2 posts tagged “michael crichton”

7th Heaven (Women's Murder Club)

#27: 7th Heaven by James Patterson. This is the 7th (duh) book in the 'women's murder

Timeline: A Novel

club' series featuring Lindsay Boxer as the main character. It is quick, compelling and interesting as I find all James Patterson novels to be.

Normally I immensely dislike books written in 1st person narratives, but this one didn't bother me so much. The author switched the narrative between the main characters, and it was rather good.

I realized just into the book that somehow I missed the 6th book. That drives me crazy! I'm reading it now.

#28: Timeline by Michael Crichton. This book has been sitting on my shelf for maybe 2 years. I thought I had read it until I was packing up some books to drop off at the exchange library at our golf course and I had a closer look at the book.

I read this book in less than 2 days. It was a page turner and I enjoyed the historical context. It was a little bit long toward the end... I remember thinking, 'okay, whose turn is it to go missing?' In the end it was a great Crichton novel, and I found myself wondering if it could be successfully translated onto the big screen.

Next

Next by Michael Chrighton.

This novel delved into genetic manipulation, and creation gone bad.

It was a good story, but there were so many characters - 2 even with the same name. It was fast paced and thrilling at times, and although the author was able to dumb down scientific explanation of genetic engineering so the average person could easily understand it, there were so many characters and plot lines I occasionally felt lost.

The story abruptly ended and neat and tidy with a bow on top.

I liked the ideas that the novel put forth, but it could have been much better. I would recommend it, but not heartily.