
Deborah and Joanna, two stone-broke Harvard students, accept this bet, which is supposed to allow some women to win their fight against sterility. But their curiosity will make them discover that this offer hides a dreadful and incredible scenario.
"Genetic manipulations can help the progress of Science. Or lead to Chaos"
Review:
Bioethics are at stake here: cloning, unethical medical behavior... The Wingate Clinic for Fertlity is obvious DG material, no need to change anything about its setting: built inside a building which once was a sanitarium, in a pine forest located a few kilometers from Boston... From the first line I could feel the Lovecraftian touch about it.
The scenario by itself is kind of weak, the motivations of most characters being really "thin". But this book is a lot of fun and a good source of inspiration.
Ratings:
- Plot: 3
- Fun: 5
- Style: 4
- Overall: 4