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Summary: Breath-Taking!
Review: This is another great book by Michael Crichton. He describes the setting and characters thoroughly and it was very interesting to read, I couldn't put it down! I could see everything in the book unfold right before my eyes. I loved the characters (even the bad ones) and I loved the action, the setting and just everything is this book! This is a definite read for anyone who wants a book that will take you away to another world and make you read the whole book in a couple settings! Enjoy!
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Summary: Very Good
Review: The Great Train Robbery is probably one of Crichton's best and unique books. Taking place in the mid-eighteen hundreds, this classic tale of a mastermind criminal plotting to rob a train. Although it's quite easy to get lost in some of the book's (Who knew people talked so differently back then?) wording and mid-eighteen-hundreds way of speaking, it still holds your attention throughout. Very well researched and amazingly written, The Great Train Robbery stands on its own.
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Summary: The MIGHTY CRICHTON makes a mistake
Review: In the 28th chapter " the finishing touch " Mr crichton talks about panar man eater being a topic of discussion in naini-tal near burmese border in 1855 . he got his facts wrong ... Panar man eater appeared in somewhere around 1900 and was killed by jim corbett in 1909 and naini tal is near the nepalese border . it is strange that a guy like crichton who is knowledgeable could also muck up his facts. i wish somebody could bring this to his notice comments are welcome at rishikesh40@hotmail.com
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Summary: Great Book
Review: One of the best book's I have ever read. At first it's hard to get a grasp of the victorian criminal slang, but as you read on it's all explained and you become familliar with it just as easy as you do modern slang. It's an educaton and a gerat story. I recomend this to anyone looking for a good read.
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Summary: Not Like Other Crichton Thrillers
Review: I thought The Great Train Robbery was an exciting book, and I recommend it. But it's not like Crichton's other techno-thrilers. It takes place in the 1800's instead. Still, it's a good read, but it seemed like Crichton was trying to write something that he isn't-bad-at-but-not-the-best-at writing. Still, if you like a good, exciting story, I recommend it.
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Summary: An Uncommonly Intelligent Read
Review: Michael Crichton's novels are all good reads, but none fulfilled me quite like this one. The Great Train Robbery tells the story of a criminal mastermind who sets up the perfect crime, the robbery of an indestructable steam beast. Edward Pierce is about the most brilliant, charming, and well-rounded criminal character ever written. This explosive insight into the criminal mind should not be missed.
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Summary: good
Review: The book was good no doubt.The only thing which I would like to comment on is the language used in the book.The language was of the typical Victorian era with all the slangs and jargons which sometimes made me very dirricult to understand.This may be due to the fact that I am from India.But overall I liked the book very much because it not only told a real life daredevil story but also lots about the Victorian era and about old England and its culture.I would like to request you to please tell me more about the main pratogonist ie:Edward Pierce.This is because I find his character very interesting. thank you kunal
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Summary: great
Review: a dull boring(the way he wrote it) book but with a good plot bad description of characters, i still don't understand who is the main character.
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Summary: The Odd One
Review: I thought that this book was excellent, however, compared to Crichton's others, it is different. Crichton usually focuses on scienctific and technological problems/advances, but in this novel he focuses more so on society in my opinion. That isn't to say it was bad, of course.
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Summary: A Great Book to read
Review: I enjoyed the book. It really showed me how it felt to live in the victorian days. I liked the way the characters pierce got all the people he needed to pull the robbery off. It really showed Pierce as a person of many alliuses and disguises. The book was enjoyable because of the fact that it made you antisipate if they were going to get caught or get away with it. Pierce is portraid as sharp and as quick as a snake. It is a book of action, adventure, and laughs. It provides a great story with amazing victorian age history. The book shows how the thieves thought, acted, and did at that time. I would recomend this book to any reader who likes a story that they can get into and feel as if they are there. I know I enjoyed the book and I hope you will read it.
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