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5.0 out of 5 stars
real page turner,
By rhody (RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timeline (Hardcover)
Read this book and wanted to share with my 12-yr old grandson in CA. He liked it alot. Fine condition and arrived on time.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Michael Crichton's weakest effort,
By BVI Diver "BVI Diver" (British Virgin Islands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Timeline (Hardcover)
I am a huge fan of the late Michael Crichton: Andromeda Strain, Sphere and Congo are amongst the most engaging novels that I have ever read. Sadly, Timeline is a considerable disappointment by his very high standards. The plot, as one might readily surmise, involves sending a group of people from the 20th century back in time to Europe in the Middle Ages. In his normal scientific manner, the author explains in great technological detail how this can be done by exploiting wormholes that scientists believe exist in "quantum foam". But the company which makes this civilisation changing discovery has to invent a few other things in the process: quantum computers billions of times more powerful than any computers today; electronic earpieces which can simultaneously translate from foreign languages for the benefit of the user; and these time travel devices can also similtaneously transport one around the globe (from the USA to Europe, or any other place on the planet). Any one of those inventions, minus time travel, would still be worth billions or even trillions. Sadly the company seem to be going broke, largely because the only thing they can think of to try and do to make money is to try and send tourists back to watch historical events.
A person might reasonably argue that Crichton is held up to a higher standard than other authors, possibly unfairly. However, even by more mundane standards, Timeline is a pedestrian book. Other books which have similar flaws with realism have kept readers entertained by the pace of the narrative and the richness of the characters. But these are also similarly tepid in Crichton's work. For those not familiar with Crichton's predominantly excellent body of work, this is not the book to commence an otherwise rewarding journey with.
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