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Rising Sun

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On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto Tower in downtown L.A.—the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate—a grand opening celebration is in full swing.

On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the dead body of a beautiful young woman is discovered.

The investigation begins ... and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting...more

Paperback, 399 pages

Published January 1993 by Ballantine Books (first published January 1st 1992)

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May 03, 2013 Jeremiah Murphy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'll say this, I found the book hard to put down. Rising Sun kind of comes across as a bizarro version of Isaac Asimov's Caves of Steel, with John Connor playing the role of the robot, and the Japanese substituted for the Spacers. Don't worry, Asimov fans, I didn't ruin anything; they have completely different endings.

The question this book posed to me: is it racist to criticize a country for its business practices? After finishing the book, the answer is no, but with a big asterisk. While I fou...more I'll say this, I found the book hard to put down. Rising Sun kind of comes across as a bizarro version of Isaac Asimov's Caves of Steel, with John Connor playing the role of the robot, and the Japanese substituted for the Spacers. Don't worry, Asimov fans, I didn't ruin anything; they have completely different endings.

The question this book posed to me: is it racist to criticize a country for its business practices? After finishing the book, the answer is no, but with a big asterisk. While I found the insight into Japanese culture and business interesting, at times I felt the Japanese were painted with a broad brush. Not all the Japanese characters came across the same way but there are few blanket statements thrown around which made me wonder if the author was writing to stir up some prejudice. However the book is equally critical of the United States (and rightfully so, Crichton's concerns for the future of American business seem to be playing out, although not with Japanese-American relations as the culprit). Every time the Japanese are characterized as aggressive or ruthless (or racist), Americans are characterized as lazy, stupid, and not capable of caring about the future (and also racist). Is the wise elder hero in this book, John Connor, an American fluent in Japanese culture is supposed to be symbolic of the greatness that happens when these two cultures work together? Maybe it takes a bit of independent thinking to keep the distracting undercurrents of Crichton's bias in check, but by the end of the book I was genuinely interested in finding out more about Japanese culture.

Maybe since I'm reading this in 2013 the book comes across less as xenophobic paranoia as it does as the beginning of a discussion of two cultures meeting. But I thought some good points were raised. There is a lot to be said about the brain drain happening in the United States as well as the high level of crime (none of which Crichton blames on any other country). And while I'm no fan of nationalism, is it healthy for foreign countries to economically manipulate the government of another country? For the U.S. as a villain in this scenario, check out Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins.

But wait, is Rising Sun an essay on Japanese-American relations or are we reading a murder mystery? While at times it's hard to answer this question. we are reading a murder mystery, which reads like a suspenseful movie as Crichton is gifted at doing. But he does have an annoying knack for building up tension then as you're waiting to read what happens next, BAM! you get hit with a character unleashing pages of exposition on either Japanese culture, business relations, or how video cameras work (all things Crichton urges us to further read in his bibliography). Don't get me wrong, I think the extensive research Crichton packs into the story makes it all the better.

If I have any issue with how a group of people are portrayed in this novel, it's women. We have a murder victim who got off on being beat up, we have a couple more prostitutes, we have an adorable toddler, we have a nasty career driven ex-wife not interested in being a mother.. a cleaning lady... a beautiful computer savvy grad student who's unaware of her beauty... come on... seriously... Forget questions of Japan bashing, what's Crichton trying to tell us about women? In fact, I think the book would have been more suspenseful and engaging if the main detective were a woman.

But all in all, the book held my attention and got me thinking. Like all noir detective stories, there's good mixed with the bad.

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Apr 14, 2013 Farnoosh Brock rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This acclaimed novel is set against the backdrop of Japanese-American tensions at the time of its writing - each side apprehensive, protective of their own territory and culture. The plot revolves around an American female's murder in Nakomoto, a Japanese corporation on American soil - and that distinct setting sets the wheels of this novel in motion. The intricacies of etiquette, culture, duty that is inherent to Japan plays a key role as the investigation begins to unfold. Only one man can ide...more This acclaimed novel is set against the backdrop of Japanese-American tensions at the time of its writing - each side apprehensive, protective of their own territory and culture. The plot revolves around an American female's murder in Nakomoto, a Japanese corporation on American soil - and that distinct setting sets the wheels of this novel in motion. The intricacies of etiquette, culture, duty that is inherent to Japan plays a key role as the investigation begins to unfold. Only one man can identify and effectively communicate with the Japanese - enter Captain Connor, played deliciously well by the ultimate Sean Connery in the movie adaptation of the book.

