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Customer Rating:
Summary: Somewhat disappointing
Comment: What can I say? I was somewhat disappointed by this book; it is not up to the usual standards of the
author [but it IS an earlier volume in his output, etc/].

Customer Rating:
Summary: What a boring waste of time.
Comment: I picked this up because I really like the collaborative works between lincoln child and preston
douglas. I was very disappointed in this story. There was lots of description of the theme park, but
little depth in the characters and an extremely thin plot with almost laughable situations. Do
yourself a favor and steer clear of this one. Whoever the reviewers are who enjoyed this book must
have read a different book with the same title. I will continue to read the works written in
collaboration with Mr. Douglas, however.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Roller coaster ride with a lot of fun
Comment: I have read several of his books and they all are page turners and keep you guessing. The action
keeps going and you never know what to expect next. He is a good thriller author.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable Action/Predictable Ending
Comment: This book is 430 pages of well-paced, interesting, enjoyable action that is marred considerably by
the fact that the reader will see the ending coming from about 300 pages away. After the first 100+
pages, it's obvious who the 'inside guy' is and you can make a pretty good guess on how various
characters' skills and personalities will play out in the story's culmination.

It seems
that predictability is common in Child's works - so if you aren't bothered by it in his other books
you'll like this one. If, on the other hand, you want your mysteries to remain mysterious
throughout, don't expect too much from this.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Entertaining thriller
Comment: Utopia is the story of a robotics expert called in to work at a state-of-the-art theme park in the
Arizona desert. Once there, he is startled to find the robots are malfunctioning. Could the glitches
be the result of park mismanagement, or could it be something more sinister?

I really
enjoyed listening to Utopia. The book was well read, and entertaining even at high speed on my iPod.
I did find myself rather annoyed with the protagonist's daughter Georgia and the bratty way she was
possessive of her dad. This may be realistic but I found it a tad creepy. I liked Sara Boatwright,
but the protagonists new love interest seemed a carbon copy of the love interest in Deep Storm. />
Overall, a good book. I probably would've cut the Georgia character or made her younger.
She seemed a little too old to be such a brat.