Nightstrike's Reviews: Nano

Loosely continuing where Death Benefit left off, this is another interesting novel from Robin Cook. As you might expect, there really isn't too much to say about this writing-wise, that I haven't already addressed, so I'll just quick touch on it:

Excellent writing, surprising plotlines, but subpar dialogue.

One of the key tenets of good writing in my eyes, is "show, don't tell," which somewhat prevents me from giving this a perfect rating. That being said, this novel has quite a bit going for it story-line wise.

Once more, it follows the exploits of Pia Grazdani and George Wilson, most notably the former instead of the latter, as they grapple with the fallout of the previous novel's events. Their friend wounded in George's stead, is struggling, and having given up hope in the stem cell research she was conducting, Pia looks to the world of nanotechnology, hoping it might provide an answer for her friend's predicament. What she finds, however, is far more concerning. While she and her fellow researched at Nano, LLC, an up-and-coming nanotech firm are testing the technology on bacteria, it slowly becomes apparent Pia isn't aware of the implications of her research, and she soon realizes that Nano has pushed forward the timetable on human tests.

Presently, these two books are the only two that follow the 'adventures' of Pia Grazdani, with Cell picking up on George Wilson, seemingly no longer concerned about Pia. The only thing that really gave me mixed feelings was the ending, which left Pia's fate unknown, but it was one of the few instance where the antagonist wins, so I'm not particularly sure how to factor it in.

Overall Rating: 7/10