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Airframe

Michael Crichton

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May 20, 2022 Kallie rated it liked it

This is a compelling, intelligent thriller with lots of interesting (for some) info about airplane engineering and operation, and procedures followed in the aftermath of a bad accident. I was surprised by the ending, did not predict the cause for the accident around which the narrative revolves. Media got a well-deserved roasting for the typical vulture reaction: avid for drama and gore, uninterested in details. I liked the main character well enough. But here's my problem with this genre -- the ...more

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Jun 05, 2018 Jesse rated it really liked it

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I really tried to find reasons not to like this one. Don't ask me why. Maybe I thought that my love of Michael Crichton when I was younger was the product of misguided youth. Maybe I just thought that liking Michael Crichton was too cool to be cool anymore. Maybe I just thought it was going to remind me too much of James Patterson. But despite a very weak subplot (that really should have just been axed), this is a pretty tight thriller. Crichton obviously did his homework, and it shows. The tech ...more

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