Crichton, who must be fluent in Japanese, intersperse random Japanese phrases and customs throughout the book. One of my favorites is the sempai-kohai relationship between Captain Connor, the sempai or the mentor and coach, and Lieutenant Smith, the kohai or trainee. I remember one afternoon picking up a book comprised of Japanese traditional expressions soon after this book - so inspired I felt in learning the thousand year old expressions of their culture. I barely made it past fist few pages of my book, "The Japanese have a word for it"; it was overwhelming to consume in one sitting. The sheer complexity of each expression and its history wore me out. The demands of society and pressures of tradition are tremendous on the lives of the Japanese and puzzling to the rest of the world - the non-Japanese ones of us who can neither fully grasp nor appreciate the depth of servitude felt by this nation.

As one who is fascinated by the Japanese culture, language, country, eccentricities and mysteries, this books adds an intense and mixed angle of perspective for me. The story is a mystery murder and while interesting, it does not make up the core of the book. While the murder plot carries you through the pages, nothing is more engrossing than Connor's brutal honesty about how the Japanese think and do business. "Business is war to the Japanese", he repeats over and over - and you will see why if you read the book.

The suspense of the murder mystery is no simple maze to follow. Twists and turns into the investigation thicken, as they should in every good story, and yet remain realistic to the reader. The plot spoiler warning applies here as I disclose the vast difference between the endings of movie and book. In Crichton's novel, Theresa and Lt. Smith do not end up together, there exists no previous relationship between Theresa and Captain Connor, and Ishigoro, the Japanese employee, is the real murderer as opposed to an entirely different character in the movie. This is no small difference as the entire story is built to incriminate Ishigoro in the end. Imagine my disappointment as I learned that Sean Connery not only played Captain Connor but was also the executive producer of the film - and he allowed for such a large deviation from the novel? I would defer to Crichton whose imagination first brought us to the world of the Rising Sun. I prefer the ending in the book.
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A young American model is murdered in the corporate boardroom of Los Angeles's Nakomoto Tower on the new skyscraper's gala opening night. Murdered, that is, unless she was strangled while enjoying sadomasochistic sex that went too far. Nakomoto, a Japanese electronics giant, tries to hush up the embarrassing incident, setting in motion a murder investigation that serves Crichton ( Jurassic Park ) as the platform for a clever, tough-talking harangue on the dangers of Japanese economic competition and influence-peddling in the U.S. Divorced LAPD lieutenant Peter Smith, who has custody of his two-year-old daughter, and hard-boiled detective John Connor, who says things like "For a Japanese, consistent behavior is not possible," pursue the killer in a winding plot involving Japan's attempt to gain control of the U.S. computer industry. Although Crichton's didactic aims are often at cross-purposes with his storytelling, his entertaining, well-researched thriller cannot be easily dismissed as Japan-bashing because it raises important questions about that country's adversarial trade strategy and our inadequate response to it. He also provides a fascinating perspective on how he thinks the Japanese view Americans--as illiterate, childish, lazy people obsessed with TV, violence and aggressive litigation. 225,000 first printing; BOMC main selection.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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YA-- The celebrity-studded opening of a huge Japanese office building is marred by the murder of a beautiful American woman. Lt. Peter Smith is called in to investigate and is requested to bring along John Connor, an expert on Japanese culture and fluent in the language. So begins a riveting tale that combines suspense, technology, and a full-scale economic battle for survival. YAs will have no problem following the complex corporate business schemes described by Crichton, whose loyalties are obviously with America. Readers who fear that the Japanese are taking over the U. S. economy will not be reassured.
- Katherine Fitch, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, VA
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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May 19, 2012 Greg Bascom rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

During the opening celebration for the Nakamoto Corporation's new office building in Los Angeles, a beautiful model is found dead of strangulation in the glass walled conference room. The Japanese executive handling the situation refuses to allow the police detectives to proceed without the presence of someone from the L.A. police department's Special Services Division, which provides liaison in matters involving dignitaries and foreign nationals. Lieutenant Peter Smith is on duty that night. He...more

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Feb 08, 2012 Donovan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller

Rising Sun is a fun and fast paced read that I found difficult to put down. Admittedly I saw the movie before I read the book and I think that helped me visualise some of what was going on.

