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Summary: QUANTUM PHYSICS... AND LOVING IT
Review: Crichton has succeeded in defining an entirely new genre of literature -- Techno Historical Fiction. In Timeline, as in his previous novels, he has blended the best of history and high-technology to create a plausible timeline for our future. His ability to create a vision of the possible course of our future is stunning, but his talent for communicating to the non-technical audience is what makes it seem so real. He has again succeeded in the transfer of knowledge to the masses, and that is what gives us hope and moves us forward as a society. Imagine learning about quantum physics and actually enjoying it, and you'll understand the essence of Timeline.
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Summary: Like reading a bad Movie
Review: My least Favorite Cricton book (except maybe Congo). Too much roller-coaster action for Medieval France, much of it was uneeded and detracted from the story. I prefer a character-driven story. I enjoyed the events in Modern times much more than the past stuff. The science was interesting.I guess he envisioned Spielberg Directing this "Movie" in the manner of "Back to the Future 2" or "Indiana Jones 2". I see roles for Leonardo DiCapprio's and maybe Arnold. I was hoping to read a book.
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Summary: Ho-hum
Review: In Michael Crichton's new thriller "Timeline", several characters are magically sent back through time through the use of a quantum generator and forced to deal with knights and lords in the 1300's. Unfortunately, the characters in this story were so cardboard that I kept wondering why the guy who owned the company didn't just fax them to the castle... This story has all the wonderful detail and vividly recreates France in the 1300's, but then fails to come through with a story that is page turning or even somewhat compelling. So predictable this story is that the only surprise I found in the book is that Michael Crichton, who normally pens wonderful books, actually put his name on the front cover. It would have been an excellent first novel for a beginner, but someone with Crichton's expertise would have been better off writing about sending dinosaurs back to the 1300's. Now THAT would be an interesting concept, no? Wait for the paperback and read it on the beach when there is nothing else around.
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Summary: Movie Script
Review: Written to be made into a movie very obviously. Twice the ridiculous escapes as even TITANIC had.
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Summary: Good Read
Review: I really enjoyed this book. All of Crichton's books appeal to me because they blend the science and the story so well together. This one did not dissapoint, hopefully it wont be too long until we get a new book!
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Summary: Timeline
Review: This is his most thrilling book in years! Fans will appreciate this one. The master does the job once again!
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Summary: Nice Try - Maybe Next Time
Review: I didn't realize that I was disappointed with Michael Crichton's latest effort until I approached the end of the book. At that point, I could predict nearly every turn of the page. Like Lost World, the book has a strong entrance with wonderful scientific speculation that causes you to periodically put the book down and race to your encylopedia for a primer on quantum physics or medieval history. Unfortunately, the book tails off at the end and eventually thuds to an abrupt halt. Nonetheless, I will read and enjoy everything Mr. Crichton writes and reassure myself that better stuff is yet to come.
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Summary: Made for the Movies...
Review: It has an interesting premise and seems well researched, but this novel was clearly intended as a screenplay. Fun, but perhaps we should wait for the movie.
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Summary: Not his best but still....
Review: Look the truth is that it is just Jurassic Park with time travel but....so what. The fact of the matter is that this still is a good book. It is a little on the predictable side, i'll concede that but the vivid description of the time more than makes up for it. The only character I really got attached to was Marek. The others seemed to float in and out and seemed unimportant. One gripe I did have is that the charcters had more lives than a cat. As soon as you think one of them is finally dead, he/she pops back up again. None the less I could not put this book down. But wait for paperback.
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Summary: I was very pleased with the ending (but I won't reveal it).
Review: This was the best book by Michael Crichton that I have read. And I think I have read them all. It was entertaining and informative and the story was easy to follow, yet complicated in just the right ways. The time-travel theory was fastenating to me and I found myself wondering if... And the ending could have gone in many different ways. Being one who gets really annoyed when an excellent book ends badly, I was truely satisfied and delighted with the way Mr. Crichton ended this one. I am already looking forward to his next book.
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