Sphere

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Summary: Sphere is an action-packed thriller for anyone.
Review: Sphere was an action-packed thriller that is good for almost anyone. It is about a team of scientists that go to the bottom of the ocean to check out a 300+ year old spaceship and there are many thrilling compications. I thought the book was great.

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Summary: NLS approved book
Review: Michael Crichton's book, Sphere, is an exciting thriller about a spaceship that is discovered on the bottom of the ocean floor. The setting is in the South Pacific. A group of scientists are sent down to the ship to find out more about it and where it came from. The results are very surprising as they find out the ship is over three hundred years old. They also find an amazing sphere that could not have been made by any humans. The scientists try to open it without success, or so they think. What happens next is a variety of strange events leading to misfortune and disaster. Is the sphere responsible? Does someone or something live on the ship? Who or what is transmitting messages onto the scientists' computers? All these questions can be answered by reading this book. I had a difficult time putting the book down. It kept me turning the pages, looking for what was going to happen next. I think this book is good for older readers. Sometimes it is hard to understand what is happening, but overall I thought this was a very well written book. It is a great book if you have read other titles by Crichton, such as The Andromeda Strain or The Terminal Man.

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Summary: An interesting book with great plot twists.
Review: A great book for readers of all ages. This book will keep you reading for many hours at a time. Save a rainy Saturday, find a comfortable chair and get ready to have fun reading.

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Summary: Simply, Staggeringly, Brilliant
Review: I really was hit in the face with this one! Finished in 2 days, kept me hanging on with addictive force. The way the three scientists manage to solve the mystery of the sphere is amazing, and Chrichton makes it sound so plausible. And the structure and theme of it is a definite cry for us to wake up and see what could happen in our society. Give it a try. It rocks!

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Summary: Rubbing shoulders with the dinos
Review: Sphere stands tall as one of the pinnacles of modern writing. Packed with more twists and turns than 1000 summer blockbusters, more well-developed characters than you can shake a stick at, and so many action-packed moments I found myself jumping up, gripping the book tightly, muscles tense, and speed reading to find out how this NEXT twist will be resolved. Some may find the ending disappointing but I think it is the work of a true genius. Sure, the book's weird. But it's good-weird. A truly thrilling thriller that is jostling for the top position right alongside Michael Crichton's other masterpiece, Jurassic Park. So far, this book is winning. I loved it.

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Summary: "totaly captivating"
Review: I LOVE SCIENCE FICTON AND THIS WAS NOT THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION BOOK I'VE EVER READ BUT IT WAS DEFINATELY ON MY TOP TEN LIST, AND I'VE READ A LOT OF SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS.

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Summary: defining mass-appeal
Review: I actually hated reading, I read the speed I spoke, but I went through this whole book in one go, bathroom trip and all. The tale is amazing! This book breezes by as nicely as a good movie does. You just don't notice anything else. I can't imagine anyone not liking this book, mass appeal on steriods. MikeC has more spins on this story than a Dutch windmill, you'll just never guess which way its gonna turn next. I think this book defines what a great commercial book that everyone loves should be. Shakespeare for the artsy, history for the geeks, Kerouac for the potsmokers, but Sphere for everyone!

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Summary: Crichton was not quite "on" this outing
Review: This book is fast-paced and well written, especially the first half, but the plot is not as well constructed as some of his others. The problem is that subsequent events render earlier events illogical and senseless. The book starts out well but reaches a very disappointing resolution, as if Crichton bit off more than he could chew. The fact that this book was made into a movie demonstrates, yet again, that Hollywood will go with a project of dubious merit if it is attached to the name of a proven winner.

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Summary: Can't put it down
Review: To put it as simply as possible, Sphere is one of those books that once you pick up, you won't put it down. Chricton's style of writing leaves the reader constantly wanting to "see what happens next." He entices us with incredibly vivid imagery. Chricton is like the rider of a mule, who is hanging a carrot out in front of the mule. The reader is the mule, always pushing forward. Excellent book.

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Summary: Sphere is Crichton's best novel!
Review: Critchton not only included a scientific explanation for all of the theories stated in this novel, but he also kept it interesting. It was edge-of-the-seat entertainment. It was so powerful and gripping, that I could not put it down. If you liked Crichton's other novel then you will love this one.