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Summary: Could have been better
Review: It's an easy read--findished it in two days. Good story that just seemed to plod along. Very liitle action and adventure but the "history" which served as the backdrop of the story helped to speed the pace up a bit. Overall, it's not the worst book by Crichton but is no where near his best book--"The Lost World."
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Summary: Great Book, See the Movie, too.
Review: I enjoyed the movie so much that I wanted to read the book. I was not disappointed.
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Summary: OF COURSE IT'S A BIG HOAX !!!!
Review: The fact that Crichton tried hard to sell this a a "true" history darkens all the merit this book could have. Only greed can explain that, the same greed that make Crichton allowed the publication of a third-class book, "FIVE PATIENTS".
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Summary: Beowulf remastered
Review: Very entertaining book! Like most great fantasy it's captivating once you get through the first 20 pages. I thouroughly enjoyed it.
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Summary: sainttimothy
Review: Excellent. Do not miss this one if you are into history and storytelling.
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Summary: One of Crichton's lesser works
Review: First, a note to just about every other review I've seen. This is the page for the BOOK Eaters of the Dead! WHY are you reviewing the movie here? That out of the way, I just couldn't get into this book the way I've gotten into other Crichton books. Having a first person perspective eliminated his trademark cross-cutting, and overall it was a flat and unemotional experience. Numerous things were changed in the movie, but it's no better. I'm glad that Crichton didn't write any more like this. All his other books are gems.
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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: I surprisingly found this book fascinating. I don't ususally get into the viking type genre - if there is one, but I really enjoyed this book and have reccommended it often. It was just an all around fascinating read, especially since I had previously read the excerts that Chrichton worked from by the real Arab traveler. I really enjoyed it.
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Summary: Eaters of the dead
Review: In the novel Eaters of the dead Michael Criton really expresses his true emotion by traveling some 500 miles with a strong title of men. In the dessert the men cross numerous vikings including the visous clan and ended up in an all out war. The food supply quickly wore itself down and caused all to go into a starvation mode which drove them into a craze. This craze led them to kill and eat the vicking clan. Once all were fed the went into a village. not to give it away they end up getting there goal and it all lead to the vickings. I do think you will like the book if you have time to reread and consitrate. Michael Criton truly wrote a complex novel and put alot into it. He really makes you feal as though he was a vicking himself.(he wasn't 700 A.D.)If you like the movie 13th warrior make sure you do read this because,he did change it around quite a bit.Michael Criton wrote a Great book make sure you read it!
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Summary: Seperate the Movie from the Book...
Review: O.K. the movie was good and all, but the book? Even Crichton himself says that the book was just an 'experiment' in combining historical fact with a mythic heroic storyline (Beowulf). Every review here seems to confuse the book with the movie. The movie was well-written, cast extremely well, and just overall a great story.I read Eaters of the Dead over ten years ago and had a hard time with it (not from a reading perspective, its quite easy to read), because it didn't give enough information to be relevant. The Journal style writing without any significant dialog made it feel flat. After the movie came out, I couldn't remember all that stuff happening so I re-read it. Unfortunately I couldn't get the movie images out of my head while I was reading it, which I think is the problem with most of the reviews here. Anyway, it reads quickly, but lacks a certain depth that the movie made up for.
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Summary: Beowulf -- a 'scientific interpretation'
Review: When I was in the fifth grade, we were 'forced' to read and then perform the tale of Beowulf -- the first book ever written in English. It's funny how this amazing teacher managed to help it stick in my mind since then by having us do the choral of the tale of Beowulf. Imagine my amazement when I read this. It is the story of Beowulf, but it picks apart the components of legend and shows where they may have been gleaned from. It's done quite ingeniously - I must say. It's a bit of a 'graphic' story, but it has a great deal going for it, and frankly, having already had the background of Beowulf to compare it to, made it all the more pleasing. For those who have no idea who Beowulf was, well, it'll still be an enjoyable, albeit brutal book to read. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good read.
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