Acceptable Risk

by Robin Cook

Book Overview

Robin Cook has always been on the cutting edge of the latest medical controversies. In Acceptable Risk , he confronts one of the most provocative issues of our time: personality-altering drugs and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399139710
• ISBN13: 9780399139710
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.7" x 1.5" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

A Quick and Fun Read

Book is a quick and fun read, very enjoyable, just enough horror, intrigue, and history. I am a big fan of the Salem Witch Trials and I was amazed at how correct Robin Cook was about the area and the goings on in 1692. I reccommend this book for a fun weekend read. (Coulda been a bit longer maybe)

Beware of TV Movies

Today (10/21/01) there was a TV Movie made of Acceptable Risk...supposedly. If that movie sparked your interest in Robin Cook's wonderful book, I wanted to forewarn you-the TV Movie was more than butchered. I'm convinced that TBS-Superstation didn't even acknowledge the book's storyline. Please don't let that horrid movie affect your purchase of this book! Its worth it. xoxMAGGIExox

Acceptable Risk

Robin Cook's Acceptable Risk is a ride back in time to the seventeenth century with a few modern-day twists and complications. Cook's shocking similarity to the possibilities and ideas of today's world is quite a bit to swallow, but it makes this book all the more enjoyable. His almost "journalistic" approach to writing makes the book simple to understand and easier to apply to the real world. He introduces an interesting hypothesis concerning the Salem witch trials and its causes and he has a way of opening the reader's mind to all sorts of new outlooks on life in general. Cook's dry wit and amazing writing talents keeps you on the edge of your seats during the entire work. This book in highly recommended to anyone in high school, but it will be better understood if the reader has previously read The Crucible.

Best Cook book ever!

This is definitely my favorite Cook book because it involved a historical portion which i found very entertaining and because it was verrrrry suspenseful and kept me reading for hours.I learned a little about the Salem Witch Trials and I learned some about biochemistry as well. I will admit it was a little predictable but the good definitely overrides the bad. But I was sad to see Kim go back to her old boyfriend. Overall this is an excellent book.

A thought provoking, frightening look at medical ego

After having read most of Robin Cook's novels, I thought I was prepared for anything. That assesment was incorrect. A mild mannered, shy doctor (Dr. Edward Armstrong) is literally transformed by ego and greed into an unfathomable character. He brings along a group of fellow practioners, as well as his romantic partner on his horrific journey. Meanwhile, Kimberly Stewart, our heroine, is seeking answers to accusations about an ancestor of hers believed to have been a witch. Their paths run concurrent as both learn secrets of personality altering drugs, their sources and potential uses. Mounting suspense may not prepare you for the final 40 pages. Be prepared! A great ride for my imagination.