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Summary: I loved it
Review: When I started reading, I really didnt have such high expectations for this book. I had liked Crichton for the Jurassica Park BOOKS(and books only) and Sphere, etc. This seemed a stretch for me but it ended up being my favorite of his books.
This story is another Crichton thriller--so you know what you're getting going in and you know how he's gonna move the story--but in this book there is something much more inviting and familiar. It is because he spends alot more time making you care about the main character(s). Though you can probably see the end coming(if you know his writings well enough), the characters and the path they use to get to that ending is what really makes this book.
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Summary: Stellar Mystery
Review: This book was one of my favorite suspense novels. The author did an excellent job paint the scenery of the large areas where the planes are built. He definitely puts you in the eyes of the character. Great book.
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Summary: Not really about airline safety
Review: Another thrilling Crichton page turner! I was expecting this to be about the dangers of flying, but in the end it left me feeling rather reassured about the safety of air travel. The real suspense in this book arise from the tensions created by the internal company politics in the airplane manufacturer, as well as from the aggressive "reporting" of the tabloid television crew. As usual, Crichton's characters aren't as well developed as I might like, but he knows how to pace a story and sustain interest. Definitely an entertaining read.
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Summary: MOVING THE CHESS PIECES
Review: AIRFRAME is another mystery on Crichton's growing list. The daughter in this tale shouts, "Oh, Mom, I missed you!" Which is what the reader will also echo in his or her search for character in this novel. When you write film scripts, which this essentially is, you leave it up to Sharon Stone to provide the elements of character. The heroine, Casey, in this story is one of the author's chess pieces, a woman who dumps her daughter off on her ex husband and engages in zipless sex while she stumbles her way to solving the mystery of the why an airplane dove out of control. Crichton does put some nice messages out there. He shows how TV news show producers and anchormen become prostitutes to their own stories. He displays the infighting that goes on between corporate bosses and their wannabe underlings. He demonstrates how corporations play footsie with their big customers. So what if he does pass off film scripts as novels, Hollywood is where the money is. The reader can't have everything.
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