Coma (Famous Firsts (New American Library)) [Mass Market Paperback]

Robin Cook (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: NAL Trade; 1ST edition (August 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451211421
• ISBN-13: 978-0451211422
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,413,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Robin Cook impresses again!, August 22, 2007

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L. Toll "www.iblist.com" (Ottawa, ON) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coma (Famous Firsts (New American Library)) (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm a big Robin Cook fan. He's a lot like Michael Crichton in that I'll read him when I want a good thrill, and maybe to learn something. I consider their genre to be sort of science horror. Coma was exactly what the doctor ordered, in this case (no pun intended). Although I wouldn't recommend it as light reading when you're planning some minor surgery of your own.

People are dying. They come in to Boston Memorial Hospital for routine, minor surgery... and end up dead. It can't possibly be a fluke - so many apparently healthy people coming in, going into the operating room, and never coming back out alive. New intern Susan Wheeler is determined to find out why.

This book has Cook's usual cast of gripping characters and compelling moments between the heroine and her reluctant hero. You won't be disappointed with this effort. The twists and turns are sometimes a bit dizzying, but so worth it when you reach the climax of the action. There are also some pretty horrifying bad guys in this one, although most of Cook's villains are usually soulless, conscienceless creeps anyway. Definitely worth picking up if you're a fan of the genre or of the author. Heck, it's worth picking up even if you aren't.

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you glued to the book, January 29, 2006

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Reader "Reader" (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coma (Famous Firsts (New American Library)) (Mass Market Paperback)

Wonderfully written book....The suspense will keep you glued to the book...And the most amazing thing is that the story just runs in a couple of days....so many big shots investigating the coma matters are clueless about the entire episode (or arent they)..and this girl from med school comes....with just the right quantity of enthusiasm and spirit....and uncovers the murk that is a not so obvious part of the entire episode.