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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
I really liked the twists. I enjoyed the footnotes and being brought back to med school. Not much bad or good to say. I didn't realize this was Crichton's first published novel until after I read it and I can see how his style has changed, but overall it was a good read.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I skipped loads of gorey medical details which didnt seem to interfere with the story, so one wonders why they are there in the first place, but the book kept my interest and was exciting.
tre stelline. Il libro è carino e fra l'altro leggendo l'introduzione di crichton ho scoperto che l'ha scritto mentre ancora frequentava l'università di medicina.. cioè lui mentre studiava medicina ad harvard trovava il tempo per cimentarsi nelle vesti di scrittore (fra l'altro in caso di necessità ha pure avuto parecchio successo).. sono quasi shokkata però è adorabile.. ok tornando al commento... la storia ti prende, è inevitabile.. insomma una ragazza muore in seguito ad un aborto fatto da incompetenti (dato che non era manco incinta!) e viene accusato un medico che con moltissime probabilità è innocente, nella sua famiglia c'è tutto un giro di segreti abbastanza losco, il giro di amicizie della vittima non era dei più raccomandabili e la polizia non è esattamente il massimo della collaboratività (però se ci fosse stato grissom avrebbe risolto il caso tipo in una notte ù.ù)... insomma è appassionante.. e bravo jeffrey!
This is said to be Michael Crichton's first published book. I listened to the audible edition, which was very good. Nick Podehl is a wonderful reader and very entertaining. I don't believe I would have enjoyed the book as well if I had read it, rather than listened.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Do I recommend reading a book about a fatally botched illegal abortion on the week that Roe seems likely to fall? No, no I do not.
I sort of stumbled on this book not knowing what it was about, but I like Micheal Crichton, so I grabbed it. I was pretty turned off in the first few pages because of the subject matter, but overall, it was a pretty good buck with a nice plot.
medium-paced