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Summary: Crichton Still Has It!
Review: TIMELINE A fascinating novel. The pace is quick and the plot is strong, particularly in the beginning of the book. Timeline is an engrossing novel that begins in the hot desserts of New Mexico where an odd discovery is made which draws a team of investigators to a medieval site in France. Backed by plausible evidence of three-dimensional faxing through quantum mechanics the team is transported to the fifteenth century. And if things don't go as planned, they may never return...... A great book.
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Summary: Never Disappointing!
Review: Once again Michael Crichton is never disappointing. From page one I was completely drawn into this finely crafted story. Fans of history,anthropology,adventure and science fiction should find this journey thoroughly enjoyable. I'm obviously a fan of this author and value each of his stories for their individual qualities, but the common thread among them all is the quality of his storytelling. Pop some popcorn,stoke the fire in the fireplace and settle in for a fine evening of reading.
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Summary: This book is just....GREAT!
Review: Be warned...when you start to read Timeline, you will NEVER put it down! I failed my math final becuase i was to busy reading this book to study! It's that good! The way the story start's, and when you finally come to the end, your pawms sweating, you wish there was more. I know i did. And when i looked at the clock and it was 2:30 AM, i relized i didnt have time to study! But it was all worth it! A great read!!
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Summary: A Fun Read
Review: Finally, a compelling, exciting book from Crichton--it's been too long since he wrote such a thrilling adventure. Proof that he can be a good writer--that is, when he's writing a book and NOT writing a Book-to-be-turned-into-a-movie. Lost World? Don't waste your time. Read this one instead. It's his best since Jurassic Park.
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Summary: Movie in the Works!
Review: Michael Crichton needs to stop writing books with the future screen in mind. They may end up making a great movie but are a terrible novel.
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Summary: Connecticut Yankees in Jurassic Park
Review: This book takes the high-tech underground lab of "The Andromeda Strain," the constant threat of dismemberment of "Jurassic Park," and the ubiquitous robotic characters of "West World" and mixes them all together. The problem is that the robots are all supposed to be human! Despite the massive bibliography showing what appears to be a superhuman research effort, Crichton's inability to make a convincing human character or plot twist gives his feudal setting all the believability of an evening at the "Medieval Times" dinner theater.
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Summary: Timeline-Crichton
Review: Crichton book, sci-fiction? Hmm well i gave it a try.. This book tells the story of time travelling. How? Ofcourse with a time machine. I never believed in time travelling but as always Crichton trows a lot of "real" information at you. You almost get the feeling that time travelling is possible. The story in this book is good but sometimes a little slow. No doubt the best part of the book is when a team goes back in time to save a dude stucked in time against evil knights.If you really like an adventure book read crichton's lost world it's better.
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Summary: Stinks. Predictable.
Review: No imagination, reads like a childrens scary book or a "B" movie with too much violence for kids. Predictable story line. I figured out the ending half way through the book and it took everything I could do to finish the book thinking it would get better. Folks running around in the Dark Ages from castle to castle being chased through the woods and secret passageways isn't very imaginative. The tech end was weak and not very believable. If your looking for a no brainer book to pass the time, this is it. My used copy goes to the used book store. I wouldn't pass it on to a friend to waste their time.
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Summary: Good Recreational Reading
Review: I read this book over a weekend and found it very readable and enjoyable. Although the pseudoscience presented to explain time travel was pure witchery, most of the novel was spent on the parallel stories of the time travellers' adventures in 14th century France and conflict between a ruthless entrepreneur and his associates to get them back to the present before their 36-hour deadline ran out. It certainly provided enough excitement to keep me going. It also contained a few tidbits of medieval life that were fun for a history buff. I liked this book.
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Summary: What a Waste!!
Review: I have been a fan of Mr. Crichton's work for some time, yet, this was the hardest book to finish that I have read in some time. Don't waste your money. I became bored with the story about half way through when I figured out the end was going to be extremely predictable. The story line sagged badly and became the kind of thing that children's scary books are made of. A bunch of folks running around the dark ages from one castle to another being chased by evil knights. The chases were predictable, the outcomes could be figured out easily. In fact the outcome of the whole story was told in advance at the beginning with few surprises in the middle. In all, it was boring and took everything I could muster just to finish the book. Sorry Mr. Crichton, this one heads for the used book store. I wouldn't pass it on to a friend.
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