Plot ***Spoilers***
During a party at the United States offices of a Japanese corporation, a professional escort is found dead, apparently after a violent sexual encounter. Police Detective Web Smith and John Connor , a former police Captain and expert on Japanese affairs, are sent to investigate.

During the in...more

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Aug 30, 2011 Laura Williams rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoy how Michael Crichton can keep me glued to the page with plot twists and fast pacing, but I really hate when he gets too preachy. I think that is his biggest weakness as a writer. All of his books have some kind of lesson to be learned, typically it's the dangers of fast-growing technology, but his best novels show the reader why this is a problem instead of insistently telling us. For example, in Jurassic Park we didn't need a lecture on the dangers of playing God and giving life...more

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Jun 02, 2010 Tony rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Michael Crichton- Rising Sun (Ballantine Books 1993) 3.75 Stars

When a woman is murdered in the beautiful new Nakamoto Tower in L.A. at its grand opening, an investigation begins. Lieutenant Smith must now work with Captain Connor to dig through the lies and deceit to uncover the truth. Connor teaches him much about Japanese culture and helps him understand their actions. Just when they think that they are close to the truth they discover that once again they must weave through the maze of corrup...more

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Dec 01, 2009 Chris Schmutz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

Great book. Movie did pretty good depicting the main points. Kind of rough language and themes throughout, though...

If you're not going to read Shogun or something like that, there are some very basic things about Japanese culture to be learned from this book, ...

... like ... the underling apprentice is to play the wreckles bad cop, and if it works in getting what's wanted in business or politics - great. This keeps the big boss out of the messy stuff. If it doesn't work then the big boss comes...more

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Jan 28, 2009 Luke rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In Rising Sun, Crichton takes a step back from the science world to give his thoughts on the world of business. It's not a usual topic of his - superbugs and mechanics and illness being his forte - but it is a subject that the author really seems to take to.

I'm certain that there's been criticisms of this book here as racist. Indeed, Crichton's feelings about the need to protect America's businesses from Japanese takeover are addressed in a final, nonstory chapter. However, the subtlety of under...more

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Aug 04, 2011 Rosemary added it

An absolute page-turner. Michael Crichton's plots were always gripping (except for Timeline,which is stupid). While I find it slightly contrived the way he weaves his own political and sociological beliefs into his stories, it is usually fascinating. In this book, this includes well-founded comments about US trade inequalities with Japan, as well as questioning attitudes to child custody (ie it is possible that a mother can be irresponsible and that the child would be better off with the father)...more

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Jan 20, 2012 Kat_merle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 50-book-challenge-2012

Rising Sun
by Michael Crichton

I have sort of a love hate relationship with Michael Crichton. I always love his books but I really don't know why. Typically his subject matter is of no interest to me but I simply can't put the book down as the story is so riveting. I feel a little like he always tricks me into learning things I have no interest in. Rising Sun is perhaps a little better in this regard since I do love a good murder mystery. The plot walks a fine line between the murder investigation...more

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Mar 02, 2009 Kevin Beary rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I don`t recall seeing the movie and I just read this book for the 1st time 15 yrs after the fact. Another great Crichton book. Prophetic. Even though the Japanese economy has stalled , the unfair trade practices (Japanese don`t find them unfair) , dumping , intrigue and sabotage , bribery and gifting, collusion , closing of their own markets and government sponsored sabotage of our own have all shown themselves to be true. They still reap the benefits of decimating American competition via this...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Kevin Lake rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"Rising Sun" is Micheal Crichton at his best. All the reasons he is one of my favorite authors are found in this book. He writes honestly, not politically correctly. The cold hard facts he states, through the eyes and ears and mouths of his characters, about the Japanese and their business practices and America's inability to respond to either, mostly out of ignorance, innefeciency, and a desire to, at whatever cost, not come across as offensive or racist, is spot on. I live in Asia full time (t...more

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May 16, 2010 Matt rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In the early to mid-1990's a wave of anti-Japan hysteria swept through some segments of the American population. I distinctly remember watching two newscasts from this time concerning Japan. One talked about people's fear of Japanese 'interests' buying up significant portions of the U.S. The other showed video clip of people venting their anger over Japanese imports by destroying a Toyota pickup with baseball bats and the reporter (off-screen) explaining that the truck was built in the U.S. at t...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Lee rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

