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meadforddude 's review for:
Congo
by Michael Crichton
Breathlessly paced even by Crichton's famously brisk standards, I was surprised to discover how different this ultimately proves to be than the film adaptation. The film certainly skews more broadly cartoonish and simplistic in comparison to the book's drily cynical/pragmatic take on these characters. Granted, I'm not sure a direct adaptation of what's on the here would necessarily move the needle or anything, but I'm looking forward to revisiting the film soon and really taking stock of all of the changes.
Most importantly, there's some fascinating suppositions in here not just about the nature of our increasingly-interconnected/technologically-dependent global society, but also regarding the increasing likelihood of our own creations effectively running the show (Crichton really was ahead of the curve on the A.I. front, which is increasingly becoming a reality we are going to have to confront - hell, for all I know, the Goodreads terms of service are such that this review is being used to train A.I. to further mimic the way humans think and speak).
In short: Amy, pretty damn good gorilla.
Most importantly, there's some fascinating suppositions in here not just about the nature of our increasingly-interconnected/technologically-dependent global society, but also regarding the increasing likelihood of our own creations effectively running the show (Crichton really was ahead of the curve on the A.I. front, which is increasingly becoming a reality we are going to have to confront - hell, for all I know, the Goodreads terms of service are such that this review is being used to train A.I. to further mimic the way humans think and speak).
In short: Amy, pretty damn good gorilla.