Rating: Summary: I wish I were Michael Crichton!! Review: A terrific, yet typical, Crichton novel. I couln't put it down, yet at the same time, I couldn't help noticing the structural similarities to "Disclosure." I'd still recommend it.
Rating: Summary: Possibly his best yet! Review: This truely is a "can't put it down" kind of book. His attention for detail gives you new insight into the airline industry. This detail gave relevancy of this story for me.
Rating: Summary: Fast action mystery thriller works on many levels. Review: This fast moving mystery thriller is Michael Crichton at or near his best. The setting is within an aircraft company, ostensibly about aircraft safety. However, the theme goes far beyond that. Aircraft safety issues are raised, but read carefully and you will find the story more about the media and business. I especially enjoy the epilogue to the end of the story. It concludes the action and suspense with some provoking ideas that enrich the book. If you are looking for action, adventure, mystery, and an intelligent hero(ine), this book is a sure winner.
Rating: Summary: VERY GOOD, TYPICAL CRICHTON Review: FOR SOMEONE WHO FLIES A LOT, AND IS ALWAYS AFRAID, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I SHOULD READ THIS BOOK. BUT CONTRARY TO WHAT I THOUGHT, I FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE. CRICHTON IS KNOWN FOR HIS DETAIL, AND HE DOESN'T FAIL HERE. I LEARNED A LOT AND REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK. IT IS A FAST READ AND A RELATIVELY GOOD STORY. TWICE I THOUGHT I HAD THE STORY FIGURED OUT, BUT TWICE I WAS WRONG.
Rating: Summary: The Predictable Side of Crichton Review: It has become a standard for Michael Crichton to thoroughly investigate the scientific aspects of his stories and then wrap this knowledge within the context of a mystery/thriller. In Airframe, the story is predictable and the science not that exciting. The story reminded me too much of Rising Sun, with too many pat answers to difficult issues.
Rating: Summary: AWESOME at least Review: I see Casey(the main caracther) as a smart woman kind of like Liv Tyler beutiful and yet smart. If you don't want to read it start making lines on the Movies. This book is going to be a multi-million dollar movie...
Rating: Summary: You won't stop flying and you won't stop reading Airframe Review: When I fly now, I study the "slats" on the wing of the airplane I'm riding on. Chrichton's book sends a reader into an awesome airplane hanger, the mean ways of the media and a story that will keep you in your seat a long time.
Rating: Summary: tedious Review: It started out great, with an interesting mystery, but it soon got tiring. I eventualy skipped to the end to see what happened.
Rating: Summary: Aircraft safety thriller Review: A well researched insight in the aircraft safety industry with a coktail of corporate politicking, irresponsibility of the press, labour disputes and male and female executive roles. Definitely a good read.
Rating: Summary: Airframe Crashes from Structural Failure! Review: The number of coincidences and unlikely occurrences in this plot make back-to-back lottery wins seem plausible. The inconsistencies and inaccuracies make Jesse Helms seem like a scholarly researcher. Janet Reno, Al Gore and Gerald Ford are vibrant, interesting and empathetic next to these thin characters. Anyone who didn't figure out the general nature of the ending before the midpoint of the book wasn't really trying. The only bright spot is that the movie will be ever so much better than the book.
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