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State of Fear
by Michael Crichton
I do not necessarily agree with the science given in this book, nor do I believe that events would turn out in this particular fashion if a gigantic ecoterrorist organization decides to attack the world as penance for its crimes against the environment. That being said, out of all the Michael Crichton novels that I have read thus far, this one is easily my favorite.
I have always found the "science" sections of Crichton's work rather dry and difficult to plow through, but this book was different. Jennifer's videotaped discussions with Evans kept me interested, and when other characters began to debate many of the issues that this book is meant to deal with, I found, in fact, that I didn't favor the action sequences over the dialogue. Most of the book, of course, is comprised of dialogue, and things only get intense around the halfway mark and at the very end. Even so, State of Fear was riveting. I particularly enjoyed how the plot tied itself together at the end; with so many loose threads created in the first third, I found myself wondering how on Earth Crichton was going to concoct a climax that effectively settled each and every one of the novel's vital issues. The characters were lifelike and three-dimensional; even the romance was completely realistic, especially that between Evans and Sarah. My favorite characters were Jennifer and Kenner; the former was staunchly feminist and a real fighter, while the latter was a strong advocate for what he believed in and a born leader. Needless to say, I found Bradley and Drake to be incredibly annoying, and it was partly for this reason that I found the climax so satisfying.
Another great read from the master of sci-fi!
I have always found the "science" sections of Crichton's work rather dry and difficult to plow through, but this book was different. Jennifer's videotaped discussions with Evans kept me interested, and when other characters began to debate many of the issues that this book is meant to deal with, I found, in fact, that I didn't favor the action sequences over the dialogue. Most of the book, of course, is comprised of dialogue, and things only get intense around the halfway mark and at the very end. Even so, State of Fear was riveting. I particularly enjoyed how the plot tied itself together at the end; with so many loose threads created in the first third, I found myself wondering how on Earth Crichton was going to concoct a climax that effectively settled each and every one of the novel's vital issues. The characters were lifelike and three-dimensional; even the romance was completely realistic, especially that between Evans and Sarah. My favorite characters were Jennifer and Kenner; the former was staunchly feminist and a real fighter, while the latter was a strong advocate for what he believed in and a born leader. Needless to say, I found Bradley and Drake to be incredibly annoying, and it was partly for this reason that I found the climax so satisfying.
Another great read from the master of sci-fi!