Rating: 
Summary: A successful risk on Crichton's part.
Review: Rising Sun is a great book that gives one outlook on the Japanese business community. In many ways the statements made in this book are true. On the other hand; some of the ideas put across are strictly opinion and can offend some audiences. The book needs not to worry about its audience, however, because it is written superbly and in a fascinating manner. This mystery is very fascinating in many ways, but I think that it would have been better if written in a third person point of view. The description of each character, and the way each one is presented is well deserving of an eight. However, the book did drag in some spots where it needed to speed up. I would recommend this book to anyone interested, but not before Crichton's best Sphere.
Rating: 
Summary: Another Political Great by Crichton
Review: This book heavily surprised me in many aspects, frankly because I don't see many Asians, especially Japanese, here in Nebraska, and the few people who do travel this far inland are either tourists or foreign exchange students. And they are just as nice anybody (which doesn't say a whole lot). I was also surprised by the language, and as a 7th grader when I read it, I was very impressed and educated by the use of cuss words. Thanks to Crichton, I am a full 2 years ahead of my peers in Inappropriate English (thats a joke).
Rating:
Summary: Solid Mystery at start, but veers off in middle
Review: Despite a strong, interesting begginning, Micheal
loses me in the middle of Rising Sun. It is quite interesting how the murderers handled the murder and cleaned up after themselves, but Crichton loses the mystery of it all when he goes into the facts about the company MicroCon. Nevertheless, Crichton produces a brilliant ending, saving the book from certain death.
Rating: 
Summary: Pure Garbage
Review: Everybody is entitled to their opinion on subjective issues, but there is no getting around that objectively this book is [junk]. I find it frightening that so many people like this book. Crichton's characterisation of the Japanese is not only incorrect it is dangerous. Reading Crichton with his "See Spot Run" dialogue is excrutiating enough, but he outdoes himself here. How could anyone believe the plot? There is a pan-Japanese conspiracy to bring down the United States. Come on. (I guess we can now assume that the evil Japanese were unsuccessful in their efforts to control the world, or at least the United States.) And people wonder why we have have racial problems in the US. I guess it's because America is chocked full of dimwitted people who believe this sort of [junk]. (Maybe the appearance of thorough research throws them off).
Crichton books are all poorly written and just not very good, but usually they have a plausible, if not improbable, plot. Even Crichon fans should take a pass on this one.
Rating:
Summary: Very disturbing- contradicted my feelings about Japanese
Review: I found the Rising Sun very disturbing because it contradicted my beliefs of the Japanese people. I find myself looking at Japanese people feeling paranoid and suspicious of their actions and behaviors. This book showed me ( I hope) a fictional account of a small group of businessmen who are atypical of the rest of the Japan's citizens. Although, I do not encounter Japanese businessmen in my line of work, I am almost sorry that I read this book because it has changed my perspective of the situation. I do travel internationally and Japan was on my list of places to visit, but I am reconsidering it until I learn more about the Japanese people.
Phil Young
Rating:
Summary: Finely executed mystery overlaid with racism
Review: Just take note of the way the author gets around to referring to the villains simply as "the Japanese" (and certain reader critics as well), as if the whole ethncitiy were committing the crimes, to see the racist subtext of what is otherwise a fast-paced novel. Although most of Michael Crichton's writing is the same story -- a group of techno-experts in an isolated environment fighting some unknown new phenomenon -- still Crichton adapts that formula effectively to make a more convetional, though hi-tech, thriller. Still, not since Leon Uris wrote The Haj has popular fiction in recent times stooped to such blatant race-fear-mongering. But hey, it sells. Give it an 8 for its fine execution. But after you read it, you may be looking under your bed for evil Japs subverting our economy and plotting unspeakable violations of our blonde womanhood
Rating:
Summary: RISING SUN is a superb mystery-thriller! Perfect!
Review: What can I say about RISING SUN? It's one of my favorite Crichton novels. The book has a twist to it with its Japanese flair. Crichton is a smashing author because he changes the moods, settings, and the themes in every single book. RISING SUN is a book no Crichton fan should leave out of their collection
Rating:
Summary: Alluring!
Review: This book was so interesting that I almost read it all in one sitting
Rating:
Summary: Intriguing reading for a Japanese mystery fan
Review: I have to inform the fact that native English readers should also know. As for a mystery this novel is superve without doubt. But I as a Japanese, was amazed that the author seized the problem of segregation among Japanese. The issue is still very subtle here in Japan and people are reluctant to talk about. Crichton pointed out the heart of the matter without reserve. Unfortunately the Japanese-translated version deleted this part(2 pages) deliberately. You could find out the dark side of Japanese culture if you read through it carefully
Rating:
Summary: Unique combination of a "who done it" and a "tech.-thriller"
Review: The ultimate combination of a "who done it" and a "high- tech. thriller"- Crichton satisfies the die hard fan of both
types of novels. It's friday night, the Grand Opening party
of Nakamoto building, and no one would suspect that a herrendous murder was being committed on the 46th floor. Through sophisticated technology, the Japanese doctored the original recording of the murder, concealing the true identity of the murderer.
The two detectives, John Conner and Peter Kelly, are entangled
in a race against the clock, following many disappointing leads.
Is American technology modern enough to uncover Japanese doc
tored tapes? Did the Nakamoto corporation play a role in the murder? The novel's twist ending can not possibly be uncovered
until the last 30 pages.
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