false 7679 32 Harry has a problem. Ever since getting in a car accident, he's suffered from "thought seizures," violent fits in which he attacks other people. He used to be an artificial intelligence researcher, which may explain why he targets anyone who either works on machines or who acts like a machine--mechanics, gas-station attendants, prostitutes, exotic dancers. But there's hope: he can become part machine himself, undergoing "Stage 3," an experimental procedure implanting 40 electrodes deep in the pleasure centers of his brain. The surgery is successful, and blissful pulses of electricity short-circuit Harry's seizures. That is, until Harry figures out how to overload himself with the satisfying jolts and escapes on a murderous rampage. One of Crichton's earliest, playing ably on '70s fears of computers and mind control. <I>--Paul Hughes</I> 2651704 1972 The Terminal Man total:3749|5:353|4:898|3:1727|2:650|1:121| 3749 11959 4478 108 3 3 false false Fri Sep 19 07:31:25 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 21 11:25:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 15:32:08 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 15:09:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 00:37:25 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 00:11:24 -0700 2009 "One day soon the Gillette company will announce the development of a razor that, thanks to a computer microchip, can actually travel ahead in time and shave beard hairs that don't even exist yet.” ~Dave Barry

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A quick and very entertaining read. My only regret is the abruptness of the ending and the unanswered question, "Did he know how it was all going to end?"

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I wouldn't say this is one of Crichton's best works, but it certainly follows his pattern of coming up with really interesting ideas of how science can go awry...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 15:44:40 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 17:44:51 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Feb 06 17:53:55 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 17:55:24 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 01:20:19 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 17:08:39 -0800 2009 nemu buku ini nggak sengaja di pameran buku dengan harga muraaah banget.
and yeah, nggak hanya thrilling, tapi juga sarat ilmu pengetahuan, just like michael usually does his books.]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 09:52:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 09:53:38 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 07:24:22 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 19:09:11 -0800 2009 3 0 true false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 21:45:33 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 21:49:14 -0700 2009 1 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 08:09:33 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 16:34:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Fri Dec 12 13:55:06 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 13:56:25 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 00:15:34 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 00:16:49 -0800 2008 1 4 0 false false Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1974 Sun Oct 04 20:00:55 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 20:03:34 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7679