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The Eden Proposition Review May 12, 2009
By Wayne A. Emery
The author keeps you mesmerized with descriptions of the Pacific Northwest while entertaining you with the story of "The Eden Proposition". This tale was riveting. I could not put it down. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was completely enthralled with this story. The author weaves together a little of today's technology with what is possible tomorrow, and suprises the reader with a proposition so serious, and seemingly possible, you are sobered by the consequences. This story should be made into a movie. It's that good.
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The Eden Proposition Mar 02, 2009
By Barbara Zell
I loved this book! I'm in the public health field and it's potential accuracy is extremely scary. Well written, and probably intensively researched. It's a good book club selection because of the main character's intent and our reaction to it. I've given 2 books to other public health friends of mine. I'm waiting for their reaction.
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I could NOT put this book down! Feb 12, 2009
By Herbooks.com
I have read the entire text of The Eden Proposition and have the following to say about it:
First, it's important that I confess I am not one to read fiction (or, at the most, very rarely do). The book's story has to be really, really good to induce me to spend my time reading it.
Last year I was given the opportunity to read the final draft of The Eden Proposition, and was simply amazed. I could NOT put this book down.
I won't go into any details of the story or its characters: you'll just have to read it...buy the book. But, trust me -- this book is a must read !!
The premise of the story is extremely intriguing, to say the least. From the very beginning, the characters are introduced and developed in such a manner that compels you to read on and on and on...you can't wait to find out what happens to them next.
The course of the storyline weaves its way through, enticing you to read one more chapter; well, maybe just one more; then, okay, another; until finally, as the night (during which you were supposed to be sleeping) begins to slip into dawn, the physical nature of your body demands that you finally close your eyes...sleep. And so, reluctantly, you place the book down. But, be warned: you'll probably pick it up again as soon as your eyes are open. So, maybe you shouldn't leave it next to the bed when you go to sleep?
I had more fun reading this book than I've had in years. It kept me on the edge of my seat (and pillow), constantly asking "... what the heck could possibly happen next." I can't wait for the sequel. Does anyone know when the movie is coming out? If you do, please let me know!
Bill Holloman
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Frightening glimpse into the future? Jan 15, 2009
By Jo Laboff
I have been a fiction consumer for many years and have read all of the big names - Clancy, Ludlum, Cook, Grisham, LeCarre, Turow, King - but when it comes to thrilling page-turners, The Eden Proposition rolls them into one and blows them all out of the water! It literally had me at the first page and did not relent. Kurt Dahl has managed to combine all of the elements - a well-researched, all-too-believable plot, well-developed characters, intelligent concepts, and edge-of-your-seat suspense - into one blockbuster of a read. The Eden Proposition gives you frightening food for thought - your imagination will run wild pondering its relevant premise and, at the same time, will leave you wanting more. I am holding my breath for the sequel...
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Autopsy of the Inevitable? Jan 13, 2009
By BVD
I've read the book twice. Fifty pages in, I started rejecting the premise. Fifty pages further on, I was hooked. MPR -- Massive Population Reduction -- of course that's crazy -- then Dahl takes it from crazy to chilling before the reader senses what's happening. He makes the preposterous suddenly, frighteningly reasonable. The devices that he envisions mankind devising to deal with the unthinkable are-- unthinkable -- numbingly practical and still unthinkable. I found myself replaying some of the scenes, wondering what goes on in the head of someone who can see the world this way. Not like anything I've read before. Anybody who starts it will race toward the conclusion, then find it in their thoughts for a long time afterward.
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