Rating: 
Summary: Best of Crichton's
Review: I also felt very bad when I saw the movie. I had waited too long for the movie release, but the result were very disappointing. It's just too different from the novel. Or is it a common phenomena (if you read it first, you tend not to be satisfied with the director's movie translation)?For me, among all the Crichton's books this one is the most special, although it is a thicker book than others but I found myself still cannot drop it. At the end I was satisfied that I did not drop it in the middle.
Rating:
Summary: Sphere - Incredible Suspense
Review: Some people would just as soon not read the book and rent the movie, but the novel Sphere is an exceptional book and a bona fide classic. Although the plot is roughly similar to that of the movie, the squid combat scenes are much scarier and all of the characters are more human. Everything about this novel is just perfect. But this book, it is the best one I have ever read.
Rating:
Summary: The Price Of Self-Indulgence
Review: This book is noticeably more psychological than the author's other novels, but just as suspenseful and engaging. The story deals primarily with the misuse of technology for fulfillment of desire. The characters must deal with a proverbial alien vehicle that changes the human that touches it. Tension throughout the book leads up to a heart pounding ending. It is not the most uplifting, ideal novel, but it's fun recreational reading.
Rating:
Summary: For readers seeking a thrill!
Review: If you love science fiction or are just looking for a good book, this is a great book to read. The first pages I read got me hooked. I could not put it down after that. Michael Crighton knows how to add the science and tell a story at the same time. Although there is a great story plot, the science is not overwhelming. It adds to the story. The Sphere starts out with an alien "crash" in the Pacific Ocean. The most odd scientists are called in and are told to keep quiet about what they are about to see. They are astonished at what they find. Nobody can figure out what this huge sphere is. None of the scientists know how to explain it until one scientist goes in. Unexplainable phenomena start happening and an unknown being starts communicating with them. All of their lives are in danger but will they come out alive? Read it to find out. If you want the best science fiction book out there, The Sphere is for you.
Rating:
Summary: recommended reading for those who like psychological dramas
Review: After reading the other 2 reviews, I felt compelled to say that I too thought this book of Michael Crichton's was a thriller. I don't have the best concentration when it comes to book reading, but so engrossed was I in a particular hair-raising passage in this book, when I was tapped on the shoulder I threw the book across the room. For a few minutes, I felt as if I was actually there in that predicament. This book, as well as Airframe, were the most exciting for me. Couldn't put them down. Skip the movie, I was horrible.
Rating:
Summary: SIMPLY OUTSTANDING
Review: The depth and detail of this book is amazing. When you pick up this book you might say "This will take a while". But if you're like me, when you pick up a book you like, the pages fly by. The movie is good too, but I reccommend this book because there are a ton of things cut out of the movie from the book. If you like Science Fiction, this is definitly the book for you. 90% of the time you will be sitting on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen next. Also, the last ten or fifteen pages of the book are the perfect ending. The characters in this book are realistic, with definite personalities. All of them are perfectly suited to be in this Sci-fi novel. Teenagers that like Science Fiction will enjoy the book too. I, myself, am 13 and got a real kick out of this book. I rented it from our public library and couldn't put it down.
Rating:
Summary: Sphere is the best
Review: Just read it. It has a great plot, and well, just read it@
Rating:
Summary: Hey Kids, Do you like Action Packed Books?
Review: The book Sphere, by Micheal Crichton, had everything a reader wants. It had action, adventure, and side-of-ones-seat-suspence. It was a an awesome pageturner. A subject will not want to put in down. In the book, Norman comes of age by making large decisions. He must leave his friends if he wants to survive. He also must go into the @#@&*! to survive and delete the past. Gutek and Tostevin gave two thumbs way way way way up!
Rating:
Summary: A Real Page Turner
Review: Sphere is one of those books you can not put down, no matter how tired you are at 11:00 PM with work the next day. Crichton has the ability to easily explain time warps, black holes, matter/anti-matter and other conceptual ideas which can be so difficult to grasp. The psychological dynamics of the characters are finely described, so you don't get mere robots talking science to one another. There are personality conflicts, episodes of jealousy, love affairs, etc. The Sphere has the ability to manifest one's thoughts into material reality. The crew begins to abuse this privilege, which says a lot about the Human Condition. As all the other reviewers have said before, the movie stank. Don't see it.
Rating:
Summary: Incredible Work Of Art - A Speed Of Light Page Turner
Review: This was my third Crichton book that I've read and was honestly sitting on the shelf for a rainy day. Last week, I picked up Sphere and within a fraction of my normal reading time for a 300-400 page book, I was finished with Sphere and hoping for more! Michael Crichton leads you through the story without any break-points or useless information. He manages to make items like the Time/Space Continuim, Black Holes, Paradoxes and other intense scientific items easy to comprehend. Up until the last few pages, one did not know how the book would be resolved. Excellent writing! I highly recommend reading Sphere, especially if you have not seen the so-so movie version.
| 
