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Summary: A keep-you-at -the-edge-of-your-seat heart-pumping thriller!
Review: Down in the depths of the southern Pacific Ocean, a gigantic spaceship is found, undamaged after a fall from the sky, which seems to be around three hundred years old. Immediatley, a crew is sent for, and dozens of peoples' lives will never be the same as they fight for survival in an underwater biodome against the power of the sphere. I loved "Sphere" by Michael Crichton. It has every element a classic suspense novel should have. I was fascinated by the excellent craftmanship of "Sphere". Along with every other thrilling thing in it, it has a twisted ending that will sent chills down your spine. This New York Times bestseller will keep you hooked into the wee hours of the morning, until the last page is turned!
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Summary: It was really great until...
Review: I was enthralled by this book from the very beginning. Imagine, scientists discover an ancient spaceship at the bottom of the ocean only to discover it's true origin is a little closer to home.
I have loved every Chrichton novel and this one was no different, at first. The story was tense, thrilling and the very last chapter killed the entire book for me. I won't give it away but the conclusion felt like a huge rip-off. I know I wasn't the only one who felt this way.
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Summary: What would Scooby do?
Review: Totally predictible. For more intellegent mystery, try watching "Scooby and the Headless Ghost"
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Summary: Michael Crichton at his best
Review: This book a "classic" Crichton book: a simple combination of action, scince stuff, and mystery. Also, in this book he adds psychology to the list making it even better.
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Summary: Good story, but.....
Review: This was a good story, but it was getting long towards the middle. I wouldn't say it was predictable, but it was taking too long between incidents. I rarely felt like I had to keep reading... Several times I just wished it would end. I am an avid reader, so it takes a lot for me to not complete a book. This one was close. Oh well.... I still think Crichton is one of the best!
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Summary: A great book
Review: Crichton has out done himself again. Five strangers are sent to an underwater habitat to investigate an unknown "alien" spaceship. The civilians of the group: Norman, Beth, Ted, and Harry, are very complex characters that are portrayed in a very simple way. While down in the habitat DH-8, they visit the spaceship. Inside, they find a perfectly polished sphere. Everybody in the group has an idea of what it is. Ted thinks that it is a trophy of some sort. Harry thinks that it was picked up on the travels of the ship, and Norman thinks that it is a door of somesort. During a routine day, the sphere opens, and that is when things go very wrong. The ending really tops off the book. Leaving the reader in shivers, the book ends the way that it ought to. Supspensful and very dangerous, this book is one of the best fiction novels I have ever read. Like all Crichton books, it leaves you wondering what if, and is very, very suspensful.
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Summary: The book is better than the movie!!!
Review: I'm so glad I read this book before I saw the movie because I probably wouldn't have picked the book up after seeing Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman and the other stars playing the parts so unlike was portrayed in the book. That's just my opinion though. The book was definitely 10 times better than the movie with the portrayal of strange huge squids above the undersea station and other fantastic, mind boggling happenings that can only happen in a book. Things that special effects can't even make up for a movie. The book was spine chilling to the point that I felt as if I were in the seastation with the crew. The story is about a strange sphere that appears in the deep ocean. I don't know how everyone else read it but I felt the writer was trying to convey to us that the sphere was not from outspace at all but was from the future and had actually been made in the USA. I'd still give the movie version of this book 3 stars but I implore you, if you decide to see the movie, read the book first! Great story, great plot, great writer as always.
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Summary: Non-Stop Reading!!!!
Review: I bought this book because of the title and the description it had. First I started reading it with no enthusiasm and read to page 20 aprox., another day I read a bit more because the book was getting more interesting with every page (I read to page 70 aprox.), then a third day I read to page 250 aprox. and ended reading that day because it was two hours past midnight. Then a fourth day I finished the whole book (371 pages). My conclusion is that the book will rise your hair and make you continue reading no matter the hour or how tired you are.
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Summary: Terrific Audio Book
Review: I had the opportunity to listen to this auio book whil traveling. It kept me extremely captivated. I found it hard to get out of my car when I would stop. The characters in this book were terrific. Michael Crichton always has colorful characters and the narrator, Mr. Ed Asner really brought them to life. In addition, this audo book utilizes some minor sound effects that gave me the sensation of listening to an old time radio program. These sound effects added greatly to the book. Some of them were things like the sound of sonar pinging, making the voices sound like they were coming over an intercom system and the computer voice of Jerry just to name a few. Mr. Asner did a wonderful job with the voices. When I first saw that he was doing the reading, I didn't think I would like it, but was pleasantly surprised. This book was the perfect length for my trip, approximately 3 hours. I started it just as I left my home and it concluded just prior to arrival at my destination. My dislikes about this book are minor and not worth mentioning here. If you like to listen to audio books when you travel then I highly recommend Sphere. I have also listened to Arifram by Mr. Crichton and it is another great audio book. Normally, I like to compare the author to others of the same genre; however, Mr. Crichton is the leader in this genre and all others would pale in comparison.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is only the second book I've read by Michael Crichton and so far its the best one I've read. The whole book is so interesting and sucks you in so you never want to stop reading it. I didn't want to read the book at first after seeing the movie which is pretty dumb but the book is nothing like the movie, its far better so don't let the movie stop you from reading the book. If you haven't read any of Crichtons books, read this one and if you are a Crichton fan and haven't read this book then seek help.
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