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ethan_warrener 's review for:
State of Fear
by Michael Crichton
This is a textbook case about why fiction stories written merely to advance an ideological position are nearly always bad. I like Michael Crichton. I like thrillers. I even agree with some of his philosophy of science (even if the practice of it leaves something to be desired). So when I was unable to finish this book, it wasn't because I've got some personal vendetta against him, or because he hurt my feelings as a climate change believer.
The story is just really weak. The characters were forgettable--I've already forgotten them. The globe-trotting felt like a string of encounters checked off of a writer's to-do list, without any real sense of place in any of them. The straw-manning of the eco-nuts was cringe-inducing.
The story honestly doesn't deserve any more consideration. Bleh.
The story is just really weak. The characters were forgettable--I've already forgotten them. The globe-trotting felt like a string of encounters checked off of a writer's to-do list, without any real sense of place in any of them. The straw-manning of the eco-nuts was cringe-inducing.
The story honestly doesn't deserve any more consideration. Bleh.