Airframe

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Summary: Not Upto Mark
Review: I would rate this as the worst book by Crichton. I bought this book with great anticipation but was highly disappointed. The author has used lot of technical/aviation terminology (must have done extensive research). However, the plot never builds up convincingly. There are too many characters and the plot is quite clear in the first 75-100 pages. definitely, if airframe science interests you, this might be good read.

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Summary: Couldn't put it down!!
Review: This book is such a good one, I got into trouble for reading it during English class! It is such a cool book, because the plot is a fast one, and since you are asking yourself over and over again "What happened to that plane!!?", you are tempted read the last chapter, but don't! This book will be very dull if you do!! And about the plot, someone said there is none, but, LOL! (Laugh-out-loud)This book begins in a N-22 widebody airliner just minutes before the pilot begins to lose control of the plane. What plot could be faster than that?? This plot is very identifyable also. And so, after this incident happens, 2 people are left dead and many other are seriously injured. People are giving the N-22 aircraft a bad rap, when they probably shouldn't, because, after all, was it the plane, or pilot error? And so, the Norton company who makes the aircraft, needs to prove that their plane is safe. But first, they must find out what happened inside that plane the day of the incident. Ok, enough jabber. Go get the book and start reading it. Now!

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Summary: This book had a great concept but simply lacked interest.
Review: The book started off interesting and had a well-considered plot and concept but it carried on too long. When an interested reader picks up the book in a store it seems to be very interesting but it was a let down. Crichton lacked interest in the middle of the book and I started to no longer want to finish the book. The ending is a surprise and it is something that a Crichton fan will enjoy. But for the first time Crichton lacked interest in one of his stories which was really surprising. It's a book that you can read if you don't mind long amounts of time with nothing resolved. And if that wasn't enough, the technical terms and abreviasions of companies and government branches make the book at times boring and hard to follow. So if you're in a mood to pick a book that is not fast paced, it's yours ! I guess the saying 'never judge a book by it's cover' stands true to this book.

Rating:
Summary: A GOOD book
Review: I think this is a very good book. You don't really know what is happening until the end. There is just one thing to do: READ IT!!

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Summary: A real Crichton, a fair reading but still a script.
Review: Ranging from dcumentary to fiction this book can only be characterised as a technological thriller. Crichton masters to this kind of books but we are going to see where he lacks. The book certainly is not an adventure, neither a charac- ter driven adventure since he presents to us a lot of these characters, but only on the surface and he takes them back and forth to a non stop action, putting them to cope with different situations, something that diffuses the attention of the reader, since these actions are not dense, while certainly are branched around a central idea, his plot. And here, the plot is not a mystery, it's straightforward, while Crichton in some places is very much expected and in some other places (few but well placed) unexpected. He also exaggerates a lot (e.g a handycam that is bouncing all over but never destroyed, his he- roes become comics superheores, justifications that are too simple, etc). As to characters we said that are surface attributed and not well placed, neither delved into and the book never becomes the brain-psychology type that a real novel requires. Crichton is still scripting, something that means a fast book, with tempos that are climaxing towards the end. The only real offer of the book is the documenary side of the aviation technology/manufacturing, where it really hits bullseye. You're gonna learn somethings. Narration is again simple and not literary, as we are used by the author and the scenes flow without any hinder. The book still becomes intense and this makes it an interesting reading, but not a real novel and not not a book for readers that expect much. It could be more dense, it could be more dramatised (I wonder how a man that writes/creates ER can not put that hind itno his books), less exaggerated. Still a fair reading and obviously a real Crichton.

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Summary: Incredible! Could not WAIT to get back to this book!
Review: Assume novel. I literally was thinking about it day and night, wondering when I could get some time aside to keep reading this book. I can't imagine anyone not loving this one...

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Crichton follows in the tradition of great books before this one. It is a excellent plot and great storyline. The situation is one that could that occur in real life.

Rating:
Summary: Good thriller
Review: It's been 20+ years since I last read a Crichton novel (Andromeda Strain). In the interim, Mr. Crichton has enjoyed tremendous commercial success with such novels as Jurassic Park and Congo. Having missed those novels, I can't compare Airframe to them but I think it's fair to say that Airframe is comparable to Andromeda Strain with its blend of suspense and use of science/technology. I can only assume that those reviewers who have complained that the book contained too much "technology" and not enough action have had their intellects dulled by too many action films and their non-plots and non-stop pyrotechnic special effects. Too bad!

Rating:
Summary: Where is the plot?
Review: Except for the technical aspects, could have been a short story. Only reason I kept reading was to find the answer to one or two questions, but there is not much character development, almost no action - nothing happens along the way. Not to par with Crichton's other books.

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Summary: Airframe is a great book
Review: I thought the Airframe was a great book. It has taught me many things about airplanes. The book is griping and gets you wandering what would happen next. I realy liked the setting of the book because i like technical things of the book. Michael Crichton has a great storytelling ability that keeps the reader reading the book. His technical details are very accurate. I recommend this book to the poeple that like a thriler with lot of technological stuff.