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A review by levisamjuno
The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton
4.0
I had read all of Crichton's books that had been published as of my senior year of high school. Now, some 13 years hence, I was drawn back into reading them again. I know that I read The Great Train Robbery, and some scenes were familiar, but on the whole I didn't remember the story at all.
This is a very interesting novel with a mixed theme of historical fiction and mystery. I had to do some quick research after reading to see what details were true and what came from the mind of the author. The central character of Pierce was intriguing as the mastermind behind a complicated plot to steal gold from a train in Victorian England.
I am not much of a history fan, but Crichton framed many of the scenes throughout the book with the historical backdrop that made sense and put into perspective what occurred in that scene. As one my categories for great reading is that it makes me seek to learn something new, The Great Train Robbery triggered that cognitive twitch in my brain to read more about Victorian England, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, and the factual train robbery itself.
Even though I've never seen the movie, I guess my mind must have remembered seeing the movie poster, because I could not shake the image or speaking voice of Sean Connery as the main character in my head, which actually did not detract too much from the character at all.
This is a very interesting novel with a mixed theme of historical fiction and mystery. I had to do some quick research after reading to see what details were true and what came from the mind of the author. The central character of Pierce was intriguing as the mastermind behind a complicated plot to steal gold from a train in Victorian England.
I am not much of a history fan, but Crichton framed many of the scenes throughout the book with the historical backdrop that made sense and put into perspective what occurred in that scene. As one my categories for great reading is that it makes me seek to learn something new, The Great Train Robbery triggered that cognitive twitch in my brain to read more about Victorian England, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, and the factual train robbery itself.
Even though I've never seen the movie, I guess my mind must have remembered seeing the movie poster, because I could not shake the image or speaking voice of Sean Connery as the main character in my head, which actually did not detract too much from the character at all.