Sphere

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Summary: He knows to use the time
Review: Michael Crichton is really good at using time elements like jurrasic park and timeline again a novel about the connection between the past and the future he really knows to use the time and he gets advantage of the myst of these mix people who like dinos would like them present and more dangerous

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Summary: Just okay
Review: I loved the idea, that's why I bought the book. However, reading the book was just good in the fact it passed some time. I thought the movie was of the same quality.

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Summary: Awesome book!
Review: This is one of my favorite Michael Crichton books. It's basically about a team who must investigate an old spaceship on the bottom of the ocean. The beginning might seem a little slow-moving, but it becomes a real exciting and suspensful adventure later on. It's definitely a page-turner.

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Summary: I'll give one half a star with that.
Review: It's a interesting, twist of a tale. The movie was not half the book....The book has alot more to more understand what is going on, and alot more dialoge that you'd remember. I personally liked the movie, after watching the movie, I thought nothing of the book. Then not to long ago I came across the biook and decided to read it. Well it's not as fast paced as it say's it is. But that's okay, it's a mind twister, and it get's you to think, like when the *THING* starts to speak on the computer screens in a series of numbers as communication, you get the urge to figure it out yourself, (well I did). All I can say it's a twisted tale, and is worth a short read, if you have seen the movie then it's a must.

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Summary: Michael Crichton
Review: When I read words from Michael Crichton, I can visualize them all. I imagine visually the entire story. His stories are technical and flowing. This book is highly recommended. I won't bother to tell you about the book because you should read without knowing to make it more exciting. This book is for techincal thinkers who can visualize.

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Summary: Another Amazing Adventure!
Review: This book begins when Norman, A psychologist, is called by the Navy for a very special project. So special, that the Navy doesn't tell Norman and a group of scientists what they think is really going on. The special group is sent underwater to spend a few days investigating a space craft. There the group finds a beautiful sphere.They are all dumbfounded about why the mysterious sphere is there. It doesn't seem to do anything.....At first. Crichton, once again writes another thrilling novel. "Sphere" keeps your attention, and makes you believe you are a part of it's world.With never a dull moment, you will absoutely love "Sphere."

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Summary: Good technical details+ok storyline
Review: This story has excellent technical details. The psychology tests information was great while the explanations on quantum theory were just brilliant. The effects of mind-control, how man has little control over his mind is also there. The plot is ok. After an interesting start, it peters out along the line. If you like sci-fi, psychology and techno-thrillers, go ahead and read it.

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Summary: Best Book I've read
Review: Excluding books that come in series (Wheel of Time, Lord of the Rings, etc.) this is the best book I've ever read. I've worn out my copy by re-reading it every year. I've just about got it memorized. It has so many surprises!! It has mystery, suspense, high-tech gadgets, psychology, and everything else (except romance, Crichton seems afraid of that subject). You get to the end and think, "He'll never be able to end this book.", but then, WHAM!! The awesomest ending!! It doesn't seem so at first, but as you re-read it, you realize the ending is kind of ambiguous. The whole book keeps you on your toes. Who else could bring us giant squids, alien spheres, black holes, time travel, deadly jellyfish, and shrimp that have no stomachs? While the characters are sort of shallow, you have to love them. I love the scene where they argue over what order their names get announced on TV. I laugh every time I read it. And where else can you get an alien life form that tells a group of scientists, "We'll be back after a word from our sponsors"? You have to read this book. You'll love it!!

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Summary: The Closest He's Come To Old-School SF
Review: Since I thought that I had been giving too many 5 star reviews lately, I was somewhat determined to give Sphere 4 stars. However, I then realized that this would be an injustice to the book: it deserves nothing less than the full 5 stars.

Sphere is the closest Crichton has come to old-school sci-fi. It is in the tradition of the best works of Arthur C. Clarke or one of his contemporaries. The suspense, the not-quite-knowable, and yet seemingly real object (in this case, the sphere). This also has the best characters in all of Crichton's body of work, and is complete with a semi-cliffhanger ending (though you may not realize it at the time).

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Summary: Michael Crichton's BEST Book
Review: Without a doubt, Sphere was the greatest book Crichton ever wrote. The book is extremely compelling... it was hard to ever put down. I don't know science but I could understand Sphere; the sub-plots, the technology and the physics. Michael Chrichton really wrote a book for the average schmo that we can all understand and be captivated by. The CHARACTERS were great too. Instead of some typical bimbo heroine, there's Beth, a mentally troubled young woman with good intentions but bad results; and Norman, a middle-aged, overweight, balding, and impertinant psychologist. They're people that are familiar to everyday life. I don't thick Michael Crichton was trying to write a boring, predictable epic, I think he was trying to write a book. He succeeded Sphere is a true classic of science fiction genre.