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The Select (1994)

The Select (1994)

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0006880460 (ISBN13: 9780006880462)
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Πρόκειται για ένα πολύ δυνατό ιατρικό θρίλερ με τρομακτικές προεκτάσεις για την ανθρωπότητα. Η ιατρική σχολή Ίνγκραμ, που χρηματοδοτείται από την τεράστια φαρμακοβιομηχανία Κλίντερμαν, και η οποία είναι η καλύτερη στο είδος της, κάθε χρόνο δέχεται πενήντα φοιτητές ιατρικής, με τους καλύτερους βαθμούς και το πιο κοφτερό ιατρικό μυαλό, μέσω κάποιων ειδικών εξετάσεων. Παρέχει σε αυτούς τους φοιτητές δωρεάν τις υπηρεσίες της και ένα λαμπρό μέλλον. Έτσι και η πρωταγωνίστρια, η Κουίν Κλίρι, μια έξυπνη φοιτήτρια που θέλει να γίνει γιατρός, μπαίνει ύστερα από κάποιες δυσκολίες στη σχολή, πιστεύοντας ότι έτσι θα πραγματοποιήσει τα όνειρά της για μια λαμπρή καριέρα στην ιατρική. Αλλά ανακαλύπτει τρομερά πράγματα, αυτή και ένας φίλος της, που ανατρέπουν κάποιες ιδέες της για την ιατρική και τους επιστήμονες... Εξαιρετικά δομημένο θρίλερ, με πάρα πολύ καλή σκιαγράφηση της πανεπιστημιακής ζωής σε μια ιδιωτική σχολή, των φοιτητών, των καθηγητών, των επιστημόνων και των διαφόρων άλλων χαρακτήρων του βιβλίου, εξαιρετική ατμόσφαιρα γενικότερα, και πολύ καλή ανάπτυξη της ιστορίας. Αργεί να πάρει μπρος, αλλά δεν έχει σημασία, μέχρι εκεί διαβάζεται πολύ γρήγορα. Μετά, μόλις πάρει τελείως μπρος, δεν μπορείς να το αφήσεις από τα χέρια σου, λόγω του όλου μυστηρίου, του σασπένς, των δυνατών σκηνών, της αγωνίας που νιώθεις για το τι θα γίνει στην επόμενη σελίδα, αν θα τα καταφέρουν οι πρωταγωνιστές ή όχι κλπ, καταλαβαίνετε. Και δεν είναι μόνο αυτό, βοηθάει πάρα πολύ και η γραφή, που είναι κλασική γραφή best seller βιβλίου. Έχει και το ΕΦ στοιχείο. Και μια τρομακτική συνωμοσία. Και μερικά creepy στοιχεία. Γίνεται να μην μου αρέσει; Όχι βέβαια! Αλλά δεν του βάζω παραπάνω, γιατί ήθελα να έχει και κάτι παραπάνω με την κεντρική συνωμοσία και πιο πολύ βάθος σ'αυτήν, αλλά μην τα θέλουμε και όλα δικά μας. Ρίξτε του μια ματιά!"Οι επίλεκτοι", εκδόσεις Palindrome.

When three friends, a boy from a wealthy family, a boy with photographic memory and a bright girl from a poor family have a chance to apply to a special medical school with all expenses covered they apply. The boys are accepted but the girl is put on a wait list. The boys conspire to get her accepted when the wealthy one does not accept and leaves an open slot. While the school is isolated and has very tight security as well as many, many rules, no expense has been spared for the students. Things seem to be going along well for he two first year students, but soon they experience some disconcerting happenings and all too soon discover that there is a dark side to this prestigious school with wide reaching tentacles. With life and limb threatened the three connect again to get free and expose the school and it's sponsoring body.

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After hearing Eric Bauman talk about Wilson several times, I asked for a suggestion on which of his books to read, and Eric sent me this one. I am not normally one for medical thrillers -- I've never warmed to Robin Cook, for example -- but this book had a nice twist, taking place in a prestigious medical school. Very early on you realize what's going on behind the scenes at the school, so it's not so much a mystery as a thriller where you know more than the characters know and wait anxiously to see how much they're going to figure out and when.The main characters are pretty well-drawn, starting out as stereotypes (the financially-struggling, uptight female A-student; the ne'er-do-well slacker who also gets As; the gruff security chief, the kindly old professor and the shady medical department head) but most of them, especially the students, become far more "real" by the end of the book. There are things you KNOW will happen: the inevitable romance, the inevitable revelation that someone is not what they seem, the inevitable "chase" scene. Not much comes as a surprise, but the book is still a satisfying read. One small nit to pick: the apparent subplot about the identity of the cadaver Quinn and Tim are assigned to in anatomy lab never really dovetails with the main plot in any significant way ... it's also like Wilson got bored with it and decided no-one would notice if he let it go.
—Anthony

THE SELECT F. Paul Wilson covers more ground than any writer I have had the pleasure to read; Sci-Fi, Horror, Thrillers, Medical Mysteries (Mr. Wilson also practices medicine) and his very popular Repairman Jack series which happens to cover all of the areas previously mentioned. The Select is a medical mystery about a top-notch medical school, which only selects the best of the best to be added to its alumni. The school, which seems to be every aspiring doctors dream actually becomes a nightmare for three friends chosen to test for entry exams. The school hides a huge secret and will stop at nothing to keep their activity quiet. I highly recommend this book. I feel this is one of Mr. Wilson's best efforts. I wish he would write more books in this genre but he claims he has nothing left to say in this field and he doesn't want to be repetitive.
—Kevin

The description on the back of this book does not do it justice! Someone told me that you could get books cheat at the Goodwill and I thought I would check it out. I bought this book for .50 and man, what a bargain! I was gripped from the moment I started it. I have read Wilson's work before in his Repairman Jack series so I knew this would be good...I just didn't realize it would be THAT good. It is not much of a mystery as you can guess what is happening a few chapters in. What grabs you is the suspense that Wilson keeps you in through the entire book. This was a really good read and be prepared to stay up at night to get a few more chapters in.
—Jody

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