Airframe

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Summary: Just a little above the rest.
Review: Michael Crichton is an excellent author when it comes tosuspense. A woman in a race against time is caught in a trap set byher boss. If she doesn't find out what caused the severe turbulence on that flight before the China Sale, the boss is rich and she's out on her butt. Other problems are really straining the investigation. But the spine-tingling climax proves what you wouldn't believe, an experience you must witness yourself. This book and its author are a little above the rest. I rate the book, ****.

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Summary: I'll make this simple
Review: I just have one thing to say. The most important factor inCrichton's books is that he meticuously researches every detailinvolved with the topic. When I read his books, I find a perfect blend of fiction and reality.

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Summary: A page turner with loads of information from both sides
Review: I read this book while flying from the US to London. From the opening page, I had to know why the accident happened. I was very happy to see the press portrayed as the vermen that they are. It was very much a page turner. I am not a fiction reader but now I am looking for more Crichton books

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Summary: Crichton delivered again in " Airframe"
Review: Maybe 'Airframe' is not Michael Crichton's best, but it certainly is a good thriller for everybody to read, not only for Crichton's fans. It doesn't have a lot of actions in it, but it does have some interesting puzzles to keep you thinking. If you are looking for a action packed thriller, this is not the one you want; if you are not, you just can't miss this one

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Summary: Another page-turner!!
Review: I bought Airframe unsure of what exactly to expect and I was really impressed. Among all the books I pick up I can honestly say there are not very many that really keep you riveted to the book to see what happens next. Airframe is definitely one of them. I found it easy reading and very intriguing with some very interesting comments about the power and purpose of the media in our days. It makes one view the news in a slightly more cautious and thoughtful manner. I highly recommend this book!

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Summary: Airframe didn't fly with me!
Review: Poor Michael Crichton! He's fallen into temptation! Temptation of the big $$$ that the movie industry pays him to translate his latest novel into a screenplay. I remember Jurassic Park. It was a novel I just couldn't put down. I read it in 10 hours! Its sequel, The Lost World, was slightly disappointing after the tense thiller that proceeded it, and Congo, well, let's not get into that. I have many Crichton novels, and some are hit and miss, but none so disappointing as AIRFRAME. I'm married to a pilot, and read aloud the situations in which Casey Singleton found herself. We had a good laugh at this one! And contrary to what some of your "book reveiwers" say, American aviation is safe... real safe, as Michael Chrichton knows and which is why he wrote about it. Unfortunatly this book followed the TWA Flight 800 disaster. I'm sure many of your readers expected something quite similar in plot. Must say though, Michael, that you hit it on the nail when you portrayed the press. BRAVO! I too enjoyed the chapter with the reporter tossing her cookies! (realistic to have her aboard? NEVER!) Was so looking forward to this book, only to be greatly disappointed. (This book was a Christmas gift too!) Sure hope you can come up with something that is written for the reader (remember us, your loyal fans?) and NOT for the big screen!

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Summary: Not the Crichton we always look for
Review: Airframe is a very enjoyable and exciting book but will not be remembered as much as other books by Michael Crichton. An interesting and very promising plot is somewhat underdeveloped and the characters, specially the main ones are not as smart as we expect. It is a bit tiring to keep reading all the data about planes when we soon learn that the solution lies elsehwere. In a way, it can be said that the book lacks some magic in it, dealing with a subject closer in extreme to our daily lives. In this sense, it reasembles Rising Sun, but it misses the novelty of the former subject. Closing up, Airframe is a nice book, but not one who drives us with excitement and passion as (easy one to guess) Jurassic Park

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Summary: an excellant book that is hard to put down
Review: Casey Singleton, divorced and mother of one child, vice president of Norton Aircraft. Recently promoted from Business Unit Manager to Quality Assurance rep on the Incident Review Team.

Casey's new job title is immediately put the test with the disaster of flight 545 when her boss (Mader) gives her and her team of engineers a week to solve the mystery or it may affect the sae of their planes to china. Then to top it off she has a new assistant (Richman) to train in.

Learn how a plane flies and what is involved in checking out a plane after a disaster to find out what went wrong. Any technical terms are explained in very understanble wording. You don't need a college degree to understand what is being explained.

See how the media is like our media of today. More of a hinderance than a help.

What is the media doing to be a hinderance? Can She stop them from giving bad publicity that may ruin the company? Who is trying to stop casey from finding the answers? Why is her new assistant have secret meetings with her boss? Is the N22 a deathtrap? Can the mystery as to the cause of the disaster be found in time? Will the sell of planes to China go through?

To find the answers to these questions and more and also have some fun learning about planes at the same time read Airframe by Michael Crichton. Once you get started you won't want to put the book down. Great mystery!

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Summary: Maybe Crichton's WORST Book
Review: I'm very disappointed, the plot is really weak, looks like a cheap 2 hours TV special. The final chapter is Ridiculous. Don't waste you money/tim

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Summary: Crichton's, Airframe, is a non-stop thriller!
Review: Airframe by Michael Crichton Book Review by Tony Lenzi Michael Crichton's newest novel, Airframe, is a hard to put down, well written, hang by the edge of your seat thriller. The novel picks up right on the first page and doesn't stop until it's over. It includes a commercial plane disaster, a local union on edge, hard-core press interviews, and an intelligent protagonist, Katherine Singleton. The story starts off aboard Transpacific Airlines Flight 545 as an unidentified error takes place during the flight causing the plane to shake violently and dive. Passengers and luggage are being thrown around the plane like pinballs. The pilot is able to safely land the Norton N-22 widebody at a Los Angeles airport. Three are dead and many more are injured. Meanwhile Norton Aircraft is on the verge of a multi-million dollar deal with a Chinese company interested in purchasing some of their planes. The Local Union is also upset because of rumors that the wing of a plane is being sent to China and that they will be laid off. They will do anything it takes to slow production and keep the wing. Kasey Singleton is now in charge of finding out what happened on Flight 545 and that the China deal doesn't fall through. Can the single mother do it? What caused the crash? You'll have to read Michael Crichton's bestseller Airframe to find out.