• What book is currently on your nightstand?
  • Who is the author?
  • What genre?
  • How do you like it?
  • Would you recommend it to others?
  • McBinary@kbin.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    I keep forgetting about Michael Crichton. I read the reviews on that book and they seem really hit or miss. I’ve never read any of his books, but I’m a fan of sci-fi and mystery so you caught my attention there. Knowing that it would be my first Crichton book, would you recommend this one, or would another be a better starting point to get me hooked on his style?

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      1 year ago

      I probably wouldn’t recommend The Andromeda Strain as your first Crichton. Although it’s among his earlier books, it can be pretty dry at times, so you really have to be a fan of the science part of the sci-fi.

      Something like Micro, Prey, or Next would probably be better places to start - those are among his later works (in fact he passed while writing Micro), and they have pretty good plots which move along at a fun pace. Sphere gets an honorable mention here too.

      If you like any of those and you’re willing to try something a bit more on the sciencey side, check out Jurassic Park.

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        1 year ago

        Dude, what!? Crichton did Westworld, Jurassic Park, Sphere, Congo, AND Twister?!?! I had no idea.

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        1 year ago

        Thanks! I’ll check out those other 3 first. Also, I had no idea that Sphere was his story. I really enjoyed that movie when I was in highschool!