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Summary: Simply one of the best!
Review: I see alot of people have been slamming this book, I don't know why though. It's very entertaining and does what a book should do. For me that purpose would be to entertain me and make me feel like I was living the story along with the characters in the book. The book did both of these things and more! Great adventure! Superb characters! An excellent story line! I could go on but what's the point? Read it yourself! If you're like me and you just want to read a wicked adventure story you would not go wrong in choosing this book to read. NUFF SAID!
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Summary: Intriguing
Review: I really enjoyed TIMELINE. I was leery buying it because it sounded toooo far fetched. But he did a great job as usual. The quantam theory is rather exciting to consider. I look forward to his next book.
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Summary: Timeline
Review: I have read all Michael Crichton's works and find him a very diverse author, as this book demonstrates. The historical perspective brings the book alive. It was difficult wading through the "quantum" theories at the beginning of the book, but smooth sailing past that. A really enjoyable read and I'll bet the movie will be a block buster.
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Summary: Prepared for the movie screen
Review: When I first saw this book I was excited to see a Crichton book incorporating another highly scientific concept (quantum theory) into an adventure story. As I read I was disappointed in the glib nature of the action in the book. It seemed that every section was trying to have a cliff-hanger ending. Like I was watching a made for TV movie right before a commercial. Also, the actions of the characters didn't make logical sense in many cases. Many times I felt like I was back in Jr. High reading a role-playing fantasy book. Not enough depth. The two things I did like were 1) the concept and 2) the ending. It also gave me a layman's understanding of quantum mechanics. When compared to Jurassic Park and some of Crichton's past novels, this one just doesn't cut it. Overall, I think he has seen the money and knows how to write to make a strong movie, not a strong book.
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Summary: I could not put this book down!
Review: I loved the mix of science and history in this book. The Story line was such that I lost many hours of sleep, I just could not put the book down. This is one of Michael Crichton's best works. I was sad to come to the end of this book, I just did not want it to end. I hope that there is a movie based on the book soon. If you want a book that you just can't put down than this is your Book.
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Summary: Who cares what I have to say? However, it couldn't hurt.
Review: Crichton, once again has written a novel which leads one to ponder the truth of the fantastical. In this novel, he includes part science fiction, part factual science, and part history. With a captivating plot and an unusual approach to time travel, this book is deffinitely worth reading. The reader will most probably walk away questioning the possibility of time travel.
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Summary: Time For An Action Novel? Then TIMELINE Is For You
Review: Michael Crichton's recent midieval novel, TIMELINE, proved to be a far more interesting and engaging story than I had expected from reading the inside cover. Crichton has cleverly mixed modern quantom theory with a little imagination and a lot of interesting facts from a time and place most of us know little about and produced an action thriller I found I could not put down! While the ending was somewhat predictable and the motivation for the story to occur in the first place was somewhat questionable you will quickly find yourself caught up and carried along by this clever story of modern man meeting some rather tough folks from a long time ago. Treatr yourself to some enjoyable, recreational reading and go for TIMELINE.
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Summary: A Fun Read
Review: After months of tedious work, and mind numbing report writing, I wanted to find a book to just kick back with, and found just the thing in "Timeline". It wasn't difficult to follow, was at times creative, and was basically fun to read. It made for a pleasant two day vacation from the present world.
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Summary: An extremely compelling book
Review: After being hooked on Jurassic Park and its sequel the Lost World, I was quite disappointed with Airframe, Crichton's 1997 effort. Timeline has the exciting plot that I felt Airframe sadly lacked, and from start to finish it grips you incessantly. The quantum theory relating to travel in the 'multiverse' grabs your attention early on and forces you to engage your brain in a critical but also receptive manner. The setting is suberb - the Dordogne in the south of France is a beautiful area rich in medieval history. Also, the constant switching between the 14th and the 20th centuries is very effective. At times you can imagine how easily the scenes could be transformed into film, but this is no bad thing - a well-made screen version of this story would be a great experience. Hopefully Crichton will not, however, feel compelled to write a third instalment of the Jurassic Park story. I personally thought the events should have been concluded with the first book, but the Lost World (novel) was still far superior to the film version. An extension to the story, potentially involving dinosaurs running amock on the mainland (in a similar vein to the ludicrous scenes at the end of the second film) would be very difficult to stomach. However, a prequel to the first book would be far more palatable...
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Summary: Medieval Times in Jurrasic Park
Review: I love Chrighton's ability to write action packed fiction to a technical geek like me. Timeline was thrilling, and included a brilliant vision of not-too-distant future technologies (insightful si-fi) as well as life in the 1300's (historical fiction). I couldn't put it down and can't wait for the movie which will undoubtedly follow). After I finished I reflected that Timeline is a direct copy of the Jurrasic Park formula: - an early tease of technical problems - a group of unsuspecting youths - a misunderstood, ancient world - numerous violent threats - a technical genius with his incredible computing power - a plan to make a fortune while ignoring obvious moral dilemas. Which book am I refering to? Both.
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