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Title: A not so good "mutant"
Review: My first impression of the book Mutation, by Robin Cook, was a good one. It is a typical story in which a genetically altered child is too smart for his age and begins to conduct dangerous experiments at his father's lab and at home. Being a suspense/thriller novel, much of the story will leave you guessing, but Mr. Cook keeps you guessing for a long time and it is not until the end of the story that it gets suspenseful. Also, the first one hundred pages are repetitive. Characters are introduced, and you don't learn enough about them to care what is going to happen to them in the future. In this novel, Mr. Cook gives vivid descriptions of everything, which helps to paint a picture, but in order to paint that picture you must get past the large vocabulary. In my opinion, this is a good book for someone with high intelligence who is into science. If you're looking for a "never want to put down" book, Mutation is not for you.
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