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Title: Maybe the single most annoying character in modern fiction
Review: Anybody who remembers the Robin Cook of Outbreak fame and the body of his early efforts is in for a huge disappointment with this outpouring of vitriol and what sounds like pure spite. It makes you wonder if Mr. Cook was abandoned by a meat-packer, deadbeat dad or something. If there has ever been a more annoying, unsympathetic protagonist than this wacko cardiac surgeon. It's the first time in my life that I wanted to jump into the book and slap the dickens out of a character.Cook has never been a grand master of his art, and is not a prodigious talent, but, at one time, he was good for a fun, exciting read. But with inane plotting, lifeless characterization, a total inability to involve the reader in the concerns of the protagonist, and bland, unsatisfying conclusions, turkeys like Toxin & Chromosome 6, God help us, are likely to leave the reader bored and uninspired.
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