Reaper [Turtleback]

Ben Mezrich (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (January 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606156917
• ISBN-13: 978-0606156912
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

More About the Author

I'm the author of nine books, at the moment, including Bringing Down The House, The True Story of Six MIT kids Who Took Vegas- which sort of made me a vegas expert. I live in Boston with my fiance and pug, Bugsy.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars SECOND RATE, AVERAGE, May 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Reaper (Audio Cassette)

Not much more can be said about this so-called thriller. The characters are totally uninteresting and are so superficial, you'd swear you have already encountered them in countless other movies and TV shows. The lead character, the doctor with a grudge, is so predictable and corny, you'll almost root for the villians to succeed. The female woman is so lightly developed, you know that there's not much to her personality, let alone her psyche. And the plot absolutely fails to excite or thrill the reader on both the technical as well as the high tech level. Forgetable book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW, August 25, 2001

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This review is from: Reaper (Mass Market Paperback)

At the tender age of 32, Ben Mezrich is a writer with good skills that have yet to reach their maturity. "Reaper," while an enjoyable diversion, is full of plot holes and stereotypical characters. The leading characters of Nick Barnes and Samantha Craig are so "perfect," they are nauseating. Add to this those crises in their lives that have left them bitter, and you have two heroes that need to grow up! The plot is rather interesting: a biological virus spread through televisions and computers. We also have three over-the-top villains: Marcus Teal, a black billionaire, who wants to use his technology to "CONTROL" who gets ahead in the business world, most notably, of course, minorities and the poor guys; Melora Parkridge, who is like a modern-day Margaret Hamilton, who wants to use her technology to wipe out technology altogether, for some reason the reader is never fully told; and then we have nutso Ned Dickerson who is being "controlled" by the virus. He's a whacko who is the real culprit in this serpentine maze of incredulities. "Reaper" in the hands of a more mature writer, could have been fun, but it ends up being one of those books you would have passed on had the promotion and premise not been so intriguing. Yawn.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars JUVENILE PLOT AND JUVENILE WRITING, May 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Reaper (Audio Cassette)

This book really lacks the substance of a good thriller. The plot, however unbelieveable, is brought about using such an old, worn, predictable formula that it really doesn't offer much suspense. The characters are brought in like stereotypes and offer little to interest the reader. Villians are surprisingly weak and predictable so that it doesn't offer any suspense when they plot out something nefarious or when they get thwarted by the good guys. The hero and heroine are also from the same mold. A good-looking, bitter and tragic doctor and a young, smart, cold on the outside but hot on the inside type of babe government investigator--hmmm. how unique. Of course the two should fall into bed as soon as they can and the author really doesnt' try to develop anything believeable on this.