Rising Sun
by Michael Crichton
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Read in January, 2008
I enjoy Michael Crichton's fiction. He is a good storyteller. I read this book as a followup to Airframe, a more recent book. Both books deal with and amplify Crichton's position that US national policy does not adequately protect our nation's intellectual property. Rising Sun was written in 1992 and uses a fast-paced murder investigation as a soapbox for Crichton to dispense his position.
Reading this book, I would say that Crichton has a strong respect for the Japanese business mind. ...more
Reading this book, I would say that Crichton has a strong respect for the Japanese business mind. ...more
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Detective Peter Smith took a job and a pay raise to work as a liaison in the Special Services division of the LAPD thinking it would be a cake ride. Once in a while, he needs to show up and play interpreter for Japanese nationals who run a little afoul of the law: speeding tickets, the occasional drunken disorderly charge, etc. However, after the body of a young white woman is found dead in the boardroom at the Nakamoto Towers during the grand opening celebration, he finds himself in over his he...more
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Read in May, 2008
I wish I was a reader back in the early 90's. This would have been a lot more interesting, I think. It's the typical dooms-day scenario that Crichton loves to preach. Japan is taking over America, not via warfare but by hostile take-over type business tactics that are a way of life in Japan, but aren't politically correct here. Anyway, 15 years later and it doesn't seem much different then how he describes it. Japan has business interests here, but not to the extent that Crichton was predict...more
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A great book. A very accurate protrayal of the Japanese culture and mindset. The book is an interesting look at the American view and response to the Japanese culture excerting its influence here in America. I thought one of the most interesting effects of the book was the lack of protest by the Japanese culture to the book, but an enormous hue and cry about the movie. But the movie was tremendously watered down and cleaned up for political correctness.
If you want a clear look into the...more
If you want a clear look into the...more
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I have loved every Michael Crichton book I've ever read, except this one. The murder mystery aspect of it was fun, but it was so full of bad language and other such lovely garbage that I don't think I'll ever read it again. I guess there's a reason I'd never heard of it until I saw it on a shelf at DI. The story and suspense are not nearly as compelling as his other books. It's mostly a diatribe about how Japan is better than the US, and Americans are stupid for not realizing it. I don't recomme...more
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Read in August, 2006
Rising Sun read like a good action movie - entertaining, but nothing earth-shattering. I was engaged cover to cover, but it was a little predictable.
In all fairness, though, I was reading it about 15 years to late. Character names like "Fast Eddy" and plots based on Japanese business tycoons and industrial spies probably seemed more edgy than cheesy back in the early 90s (published in '93).
I feel similarly about Dan Brown and Michael Crighton books. Simply good fun, someti...more
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Read in January, 1993
I read this in the 1990s sometime, and it struck me as total paranoia about Japan taking over the world. It's interesting to look back on it now, given what has happened to the Japanese economy. No one is talking about Japan taking over any more, or the trade deficit with Japan, etc. It's my personal belief that Japan will fail to be a real superpower to be reckoned with until they actually give equal opportunity to their women! If they took full advantage of their potential female workforce, lo...more
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Read in April, 2004
Another gripping novel by Michael Crichton -- at least, gripping for a high school mind. I think I read it when I was at the height of my Crichton craze, though I think I picked this novel because it was one of the shorter Crichton tomes. I'm pretty sure I borrowed this from the library and was both shocked and titillated by the descriptions of abnormal sex practices. Oh, high school days. (Populist fic; 300 pages)
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the relatively graphic sex scenes in the movie peaked my interest in this book. I already like M.C. but did not know much about the book. I think I remember my mom being concerned about letting me buy it because she saw the movie too. Eventually I got to read it and satisfy my curious teenage mind.
Good book, but hurt by my comparison to his other books.
Good book, but hurt by my comparison to his other books.
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i don't really remember the storyline, but i remember that i liked it. something about japanese and american businesses, and the maybe-murder (or kinky sex gone wrong) of a woman. i think there were lots of twists and turns. there was a lot of suspense, and i don't usually like suspense/mystery books. but i do remember that i read this in 2 or 3 days...
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Read in July, 1993
This is where I started to lose interest in Michael Crichton. One character cussed so much it got pretty unrealistic. The novel is fast-paced but ultimately kind of silly, especially when you think about how paranoia over Japanese business has been supplanted by concerns over outsourcing to countries other than Japan.
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Read in January, 1994
recommends it for:
Crichton fans.
Pretty taut thriller, with a tough opening scene to read. Once past that, it moves quickly and gives you some insight into a clash of cultures. The movie's not great, but does a decent job at illustrating the culture clash as well. If you like Crichton, this is still better than his new stuff.
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Read in May, 2008
Too much profanity, and the crime that takes place had a lot to do with sex and it gets very detailed and graphic. I wouldn't recomend it to anyone. I actually havn't finished reading it for those reasons. I read half of it. It is hard to read half a book and not finish it though.
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Oh no! Its the japs! Seems that all the neo-con action writers of the 90s had to do a "Watch Out, the Japanese are coming!" book. Tom Clancy had a few, Clive Cussler had "Dragon" . . . oh man, I need to review the dozen Clive Cussler novels I read in the summer of '93!
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Pembunuhan tidak sengaja terjadi di gedung yang miliki oleh perusahaan jepang. Dan perusahaan ini sangat menjunjung tinggi etos dan kebiasaan mereka, yang membuat para polisi lokal menjadi sulit melakukan pemeriksaan.
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This was an incredible story that teaches you a lot about the Japanese business culture. THe movie based on the book didn't even come close...it made no sense because it didn't go into the depth that the book did.
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i found this at a hostel in bangkok and read it while i was bored one night. might have been entertaining in the 90s but this book is far too outdated, and the story really suffers and becomes quite silly.
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Read in July, 2008
Another great work from Crichton. Thought provoking and captivating! I'm going to look up some works from his suggested reads at the end for the topics that arise in the book between America and Japan.
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Read in January, 1996
baca buku ini pertama kali tahun 1996..sampe sekarang bukunya masih ada dan sampai sekarang belum selesai...hiks...keburu baca buku2 yang lainnya dulu...mudah2an aku bisa nyelesaiin nya secepatnya...
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Read in January, 1999
It's a good story, but it wasn't until the second time I read it that I really caught all the extreme anti-Japanese and isolationist sentiment that fills the story. Crichton is a little paranoid.
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