Russ's review
The Andromeda Strain
by Michael Crichton
Russ's review
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
Russ's review
rating:
bookshelves:
2007,
novel,
thriller
recommended for: Scientists
This book is all about the tension, not the payoff.
As with most entertainment, this book pulls you in by asking some questions. "What is it?" "How does it work?" "What happened?" While those questions are still being asked, this book is a fairly thrilling read.
If you don't like books that get too technical about things, though, this isn't the book for you. It's full of pages from government documents, computer readouts, and the like. That only helps the book go by quicker, because I just skipped most of that stuff.
For the most part, the book lacks a main protagonist. Even the best candidate for main protagonist isn't given too much to do, and when he is, it's forced.
I guess this book works because of the fear of the unknown. Without that, it would be full of boring descriptions of scientific and medical procedures.
As with most entertainment, this book pulls you in by asking some questions. "What is it?" "How does it work?" "What happened?" While those questions are still being asked, this book is a fairly thrilling read.
If you don't like books that get too technical about things, though, this isn't the book for you. It's full of pages from government documents, computer readouts, and the like. That only helps the book go by quicker, because I just skipped most of that stuff.
For the most part, the book lacks a main protagonist. Even the best candidate for main protagonist isn't given too much to do, and when he is, it's forced.
I guess this book works because of the fear of the unknown. Without that, it would be full of boring descriptions of scientific and medical procedures.
