Airframe

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Summary: Nothing new here.
Review: With all the hype and tension the real life media is creating about the "dangers" of flying, Crichton has attempted to take it one step further. However, the poor character development does not help the weak story line. If you are looking for something to do to kill time, this is the ticket. It seemed to me that he is just writing to get another movie deal

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Summary: THE GREATEST BOOK HE HAS PUBLISHED YET
Review: I think that it is the greatest book. He really knows how describe the situation. You might need to know some air plane lingo like fdr=flight data recorder, it tell's you every thing you need to useally once so you should remeber them but it's not important. Just again read the book if you don't you are missing a great thing

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Summary: Interesting, Timely but not Phenomenal
Review: This was the first book that I have ever read by the author Michael Crichton. I expected a little more than the book actually delivered. I expected the book to be very suspenseful and action filled but unlike for instance, Jurassic Park, there is alot more talk than there is action. While it is interesting enough to read it is not at all a suspenseful book - mostly it just covers an avation group as they try to uncover the mystery of why one of their planes had a very bumpy ride. There was reported turbulence but turbulence doesnt usually kill people as it does in this story. So Casey Singleton must find out what happened in that plane and why. There is alot of technical jargon in the book having to do with the different part of airplanes and it can be a little overwhelming. But I did keep up with the book and amazingly enough, it captured my attention long enough so that I finished within a couple of days. If you are going to read this book just keep in mind that it is not really heartpounding action or daring suspense, but it is interesting enough to read if you would like something different!

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Summary: Chrichton crashes in new air thriller
Review: When reading Michael Crichton, you expect to be either turning pages as fast as possible or doing extensive research on the latest scientific phenomenon. Both of which are OK. But Chricton fails to do either in Airframe, which never makes it off of the ground. You really don't ever find excellent character development in a Chricton novel and usually it is OK, but here it hurts him. Introductions to characters are short and trivial. My reccomendation to the author is to get back to the basics. Either research or suspense, but not an imbetween attempt at both. I'd love to see Mr. Chricton write an eerie novel surrounding the subject of cloning. Talk about possibilities. -Matt Perrron

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Summary: New twist to air travel as jet age ages
Review: I read somewhere that at any given hour across the globe there are an estimated 800,000 human beings flying from point A to point B. Now this novel comes along to add to all those white knuckles. Planes are aging and Crichton shows us what happens when we take things for granted eg. of course the captain's in control and in the cockpit! The author also capitalizes on woman's intuition while dwelling on technical faults most of us would rather not contemplate. Add a dash of corporate politics and you have another riveting read. Great stuff for a rainy evening, and infinitely better than most TV fare

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Summary: Very disappointed.
Review: After his previous books I was SO anxious to read this; only to be real disappointed in it. It was disjointed. It presented several scenarious that never went anywhere. I have to admit though, the ride for the reporter was pretty good - she had it coming

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Summary: Not Great but Okay
Review: Not one of his best books but is a good read for anyone interested in aviation. The story is loosely based on a real-life avaition diaster that occured a few years ago in Russia but with slightly different results

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Summary: Crichton informs and entertains again.
Review: Michael Crichton never writes the expected and it is always worth the trip. I thought this would be another airplane disaster book. Surprise! I have read all of Crichton's books and none of them are predictable. AIRFRAME is no exception. An excellently researched and always fascinating look at the airplane construction industry with a lot of suspense and action. I, once again, could not put this one down

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Summary: A GREAT STORY FROM A GREAT STORYTELLER
Review: I read novels to be entertained. Micheal Crichton always entertains. This book is a great read, with a good plot and a great mix of characters. Rarely does Mr. C disappoint.

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Summary: A "CAN'T-PUT-IT-DOWN-UNTIL-I'M-FINISHED" THRILLER
Review: CRICHTON'S TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF AIRLINE MANUFACTURING IS ILLUMINATING AND ALARMING. IN LIKE, HIS ASSAULT ON OBNOXIOUS AND INTRUSIVE NEWS MEDIA REPORTING QUICKENS THE PACE OF THIS FAST PACED SOLVE THE MYSTERY NOVEL. CRICHTON MOVES OUT OF SCIENCE RELATED TOPICS VERY WELL IN THIS NEW BOOK