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Summary: Crichton Is At it Again!
Review: I am a long time fan of Michael Crichton's work. From the first big book I ever read (Jurassic Park) in 5th grade to the most recent I've read, which happens to be Airframe, I still have yet to read a boring book of his. Airframe is one of his better works. A plane goes through a disastrous turn of events during a routine pan-pacific flight, killing some passangers. Now the company must figure out what has happened before a big sale of aircraft to China blows over. Annoying reporters, conspiracy craving executives, and an exciting plot make this an edge of your seat page turner. I couldn't put the book down. I loved every page of it. Definately a must buy for aerospace and Crichton fans.
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Summary: The only one truly injured in this novel is Michael Crichton
Review: In Airframe Michael Crichton milks the aeroplane disaster theme one more time. The result? Three passengers dead, fifty-six injured, however, the pilot still manages to land the plane. Sound like something all too familiar? That's probably because it is. At a glance the plot seems to be interesting and well developed. Casey Singleton is a representative for Norton, whose plane was involved in the incident. Casey while being part of the investigation team, headed by the hard nosed John Marder, is also having to baby sit new comer to the industry, Bob Richman. On top of all this Casey is given the job of handling the media which includes Jennifer Malone whose sole driving force is to get a good story for her show, Newsline whether it be fact or fiction. Casey with little to go on starts to use some investigative skills not realising that by doing so she is also putting her job on the line. It looks good but what you get is a plot that acts a little like the airliner in the novel. At first it pitches up and then it nose dives continuously. You start off with gripping page turning excitement, then it dies down. You think to yourself, "Don't worry it'll start to build up again," so you continue to read, and read, and read. Suddenly you realise that your half way through the "Other Best-selling Books By Michael Crichton" list in the back. You think to yourself, "Hang on a sec." "Where's the thrilling ending?" "Where's the excitement?" "Where's the action?" "What, you mean that was it!" "What a rip." What you end up being slapped in the face with, is a predictable ending that insults the reader's intelligence. The reason for this badly developed plot is to make room for all the technically accurate (we hope) information. It gets you going for the first hundred pages or so but after that it becomes tiresome. It over shadows the plot and acts more as filler for what would otherwise be a hundred and fifty page book. To accompany this Crichton has also offered a wide range of shallow, two dimensional stereotyped characters. Although sometimes you have to wonder if even this has been done correctly. It's more of a game of which stereotype fits who. Crichton has an annoying knack of having Casey speak down to Richman and as a result the reader as well. This, "You see little Jimmy, this how the aerospace industry works," approach, at times gives you the feeling that you're watching an episode of Play School. The only thing that keeps this novel together is Crichton's storytelling ability that will get you to the end whether you like it or not. However, ultimately what your left with is a technological thriller that is more of a slow paced whodunit and reads like an explicit reference manual.
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Summary: Wonderfully exciting book.
Review: Happy Book.
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Summary: Crichton at his Best
Review: I cant beleive how accurate the information in this book is. Crichton has shown that he can still thrill the knuckles off your hands. This is by far one of the best ive read.
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Summary: Don't read this book unless you like boring novels!!
Review: This book is one of the most boring novels I have ever read during my life. I'm a big Crichton fan but I cannot recommend this book to anyone. Nothing happens during the story, it also moves at a snail's pace.
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Summary: White Knuckled Thriller
Review: A great read! Technically complicated but nothing can prepare you for what happens at the end! A total twist!
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Summary: Why is Crichton so popular?
Review: This book gives me the urge to write myself. Probably because I think I could do better. The characters are as thin and underdeveloped. This is the first Crichton book I've read. I thought I might enjoy it since I work in the aerospace industry. The technical details are accurate but not impressive.
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Summary: This book really sucks.
Review: I would give this book 0 stars if I could.This book is boring.I don't have a clue about why it's a national bestseller.All it talks a bout is a plane crash.Then this lady that works for the company tries to figure out what went wrong.It talks about airplanes and how they are made for pratically the whole entire book.don't say nobody warned you becaus it sucks.
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Summary: Horrible.
Review: This book is a total let down. It is so unlike Crichton to produce such trash. He gets so technical that I'm certain this book would appeal more to an aircraft enthusiast than it would a lay person. I really hope he produces better stuff in time to come.
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Summary: Well researched I'd say!
Review: I found it to be very technicaly entertaining. The detail about the plane seemed very convincing. Michael must have done his homework. I will never fly charter again!!!
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