Sphere

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Summary: Outstanding Science Fiction
Review: Michael Crichton's science fiction thriller "Sphere" is an outstanding story of modern day geniuses pit against an unknown intelligence, the likes of which has never been encountered. A cable ship in the Pacific Ocean is laying large cable lines when suddenly the cable is sheared in half. A closer inspection shows the culprit to be a massive tailfin from a futuristic American spaceship, lying at the bottom of the ocean, entombed beneath hundreds of years of coral growth. Understanding the situation at hand, the US Government employs the brightest minds available for the task of not only figuring-out how and why a futuristic spaceship is entombed in the Pacific Ocean but what's inside as well. The science fiction thriller "Sphere" takes the reader on a journey to a threatening environment where cutting edge scientific theory and in-depth psychological analysis are put to the task to rationalize whether the teams' greatest threat is from an alien life form, or themselves. Do not settle for the movie. "Sphere" can make you a Crichton fan for life.

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Summary: Wow
Review: Talk about a page turner! I started it about 5 o'clock one evening and was up until about 4 a.m. finishing it. Very good book, very good author.

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Summary: Crichton is OK, but not great
Review: This particular Crichton did have its moments. Worth a read if not already done. But it also seemed to be lacking. Enjoy it but don't expect too much.

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Summary: One of the best books ever
Review: Crichotn did an awsome job with this book. He put a nice mixture of action and adventure in this book. I found this as being one of my favorite books ever!I would highly reccomend Sphere to anyone who likes action and adenture books.

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Summary: Probably the best by Michael Crichton
Review: Non-stop action that will keep you reading the book from page 1 till the last. Great book!

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Summary: An Awesome Book
Review: This book is amazing. I normally hate reading, but this is one of the few books I loved and enjoyed. I didnt event mind the length, which is even more unussual. I just saw the movie and the book is so much better. I would recomend this book to anyone who loves thrillers and sci-fi, although i'm not a big fan of sci-fi and i liked the book

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Summary: OK book. Interesting but not classic.
Review: I totally agree with some other reviewers. Interesting story, easy to read. Good. But characters are TOO apparent (or stereotypical?). I couldn't believe they were professional scientists or expert (even the navy peoples too). Being a scientist myself, they don't look like really trained scientific people. Just streotypical 'images' of scientists having many (stereotypical again) problems. Since I just finished it for the second time, I would say I enjoyed it but at many spots, I feel this was written somewhat amateurish. Maybe it was a mistake to read it with a book by Tom Clancy. Conslusion: Fascinating idea/story but a little disapointing writing.
*BTW, can a man move or swim at 1000 feet deep? No the pressure problem? I am curious, let me know.

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Summary: $THE BEST BOOK EVER!$
Review: Im to lazy right now to right a whole summary of this book, but this is the best (edited for languge) book ive ever read! And I dont like to read much. It took me 2 days i was so hooked. When i went skating with my buds, all i could think about was what was going to happen next! (of course i never landed any tricks with this on my mind.) If you die without reading this book. ( saythis fast, (Im sofa king we todd did!)

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Summary: Incredible Thriller
Review: Sphere is arguably Michael Chrichton's best book. Filled with incredible twists and turns, I had serious doubts the protaginists were going to make it. A definite homerun in the Sci-Fi/Psychological thriller department.

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Summary: Similar to the classic movie "Forbidden Planet"
Review: I was disapointed because I found the main element of the plot similar to the premise of the movie Forbidden Planet.