Review: i found the writing excellent
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2013
No spoilers here - I am not a jerk:I do not hand out 5 stars easily and consider myself a good judge of writing and the only reason I could take a star is that I'd ask the author to have spent 100 more pages covering the "incident" and some story lines but as I didn't pay for those pages, I can't exactly criticize.  I am very, very easily bored by books and did not lose interest in this book.  I read it right through.  It is remarkably free of typos and grammatical errors - the editor (and author) are commended for that at this price point.  I found the phrasing fluid and very readable.I agree with a few reviewers who commented that the story could have gone further with some of the story lines, but its an author's choice whether to pursue and complete any given story line and, you didn't pay for the pages, so, there's little to complain about really.  Maybe the author wanted to write more pages but had editorial constraints, who knows. (btw i have nothing to do with the author or any affiliation, i am just some guy)I was a little surprised by the 3 star review labeled as most helpful.  I thought it went a bit too far and frankly, I did not find it helpful, I found it a bit off the mark.  If you're going to be critical, in an open forum, get ready for your own medicine - here it comes:You say you have no knowledge as to the efficacy of the science and yet you speak about it in such a way as to suggest that the author didn't have their facts straight.  Out of line: if you don't know the facts, why even bring it up?  That's the cat calling the kettle black and a clear case of stretch criticism.  I am no expert on genetics but I am pretty sure to even a well educated person they will find it plausible.This person states "Thwarting international transaction by bureaucracy is also a stretch ... (i edited the rest out so no spoiler)" - to which i say - nonsense!  In a virtual martial law scenario i see little impediment to the notion that some red tape was circumnavigated here.  That's a silly criticism.You suggest the CIA's involvement is ludicrous, but supply no alternative (suggesting, by extension, that neither do you know which makes the comment land with a dull thud).  I can't explain further why without being a spoiler but suffice to say, I am certain it's not ludicrous for the CIA to have become involved.  I can see a case for the FBI to have been, perhaps, the more logical choice but there was an international connection to a company that has ties that would warrant CIA involvement.And last but not least, as others commented on with your review, what's with the spoilers?  People who treat the book in their criticisms without warning are, in my book, very inconsiderate.  This isn't a shaver, or, a bag of rice - it's a book man.  Do you rush home from a movie and tell your best friend how it ended?  You should note that your review contains spoilers at the very least.I have to be honest, I found the review a bit childish and patronizing.  It sounded like someone who just wanted to hear their own voice.  I for one know just how hard it is to write a novel and if you're going to hand out criticisms, ensure they have some basis, champ - these people are trying to earn a living and your blather costs them money.  ;o)