There's an old saying in Japan. Or at least I assume there is; people have been living there for over 30000 years, I'd say they've been slacking if they haven't come up with a saying in that time. I don't know any old Japanese sayings because most of what I know about Japan is based on watching anime and Japanese horror films and reading manga, so all I know for sure is that all the men have huge crazy hair, all the women have huge crazy breasts, and every problem is solved by playing children's ...more There's an old saying in Japan. Or at least I assume there is; people have been living there for over 30 000 years, I'd say they've been slacking if they haven't come up with a saying in that time. I don't know any old Japanese sayings because most of what I know about Japan is based on watching anime and Japanese horror films and reading manga, so all I know for sure is that all the men have huge crazy hair, all the women have huge crazy breasts, and every problem is solved by playing children's card games. Quite how much you know about Japan and more to the point where you are on the Japanophilia scale will probably have a not inconsiderable impact on your enjoyment of Rising Sun.

Like several of Michael Crichton's books, Rising Sun is a vehicle for him to talk about an issue facing America or science within the trappings of a well-paced thriller. In State of Fear the issue was global warming and the inability of either side of the (non-)debate to discuss the matter calmly or rationally; in Jurassic Park he discussed the dangers of wandering around a central American island full of bitey velociraptors without carrying a honking great gun; and in this murder mystery it's America's inability to cope with Japan's way of doing business. And like several of Michael Crichton's books, many people seem to take umbrage with the content without apparently having read the book. With State of Fear people bemoaned Crichton's global warming denialism, apparently ignoring the part where he says global warming is happening but deigned to question the current methods being used to tackle it; with Jurassic Park people complained that you can't really clone dinosaurs from the contents of mosquitoes stomachs, and that dinosaurs actually had feathers, apparently ignoring the part where he says it's a bad idea to wander around a central American island full of bitey velociraptors without carrying a honking great gun; and here in Rising Sun a common cry is that Crichton is racist, ignoring the fact that the book's message is that America and Japan have two very different ways of doing business, indeed America and Japan are two very different countries – but some people can't read “different” without assuming that means “better” or “worse” and so decide the message here must be a priori racist, ignoring the fact that, if anything, Crichton suggests the Japanese way is better and America needs to shape up or ship out, to use the vernacular.

Ignoring all these concerns which have nothing to do with elephants and thus are irrelephant, the novel is up to Crichton's typical high standard if full of the usual long speeches and modestly disguised diatribes on the issue in question. Since the issues in question are economic rather than scientific these soliloquies didn't hold my interest especially well, but the trappings that surround these artifices are a satisfying thriller in their own right.(less)

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Dec 13, 2009 Danny rated it 2 of 5 stars

Interesting plot but many passages just seem to be nothing more than Michael Crichton expounding xenophobic beliefs about the Japanese in the troubled economic times the U.S. faced around the time of its publication. Anyone living in the U.S. int he early 90s can remember the paranoia over the rise of Japanese economic power. The book seems outdated in this sense. As a technothriller, the book also loses a certain sense of excitement that it must have had in 1992, when it was published, due to t...more

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Jun 26, 2010 Stef rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: geek-talk, investigative, law-medical, author-michael-crichton, thriller-suspense, fiction, i-own-it, 3-stars, read-2010, murderer-serial-killer

Very entertaining and, as all of Crichton's work, very informative. Crichton manages to interweave the book's political message nicely into the action sequences and I suspect it's only his talent for writing that stops this book from seeming preachy.

The topic itself, Japanese companies' corporate policy when it comes to the US market, was a hot potato at the time the book was published. Crichton firmly takes a stand on the issue but still handles it with the utmost respect, especially involving...more

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Nov 01, 2010 Meaghan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own

I really enjoyed the cultural research that Crichton puts into this novel. While I don't know much about Japanese culture there seems to be a lot of research done into how culture would play a part in a murder investigation. I also enjoyed how Crichton makes a point about Japanese investment and business practices in the United States. As stated before I do not know much about such things but it has made me question a few things. Perhaps, I will do some research of my own. I really enjoyed the c...more

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Oct 12, 2012 Aaron rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Heavy criticism is lobbed at this book as being overtly racist and anti-japanese.I disagree ,i think MC wrote this as more of a wake up call to America`s way of doing business.RS is a fascinating insight into a culture who really do live by their saying,'Business is war' and for america to succeed in this fast changing world, it`ll have too change it`s ways before its too late.Slick,fast paced whodunit,that mixes old school culture against culture drivin by excess and narrow minded view of the r...more

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Nov 27, 2010 Leslie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a fun, fast read. The analysis of the American-Japanese relationship in the early 1990's is fascinating. He really learned a lot about Japanese culture in order to explain some of the events in the book. All the action takes place within 2 days of a murder that occurred at the opening of a huge Japanese business building in L.A. There are high speed chases, dirty politicians, subtle attempts at bribery, and a very smart and experienced senior police officer with a deep understanding of J...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Jan Castillo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Another "older than me" book! I read this one last year (2010). The reason that i was intrigued by Michael Crichton's writings is just because he's the one who wrote Jurassic Park. Yeah, this is the first books that i read by him.

