Airframe

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Summary: Not Chricton's Best...
Review: This book was totally lacking in imagination. The characters were underdeveloped, and the plot was rather uninteresting. I would rather recommend a couple of his other books, "Sphere" and "Timeline" over this poor novel.

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Summary: Outstanding book!
Review: I read this book over the course of two weeks, during the Holidays. I agree with the other reviewers when they say that this book will keep you glued and strapped to your (passenger) seat, bed or wherever or however you enjoy reading. :)

I like the fact that the chapters kept relatively short. It's easy to stop and take a break, come back later and pick up were you left off. Much easier than if you had to break off in the middle of a 50 page chapter, then come back without remembering what happened in the last couple of pages.

As far as the story is concerned, I believe other reviewers have done a superb job of describing it. I'm a pilot so naturally I love this book. But Michael Crichton has this particular style that really keeps me reading and reading and reading and..It is a style which I myself have not find in the few other books I've read from other authors. He is truly gifted and amazing!

I highly recommend this book for anyone who has an interest in aviation, who is in aviation or even someone who's afraid of flying. I would also love to see a movie made out of Airframe!

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Summary: 4 1/2 Stars: Good Book, But Not Crichton's Best
Review: This book is an excellent story about which, like many things, seems like a simple case but is much more complex. An airplane catastrophe causes four deaths and 57 injuries, but what is the problem? Corey Singleton, a Vice President with Norton Aircraft, is assigned with finding out. This is not a mystery novel per se, but you will be wondering too, with anxiety and fascination, while you read this fantastic book. The plot is thick and unexpected, and the resolution is unexpected. The characters leave a little something to be desired, but this is a plot-driven book, and after reading it, you will feel smarter and you will be glad you spent your time reading it. Worth the time.

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Summary: Non-stop action thriller
Review: I love this book! I've read it several times over the past few years, and have recommended it to friends and loved ones.

I am a Crichton fan, which may color my views, but this book in particular is very hard to put down, from page 1 to the end. In addition to the behind-the-scenes views of the airline manufacturing industry, and some political and international intrigue, this book offers up some likable protagonists, including Casey Singleton, a well-written, strong heroine.

Like many of Crichton's books, this one reads like a screenplay -- you can easily see how next year's summer blockbuster could derive from this book. This one in particular has a few scenes that would tweak the PC police, so it would need a little bit of rewriting before it got past Hollywood's censors. Not much, mind you. And if they make it, I'll be there on opening day to see it.

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Summary: Don't Read This Book on an Airplane!
Review: This book will cut into your sleep because you won't be able to put it down. When the pilot says "please keep your seat belts fastened when you are in your seat", you will know what he means. The book is very well researched and very believable. In fact a real plane ran into killer turbulence a week after I finished the book.

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Summary: This book was far out ! It was so cool ! My friend Agrees!
Review: My friend Agrees! Yeah! He's so cool to read that book too. It was a very thoughtful, smart, interesting, and very exciting book. Very very very excellent airplanes! I love airplanes now! I want to go in a plane! This book was very interesting. It was also very smart in both its implications and suggestions and also in its scientific implications. I loved it so much!

I would say that there are some few parts of profanity though, unfortunately. That is quite unfortunate. But I really don't mind an authors ability to express himself. There is a certain genre of people that really want to be thrilled, not preached about what not and what to say. I really have no idea what I'm saying. I'll cut the rant.

Get the book. Don't get the book. I loved the book. The book rocks. Facts are facts. It is an awesome book. The planes rock. What more is there to say! I really don't know!

One thousand words is very generous Amazon.com! I love it though. Amazon.com is great to have these reviews and all the people can write about the books. That is very good. Well, I think I want to wrap this up. Overall, the Airframe story runs along, shall we say, very choppily yet very tasty to the mouth, mind, and to the soul. What I mean is that is lingers in the body even after you read it. Even after the mind understands, the hands and the feet understand. I don't know what I mean, and I know this might have no absolute relevance in this world. But I believe this is a truly exciting, fun, scary!, book. Michael Crichton did a great job. Let us congratulate him and Amazon.com at the same time!

Sincerely, Adel

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Summary: Aviation Industry Suspense Thriller Mystery
Review: Like most readers of this book, I picked it up in an Airport during a trip this past year. Initially I could not get through the first few chapters and switched my concentration to the In-flight movie instead. Upon my return home I finished reading the book more as a mountain to be conquered than to seek reading pleasure. Perhaps it was my disappointment in the author's knowledge of the aviation industry. I was hoping more for a plot that would center around a commercial airline instead of an aviation manufacturer which no doubt contributed to my disenchantment of this novel.

Crichton's writing style and methods of building suspense are indeed noteworthy and if you are a die-hard Crichton fan this is not to be missed. Additionally his knowledge of the Aviation Manufacturing industry is obviously a result of his good research, which makes it delightful and thought provoking. However, if you have no interest in this industry and are not much for suspense I suggest you save the few dollars this paperback will cost you and buy something more suitable to your aviation interest.

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Summary: Talk about a good book.....
Review: Wow, now that's what I call a good, quick read. Michael Crichton just never lets you put down the book. At the end of almost every chapter, he leaves you with a cliffhanger just making you want to turn the page. Airframe was no exception. Airframe is about a commercial airliner and its internal happenings. Casey Singleton, the newly appointed QA director for the builder of the plane, gets the job just in time. En route from Hong Kong to Denver one of her company planes all the sudden jerks out of control. Does TWA Flight 800 ring a bell? Casey must investigate to find out why the plane mysteriously did so and in doing so killed several and injured many others. She encounters many obstacles along the way and has to do and say some things that she wouldn't normally. Overall all, I thought that Airframe was a very good book. I would recommend it to anyone over the age of 15. If you really want a rush, read it while flying on a plane. That should at least double the value of reading it.

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Summary: Airframe
Review: An airplane crashes, Casey Singleton has to find out why. Casey is on the IRT (Incident review team) She finds disturbing clues as to why the plane crashes,But they all point to slats extention, but thats impossible, they fixed it years ago. She finds that the pilot wasn't flying the plane, his son was. He let his son kill 4 people including himself. I completely agree on how Mr.Chrichton handles and described all the charecters. Casey, Richman, Marder, all wonderfuly described. The underlying details, Her daughter, Her Ex-Husband, and a manner of all the other little details blend to create a breath-taking adventure. I would reccomend this book to anyone who is interested in adventure and mystery , but is willing to handle some foul language.

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Summary: A Fine Novel
Review: Airframe by Michael Crichton was a fabulous novel by one of America's best Science Fiction novelists. After a TPA flight goes down for an unknown cause, Casey Singleton, the QA director for the builder of the plane, investigtes along with her team to find out the mysterious cause the killed 16 and left many, many more injured.

After a young worker for an NBC news show finds out about the problems going on with the planes, she decides to do a report on it. Casey is then forced to make up lies to get the interview over while she has to investigate the plane crash and has problems with her daughter at home.

Casey does the interview and then goes to different people around the factory to see if they can help with the plane. She learns to read the black box it will take weeks so she decides to go to a video store and put on tape the recordings of one of the passengers. After doing this she knows the truth about what happened after she took a test flight on the plane that was in the accident.

Airframe is a novel that you don't want to miss whether you are a fan of Michael Crichton or not. Not only does the book have a fabulous story, it is also a great reference just like all of his other books. Be sure to read this one and enjoy it. I think you will.

HAPPY READING!