Sphere

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Summary: amateur night at the sphere
Review: Too long. Childish ending. The characters, all experts in their field, behaved like amateurs making the story unbelievably frustrating and boringly silly. What a disappointment Try The Andromeda Strain & The Terminal Man instead.

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Summary: Get ready for the RIDE OF YOUR LIFE!
Review: First off, Crichton is the most critically acclaimed writer in the industry, and definately deserves to be. His work just doesn't let up. YOU CANNOT PUT HIS BOOKS DOWN! Recently, this past summer, i read Airframe, Andro Strain, JP:TLW (my 3rd time), and JP (My 6th Time, can't get enough of this one). But sphere, overall was the most incredible book i had read. It was just a total thriller! I was done with the book in a MATTER OF HOURS, but i was totally enthralled by the way it was executed. I started it at noon, and finished it at 11PM..the book itself is an experience. A M U S T R E A D B O O K

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Summary: Consistently thought-provoking
Review: I've never been a fast reader, but after the first 20 pages, which I read in a few months, it took a week to read the next 80, but after that I read the next couple hundred pages in one sitting. After the first few chapters (which I've since found more interesting on more recent read-throughs of the book), the pace picks up and it's impossible to put down. Perhaps Michael Crichton's best book of all time. All in all, a wonderful and thought-provoking read.

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Summary: stinker
Review: Michael! How could you?! You've tricked me! I was enthralled by the setup, betrayed by the climax and ending. I love plots twists, but this was a series of plot dives and dead ends. Not recommended.

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Summary: Superb!
Review: This is Crichton's second best novel. The Surface, the first part of this book, is the only flaw. It is boring but after that, the story gets rolling, and you can't put it down. Harry was my favorite character. Nothing like the movie. Crichton at the top of his game!

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Summary: Crichton's peak
Review: This is the book at the top of Crichton's excellence line graph if he had one. Almost all of his books have always been packed with action but this one has the most. I think this was when Mike realized that he needed more action and less science (Andromeda Strain).

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Summary: Sphere is an edge of your seat book. Its excellent!
Review: Sphere has an excellent plot and very good charcters. It kept me on the edge of my seat the hole time! When you think you know whats going on, everything changes! If you did'nt read it yet, I highly recomend it!

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Summary: Dissapointing, and rediculous
Review: This book is all setup, and no reward. This is one of those "wow, this is so interesting, I can't wait to find out what happens next!" type of books. Not only does it dissapoint in the silly "let's forget everything.. What should we forget?" ending, but halfway through it seems that Chrichton gets bored, and doesn't know where to go. What a waste of hours I spent reading this drivel.

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Summary: If you thought the movie was good...
Review: I began reading this book in St. Louis and ended up finishing on my way back from Hawaii. This riveting book can keep you up all night, filled with an assortment of characters which help contribute to the wonderful scientific plot which encourages mankind to explore himself. SPHERE has got astrophysics, psychology, marine-biology, and almost every other subject you'd like to know morea about. It plays more like a movie (Which makes up for the actual movie) with descriptive cinematic scenes and dialogue. God bless Mike.

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Summary: An absolutley brillant novel.
Review: Micheal Crichton is undoubtely one of the most compelling and intelligent authors of our time. And Sphere is the truth to that statement. Crichton's Sphere is captivating, and quick. The novel never leaves room for boredom, but instead room for anticipation and expectation. Crichton opens many different avenues to diffrent thoughts and ideas formulated by the reader, and the reader fills obligated to satisfy their judgement by completing the novel. Sphere has a constant forward pull that excites and compells the majority of those who read his works. Personally, I believe that this is one of his best. I also recommend Disclosure, and the Andromeda Strain.