Okay. So, it was good. The lines were fine. i learned a lot from this one. Michael Crichton always gives us infos we can't "meet" in our daily lives. I also enjoyed adjusting myself to the time where there were still no CCTV cameras.

BLAH BLAH BLAH, it was a good read. I...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Eric Toribio rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The plot in this book is great. The twists and turns and the pacing is excellent. I even found a lot of the info about the Japanese and the way they do business to be very interesting. My only real problem with this book is that, of the ones I've read so far by him, this one definitely goes off on informative tangents the most. It seems like every page or two one of the characters will just go on and on for paragraphs explaining something about the Japanese. Crichton does this in all of his book...more

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Dec 04, 2008 Jim rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: action

I have to be in the mood to read Crichton & I had this book around for years before I got to it. It was very absorbing. Nothing too special, but a well done thriller.

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Nov 10, 2011 Diego rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Of course, this book will have some mixed reviews, because it gives some strong opinions on some sensible matters. But that's one thing I like about Crichton in general, even if I don't agree with him or he ends up being totally wrong on something, he writes on interesting topics and doesn't hesitate to really challenge the reader about his way of thinking.

Other than that, it's really an entertaining book, I don't read crime thrillers very often, but I can easily say that this one was very well...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Emmy Uzor rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A disappoint, it is. I plunged into the book with energy and regretted ever doing so. The setting and characters are commendable quite alright but the storyline is just ok. The whole investigation was shady and shabby not straight forward stupid. The main theme of the book: the murder was altogether usurped by the stupid babble about the Japanese Modus Operandi which asphyxiated the original plot. Invariably, the book picked 'strength', 'interestingness' when it 'boomaranged' back to Peter. All...more

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Dec 29, 2011 Maria rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A crime thriller but, as Crichton says in his bibliography, "This novel questions the conventional premise that direct foreign investment in American high technology is by definition good and should be allowed to continue without restraint or limitation." So mostly what was interesting about the books was all of the research about Japanese culture and business practices that was included in the text. Thought-provoking, especially reading it in a foreign country and having similar questions come...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Brian Mays rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When I first started reading Michael Crichton, I was impressed by the way he spun his narrative in an easy going yet gripping style. I was disappointed by The Andromeda Strain because of its lack of a climax. In this novel, however, Crichton delivers. The pacing is good, the plot is intriguing, and the mystery is compelling.

My biggest disappointment in the unintentional racism this book perpetrates. I couldn't agree with Crichton more that Americans need to worry about their economy's long-term...more

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Apr 28, 2013 Clayton Yuen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, adventure

I am really into Michael Crichton's science fiction novels, and Rising Sun is definitely NOT scifi. I loved it!

This adventure thriller centered around Japanese Corporate Culture in the USA and was absolutely an eye opener. I loved the murders and intrigue surrounding the investigation by Detective Smith and Captain Conner. The japanese mystic was interesting to say the least, and how it affects American Technological Companies was darn right scary.

I give this novel 5 stars for being super exciti...more

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Dec 27, 2011 Gekko rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Enjoyable, if solidly middle-of-the-pack Crichton fare. What's interesting about reading this in 2011 is that, although the fear of Japanese businesses taking over America seems rather quaint in light of Japan's subsequent property bust and "lost decade", the whole situation is eerily similar to the current situation vis-a-vis China. Indeed, you could replace Japan -> China, change a few company names and language snippets and you'd have yourself a highly topical contemporary thriller! (You'd...more

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Dec 23, 2012 Michael rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: red-queen

inevitable law of human relationships: the moment everyone says you are unstoppable is right when you begin to decline. imagine: 1992; the soviet union has fallen. new york subways are filled with graffiti and drug addicts and flowing trash. Times Square is a war zone. L.A. is dirty and overrun by politicized Latinos. Japan, transcendent, technological, ultra-cool, has the tiniest personal electronics in the world, and everything is sleek, black, and cyberpunk. Toshiba, Sony, Panasonic, Mitsubis...more

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