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Title: A "thriller" that reads like a textbook
Review: Critics often praise a good nonfiction book by saying, "It reads like a novel." Well, here's a novel that reads like a textbook -- and a bad one at that. The book is full of arcane science, with few definitions or explanations. Bear assumes that every reader is an expert in microbiology. Moreover, his ending stinks. Don't waste your time.
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