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I kinda liked that the dinos got away, so clearly, in the opening cover-all bits of the first book. It's like that thankyou at the beginning of 'The Wicker Man'. Brilliant look back and laugh.
Also, the C Dodgeson refs I thought were cute. And the debate on whether the dinosaurs should be made to move faster or all the time.
The second one was an entertaining experience in jobbing it to the extreme. Although seeing the whole 'false consciousness' thing resurrected near the beginning was interesting in a book being pushed out of grocery stores.
I think I've read all of his novels except for the most recent two. Because they're always in trade/discard bins/shelves. They're always like a nickel at yardsales. And they were fun. Except possibly for 'Sphere' they all read like Crichton just got bored with doing the one-note SF book, and he started jotting down adventure games, reversals, and little puns to keep himself involved in it. But it's the appearance of the one-note that makes him so marketable. Wells' was right on the money, there. |
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