Utopia

this was a great read

i thought this book was an amazing piece of work to help me escape the daily monontony. it was imaginative and fun. I couldn't put it down. i found myself wishing i was at the park waiting in line for a ride! i think Lincoln Child is an excellent author and have read several of his books.

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Like a roller coaster

Good suspense down to the last page.

Disneyland on LSD

What an engaging idea...to have such evil spring from a loving creation? Yes it is formulaic, but a formula for spine tingling fun reading.

Awesome. One of my favorites

This book is a must read!!! The plot is fabulous and pulls you in right from the beginning. It has an unlikely hero and a cast of great characters. The twists and turns of the plot keep you guessing and just when you think you know where it is going, think again. It explains the way a computerized theme park works but doesn't get too technical. You can easily put yourself in the park and it makes you wish you could visit. If you love Michael Crichton, this author book and it's author are for you. I will read it again for sure. Loved the ride.

Great fun read!

The techy in me loved this book. As always, I was engulfed by Mr. Child's story.

Good Rainy Day Thrills

This is a pretty quick read but I found that at times it moved too slowly for me. It seemed that the author was trying to impress the reader with unnecessary details and prose. This is a thriller and, in my opinion, ought to have focused more on the action and tension among the characters than on the reiteration of the past and relationships among them. The ideas and the story had the potential to be much more exciting than they played out in this story, and certain explanations became so wordy I had a hard time imagining what the author was describing. Overall I did enjoy this book because of the futuristic technologies described in the parks, but it is not one that will remain in my collection.

Lincoln Child's UTOPIA was one exciting roller-coaster read.

I loved this book. The writing was top notch and the suspense was nail-biting. I really enjoyed how everything happened in less than a day...sort of like the tv show 24.

Utopia itself sounds like a great amusement park, if only it weren't a fantasy!!

Jurassic Park without dinosaurs

Jurassic Park fans look out! There are a great deal of similarities between Utopia and Crichton¿s Jurassic Park. (No dinosaurs though). Utopia is a new modern amusement park with every innovation and thrill ride imaginable. I wish it existed I would love to visit. Things go wrong for a variety of reasons but to me the great strength of the novel is attention to detail and the knowledgeable descriptions of the behind the scenes working of a huge amusement park. Lincoln Child really did his homework on this one.

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Best Book I've Ever Read

I picked up Utopia on vacation last May, and I loved it from the opening pages. I've read many, many books in my twenty-two years of life, but Utopia ranks as my favorite, and one I will definitely enjoy for years to come. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a good, interesting read!

Imaginative and exciting

The theme park that Child creates in this novel is one that I'd absolutely love to visit. Too bad it's imaginary! I constantly found myself referring to the theme park map in the front of the book to keep my perspective of Utopia straight. The story itself takes a back seat to the concept of the theme park, but it is compelling nonetheless. Despite a few cliche moments where I felt like I was watching 'Armageddon' or 'Deep Impact', I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to be transported to a terrific imaginary place and taken on quite an exciting ride.

Good one for the car.

I listened to the book on CD. It made my 5 hour car ride feel like 30 minutes. Very enjoyable book with a nice focus on techlogy, and still enough action to make it interesting....I hope they make a movie.

Not a bad book

I have not cared for any book by Preston/Child etc since 'The Relic.' Seems like rather harsh criticism but the Relic was an outstanding book. Utopia is still not up to the level of past endeavors but worth the time.

Not To Be Missed...

Even without cohort Preston, Mr. Child proves that he can conjure up a good thriller with the best of them. Getting away from the fantastic plots that have formed the basis for most of his collaborations, Mr. Child dips into the Crichton database for a more technical topic and does not disappoint. Thriller fans should gobble this one up.

Utopia Not Exactly Paradise

This book squeaked by with four stars because of Mr. Child's dazzling descriptions of a mind-blowing theme park. The characters are formulaic, right down to the meaner-than-dirt villain oozing evil charm (picture Michael Caine at his smarmy best, or worst, depending on your viewpoint). But who has time to develop depth of character with all those jaw-dropping rides and attractions to describe? The idea of malevolent people turning the park's own brilliant technology back on itself to create havoc is a good one - even better is the finale in which it's turned once again, this time for justly-deserved comeuppances. However, the story sometimes runs out of steam, perhaps due to the sheer weight of words...its length seems to dilute the suspense.

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