Pros: Likable characters and an interesting story. Cons: Technological explanations too long.
My husband picked this book up for me to read. Since I did read and like The Lost World, he figured I would enjoy this Michael Crichton book. Crichton likes to play on the what I like to call, the what if scenario with ...
Pros: Interesting story; some characters seem very real Cons: Lengthy dry descriptions; over-explanation; detail problems/inconsistency
I have a confession to make: I've never read a Michael Crichton story before. Oh, I've heard plenty about them. They sell really well. Some of the science is dubious at best. They contain too much explanation. Well, I finally decided to find out for...
Pros: Interesting sciences and development of a monster. Cons: The unexplained separation of Jack and his wife.
Michael Crichton gives us another thriller. This time the antagonists are smaller than the tip of a pencil, much smaller. In Prey Crichton releases a threat that is formidable and learning to become smarter, perhaps smarter than those who are ...
Pros: Lots of cool tech info Cons: A little far-fetched at times
Michael Crichton is my favorite author and has been ever since I read Rising Sun. I normally have just little bits of time here and there to read, but with Crichton's books I actually make myself time to read them. Therefore, I always finish his ...
Michael Crichton puts a lot of research into his novels. No matter the topic, there is always a scientific aspect to them and his research makes sure that the plots sound scientifically possible. I have enjoyed every book of his that I have read. ...
Pros: Interesting technological thriller. Cool science fiction with real science. Cons: Uneven. The first 100 pages are slow. Some plot points were just too unbelievable.
I used to LOVE Michael Crichton books, but he fell out of my favor with his most recent novels. Prey, which focuses on nanotechnology and computer programming, sounded like it might be getting back to earlier Crichton, back to the types of...
Pros: Fast pacing and a familiar story.... Cons: ...with predictable results and ending.
Michael Crichton takes on yet another emerging science in Prey, his novel warning of the dangers of nanotechnology. Like other Crichton novels, the antagonists radically change to form a threat, the protagonists are unlikely heroes and the ...
Pros: great detail, masterful suspense, intriguing story Cons: might be a little too much detail for some
Various technology such as computers and cameras have been getting smaller and smaller every year. Now there is such a technology that allows cameras no larger than a speck of dust to fly behind enemy lines in war zones and spy on the opposing armies, a ...
Pros: Gripping story based on cutting edge technology
Cons: Cardboard characters
Of Crichton’s thirteen best-selling novels this is the seventh I’ve read and enjoyed. Since we also regularly watch his hit TV series, “ER,” I guess we qualify as fans of Michael Crichton. His stories have become somewhat formulaic, often ...
Pros: Interesting plot idea. Cons: Not up to his standards with shallow characters, tedious reading in parts, etc.
A hallmark of Michael Crichton’s work over the years has been the issue of technology with unintended consequences thanks to human error. We are not as smart as we think we are, in short. From his first book, “Andromeda Strain” (which later became a ...
Pros: Kicky, fast-paced plot keeps things rolling in an entertaining fashion. Cons: Crichton jettisons character development in favor of having everyone rush about madly.
She was a tough young book reviewer - maybe not the best, but prolific, and an avid reader. She found it hard to pass up an opportunity to give her two cents on a book, and she found it even harder to turn down a book when it was given to her to...
Pros: Exciting, freakish, well-researched and well-constructed novel Cons: Some things I think Jack should have figured out (because I did before him)
Jack Forman is unemployed. Bummer. He used to be in charge of creating computer programs that are based on animal behaviors, this way the programs can run on their own and still function without human interference. It also means they have the ability ...
Pros: Fast paced, suspenseful and exciting. A page turner Cons: Too many scientific explanations make it drag a little
Michael Crichton has written some scary books, one might even say horror novels but he has never written a scary/horror novel in the conventional supernatural, Good versus Evil, sense and for me, that's what makes his novels even more scary. You see with ...
Pros: great story, pacing, characters Cons: certain parts, ending
My brother doesn't read too much. However, he read Michael Crichton's Timeline over the summer (before the movie came out), and he couldn't put it down. I could see the look in his eyes when he read it: he was in love. However, afterward, he only ...
Pros: Crichton's tense writing style. Characters are strong, and events are chilling. Cons: Not everyone likes Crichton's long explanations. Characters don't have much development.
In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles-micro robot ...
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