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SEIZURE, Audio
by Robin Cook
Recorded Books, July 2003
Unabridged auduio pages
$44.95
ISBN: 140255740X

Note: This book may be purchased from www.recordedbooks.com

Just when you think you have escaped from reading Robin Cook’s worst novel to date, the author finds a way to prolong what is already a bad idea. In SHOCK, an unethical fertility clinic in Massachusetts is exposed to the authorities and the principals involved were on the run. That should have been the end of it, but apparently Cook had other ideas. In SEIZURE, we learn what happened to Spencer Wingate and his staff after the infamous scandal they created from their radical experiments. They are back in action and will get involved with another illegal scheme. Do we really care?

In this latest medical thriller, the author focuses once again on a story of science go mad where a person’s ego is more important than their own common sense. If it were not for the hubris of the main characters, things would probably continue the way they are. Dr. Daniel Lowell is a scientist working on stem cell and cloning research to get the necessary cells to treat terminal diseases such as Lou Gehrig’s disease and Parkinson’s. Senator Ashley Butler is against all this and heads up a campaign to outlaw this practice putting the doctor’s studies in jeopardy. In reality, the senator has an ulterior motive and offers Lowell a deal. If he helps the Senator get rid of his terminal ailment he guarantees that his hearings will come to an end. If the scientist refuses, he will pass his bill to Congress where it is a sure thing that it will pass without opposition. Dr. Lowell cannot afford this because it will mean a loss of several years of research as well as much-needed investment capital. The senator has only one stipulation. He wants to be implanted with a specific individual’s DNA. It will be at this point that you might want to stop reading the book. Preposterous and ridiculous barely covers it.

If people knew what was actually in store, they would probably look elsewhere for another book. SEIZURE is a slightly better book than its predecessor is; however, the novel is still bad. It has a lousy plot, cardboard villains, an unconvincing love affair, and a soapbox for the author to talk how the government interferes with medical research by cutting funding and putting their noses where it does not belong.

The only silver lining of this work is the unabridged audio recording of the book read by George Guidall. He has established himself as a respected narrator and does a great job in everything that he read. He portrays the character’s self-righteousness convincingly, giving the reader the opportunity to continue to be disgusted with the plot. Guidall does a great job saving the book, but it should not be his responsibility. If you need to read the book, hear the audio for what it is, ignore the story.

Reviewed by Angel L. Soto, August 2003

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