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Summary: Kyle Mandsager's Review of Andromeda Strain
Review: Andromeda Strain was an exciting story which combined unusual circumstances with a classic, thrilling ending to create a litereary masterpiece. The plot: four of the best scienctific minds must race to find the answer behind an unknown, unidentified organism that threatens to abolish human life as we know it. The setting: a satellite, Scoop IIV, crash lands in the small town of Piedmont, Arizona. The organism that the satellite brought down with it quickly spreads throughout the town, killing everyone but two. A crying child and an old man. The government calls into action Project WILDFIRE, who must figure out what is going on. What is this strange space organism? What really happened in Piedmont, Arizona? Why did the organism not infect the old man and the baby? For these answers and much, much more read Andromeda Strain by: Michael Crichton. A definite must read!
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Summary: The Best Book Ever Written
Review: This was the first Michael Crichton book I read and is still the best. The story is compelling and makes you believe that this really occured within the US Government. All the characters are strong and the book moves with amazing pace which keeps you turning the pages. A book to read again and again.
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Summary: The Original Plague Horror Story -- and still the best
Review: This was the first book I ever read. Back in the early 1970's my mother worked at a hotel and this book was left in a room. For some reason it caught my interest. I began to read it and could not put it down. I read it in less than two days!This book is responsible for me becoming an avid reader, which should be enough to convince you of how good it is! It is a story about how a virus kills a town and the edge-of-the-seat adventures of those who must address the situation. The movie was good, but the book is better!
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Summary: Good Book
Review: It is a good, quick read - much like all other Crichton books. If you like them, you'll like this one.
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Summary: His best
Review: I love this book. I have re-read it many times and I also enjoy the movie, which closely follows the novel. From the binary code in the beginning to the decontamination lab underground, this was solid storytelling. In fact, in my opinion it almost read like a documentary. Only the X Files is more compelling in its science and mystery. Sadly, I feel Crichton has lost his way. Perhaps it is his wealth or success, but that "you are there" feel seems to be missing, except for Jurassic Park. I will continue to buy and read every book, but I keep waiting for another compelling story. Maybe he could re-write this one.
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Summary: Not Bad
Review: The Andromeda Strain was an ok book but it lacked main points and needs work (computer dialogue gets annoying). For example the end the virus seems to mutate. I guess overall it was a good book but The Hot Zone ( by Richard Preston) was much better. Would I recomend it after reading it? probably not but you should try it.
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Summary: Great Book, Good Audio Book
Review: The Andromeda Strain, is a classic novel of biological terror. I remember reading it and being on the edge of my seat throughout, so I thought it would be fun to listen to the audio on a recent trip. The first tape is actually kind of boring. Actor, Chris Noth makes all the characters sound very much the same during the first tape, which makes it difficult to follow. (Especially during the many passages of description) However, during the second tape, he seems to find his stride and begins to create vocal characterizations. It was also amazing to me how much the technology of the story is outdated, and/or even common place. The story is still a classic, and the second half of the tape is very good, you just need patience for the first one.
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Summary: One of his best.
Review: Just like all his other books, this one was easy to read and fun to read
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Summary: good details and chatracters
Review: This book is about a man who has to figure out why a disease wiped out a whole town and only let 2 people live? Want to know why? Read the book.
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Summary: This Was The Best Book Micheal Crichton Ever Wrote
Review: I thought this was the best book Micheal Crichton ever wrote. I think this book is for readers who want to read about mysterious-suspensful book. I think this book is for high school readers and up. This book is about a virus that was unleashed from space, from a sattlite. When the sattlite landed it lands in a little town with a population of 48. These people find that there are a lot of people laying flat down face first. As they find new things they find some people have something imune to the virus. But the rest is up for you to read about.
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