Title: flat and plodding
Product review: I expected to read a sciencific fact-based book with lots of suspense, intelligent characters, and steamy atmospherics, but I got a plot,--or should I say plod--that was completely flat, with stock villians and insipid heroes. For an example of sterotypical characters, look at Rollins' depiction of the U.S. Rangers. If I ever get stranded in the jungle with these guys (and one gal)--then, I hope to be rescued by Black Hawk Down, or Big Bird! The science is virtually non-existent; the research into the Yanomamo and other indigenous people of the Amazon is weak, and the American scientists are portrayed as shallow seekers for a big Cure. The plot goes in leaps and I was unable to acheive the "willing suspension of disbelief" that is essential to an engaging adventure novel. I like Lincoln Childs!
Would you say this review depicts the product in a flattering or unflattering light?
