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Summary: Good Scientific Thriller
Review: I had heard of this book for years but never picked it up.After reading a few other Crichton novels, I decided I had to try hisfirst. I am glad I did because the novel was quite intriguing. I found it very realistic despite some dated technology, particularly in the medical arena. Yet that didn't stand in the way of a good plot and strong characters. Like many others, I found the ending disappointing, which is why I gave it a 4-star rating. Nevertheless, it is easy to see why Michael Crichton is such a successful novelist today.
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Summary: A thrilling tale, but a disappointing ending
Review: One of Crichton's greatest strengths is his ability to infuse science 'fiction' with plenty of science 'fact.' It is a refreshing change from sci-fi writers who simply toss around science vocabulary words, or rely on worn-out cliches such as hyperdrive, teleporters, and wormholes. In this classic tale, Crichton uses his background knowledge to conjure an alien microbe that infects the earth. He follows the progress of the scientists who study the Andromeda Strain...their discoveries about its nature...the details of its structure...and it looks as though all the little details will soon tie into a revelation about the Andromeda Strain...a microbe more incredible and bizarre than any microscopic lifeform on earth...and then the book comes abruptly to an end. It would not have been much more disappointing to end the story with, "He woke up with a start, covered with sweat. And he realized it was all a bad dream." This really is a good book, and well worth the time to read it. I was just expecting a more creative, and more fulfilling, conclusion.
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Summary: A thriller
Review: I thought that this book was great. I'm not the kind that really goes for science fiction books, but I would have to say that this book was great! I liked how realistic it was.
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Summary: The Andromeda Strain
Review: The story "The Andromeda Strain" by Michael Crichton is one of the best books I have ever read. It is about five prominent bioshysicists who give the U.S. government a very urgent warning. They tell them that sterilization procedures for returing space probes shouldn't be done because the probes might be contaminated. The government ignores the warning and continues with the dangerous project.Two years later, another Project known as Scoop sent out 17 satelites to collect space dust and organisms for examination procedures. Tragically, one probes falls to Earth and unleashes a dealy alien virus. Peoples dead bodies are ending up everywhere, and they all have been victims of the deadly virus. It is a very convinceing story and will tempt you to not put the book the book down. It will give you nightmares. I would give it a five star rating.
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Summary: Very Good
Review: Not one of Michael Crichton's best books; nor is it his worst. Far from that, in fact. Michael has the amazing ability to make science and technology (Even old, 1960s technology) seem very new and exciting. The book, which is Crichton's debut novel, starts very srong, but ends a little weak. Very well researched; and a pretty good glimpse of the writing genus that was - and is - to come.
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Summary: Good Book- Weak Ending
Review: The book the Andromeda Strain is one of Michael Crichton's best novels... up until the end. OHHH... the strange virus that turns blood into powder suddenly eats through rubber! OH MY what are the chances of that happening. And guy escaping the "Inpenitrable Fortress" with 50 traquilizers stuck in him... WOW! Overall... Great book, But the ending SUCKS
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Summary: One Of The Best Books Ever
Review: This is one of the best books ever written. Like other Crichton books, it leads you to believe that the events in the book really happened. If you like other Crichton books, read this!
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Summary: A GREAT BOOK!
Review: Anyone who gave this book a bad review doesn't have enough brain cells to turn a doorknob! I loved this book! It is jam packed with suspense, and the characters aren't the normal cookie cutter variety. This really is a great book!
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Summary: the andrmeda strian
Review: the book was not as good as i expected. the begning was very good, but torwards the end it got too confusing. i think you sould read this book, but expect much from it. i think timeline was ten times better than this.
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Summary: A very good techno-thriller
Review: "The Andromeda Strain" was Michael Crichton's first best-seller and set the stage for what was to come in his subsequent books: one-dimensional characters and an irresistable story. Crichton missed his true vocation; he should have been a high school science teacher. He has a rare gift for taking difficult and incomprehensible scientific topics and making them interesting and even fun for all us techno-dummies. "The Andromeda Strain" tells the story of a space capsule returning to earth bringing a very unwelcome hitch-hiker in the form of a microscopic organism that reproduces exponentially and acts out in all kinds of nasty ways. It's timely and topical and raises the age-old question, could it actually happen? As Crichton suggests, there may be all kinds of surprises, both pleasant and unpleasant, lurking out in deep space waiting to be brought back to Earth, and we had better be ready for them. The 58 references for further reading listed in the back of the book are probably meant to whet our interest further, although none of them are probably half as interesting as this book is. You turn the final page of Crichton's books feeling you've been both entertained and educated, which, flat characterizations and all, makes him so much fun to read.
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