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Title: a real disappointment for this Cook fan
Review: I have read almost every one of Cook's books, and I found Abduction to be such a disappointment. It is sort of a combination of Man from Atlantis and Lost in Space, and not done as well as either of those B-grade t.v. shows. The premise of the book was far-fetched, and the characters were fairly steroetypical. I got lost in the technical jargon during Arak's explanations to Suzanne (the glossary in the back of the book helped, but not all of the terms were there), and I don't like to read a fiction book with the aid of a dictionary. The ending was very trite, not all that surprising, and disappointing in that the reader never really knows what happens to Suzanne. I get the feeling that Cook was writing this one to sell as a made for t.v. movie and lost sight of the higher quality writing that he is capable of. If you are a Cook fan like I am, read it so that you can say you've read it; otherwise, don't waste your time.
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