A review by miss_tricia
A Case of Need by Michael Crichton, Jeffery Hudson

3.0

It might just be pregnant brain, but I had a hard time keeping the characters straight in this novel. There were a number of really important people (one in particular) who were briefly introduced, and then I had forgotten who they were by the time they showed up again at critical junctions. Also, reading as someone who is anti-death in a context where abortion is the accepted norm, the story seems a little less than timely. I know it was topical when it was published, but 30 years is a long time in 21st century medicine.
All that being said, the material was meticulously researched (as is a Crichton hallmark), and the story moved briskly, so it certainly wasn't boring. I don’t regret reading it, but I probably won’t revisit.