A review by evdark
Zero Cool by John Lange

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

One step forward, two steps back. This book was awful. Not as bad as his first book, but super boring and contrived and the way he writes women is the worst. I love Michael Crichton, but this book had me questioning if he was even a good human let alone a good writer. The hero gets dragged and tortured through generic action set piece after generic action set piece. There is no action in this book and the plot makes zero sense. When he goes into history, that is when the book gets interesting. I love the way he does research and conveys that beautifully, even if the rest of the book is garbage. He has such a unique mind and you can tell he is a genius but he is wasting it on a book like this. It makes me really appreciate his later works to see how far he came.