Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4812877 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

Customer Reviews

Getting bugged
Atmosphere is all in this detail-rich novel, from the beautiful beaches and palm trees to the traditional luaus of Hawaii. From the beginning, Thrips hooks the reader and doesn't let you go until the very last sentence. Just when you think you know what will happen, L.R. Farley throws an unexpected curve in the story, as the reporter searches for the reason behind the vicious bugs. It becomes a race against time to find a way to stop the mutant thrips from destroying the island.

The characters are lively and interesting and the mystery is well-plotted. An interesting read, which will leave readers clamoring for more.

Thrips are boring!
This book was a disappointing read. It lacked suspense or any originality, and it could only really be entertaining for a very juvenile reader. Most chapters are 1 to 3 pages long and if any suspense is built up, although the chapter titles usually tell you exactly what is coming next, it is immediately resolved. The title seems a poor choice, although that is exactly what attracted me to the book. I am a part of a small proportion of the reading public that would even know what a thrips is (such as entomologists, agriculturists and some gardeners) and, it is these people that should avoid this book. Farley has included nothing here that would indicate that he consulted any outside sources and it is clear he has no interesting or deep insights into the scientific content that he bases the plot around. Additionally, the cover art is truly ugly. The two poor quality thrips images on the cover show likely dead specimens, dried out and broken, with one lying on its back and the other wingless, and hardly menacing looking.

Thrips rates up there with genre classics
Yikes! Common garden pest turned scourge? R.L. Farley's thrill-a-minute read limns the horrifying possibilities of bio-terrorism. Mutant thrips might be the bio-bugs in question but Farley's plot is as tangled as any web some mad scientist might weave. Here's a fresh blend of science with mystery that belongs on my bookshelf next to my classic favorites of the genre': Jaws and Jurassic Park.