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Michael Crichton

Last post 11-06-2008, 4:35 PM by Luan. 14 replies.
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  •  11-06-2008, 1:02 AM 669740

    Michael Crichton

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    Was anyone else a fan of him?  A couple of his books are some of my favorites.  I thought he presented science in about as interesting way as you can.  Sphere, Timeline and Andromeda Strain are great reads.

  •  11-06-2008, 1:05 AM 669742 in reply to 669740

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    Re: Michael Crichton

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    rip:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7711763.stm

  •  11-06-2008, 1:13 AM 669746 in reply to 669742

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    Re: Michael Crichton

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    wow terrible. i was a pretty big fan... read Congo, Timeline, JP, The Lost World, and Prey.

  •  11-06-2008, 2:30 AM 669752 in reply to 669746

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    congo was one of my favorites.  the book and the movie.

  •  11-06-2008, 7:28 AM 669786 in reply to 669746

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    Re: Michael Crichton

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    I liked his books quite a lot growing up. Congo, Lost World, Jurrasic Park etc. All quite good.

  •  11-06-2008, 10:30 AM 669905 in reply to 669786

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    Re: Michael Crichton

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    state of fear.

  •  11-06-2008, 10:54 AM 669919 in reply to 669905

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    Re: Michael Crichton

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    I too read a bunch of his books. The last one I read by him was Prey. RIP.

  •  11-06-2008, 10:58 AM 669928 in reply to 669919

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    Re: Michael Crichton

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    did he write some like 100 pg book about an engineered virus in a crystal form that was being used by terroists?  hot zone or something like that?

     

    if it was him, then i read one of his books.

  •  11-06-2008, 12:40 PM 670035 in reply to 669740

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    Even though it's 40 years old or something, Andromeda Strain is still a great read.  First of the techno-thrillers.

  •  11-06-2008, 3:19 PM 670260 in reply to 669740

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    I was really sad to hear of his death.  I always looked forward to his books and could barely put them down.   The last book he did about patenting genomes got some bad reviews but I thought it was excellent.

  •  11-06-2008, 3:20 PM 670262 in reply to 670035

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    Big fan as well.  Bummer.

    All his books where many times better than the movies, IMO.

     

  •  11-06-2008, 3:31 PM 670283 in reply to 670262

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    Re: Michael Crichton

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    if i hear one more newscaster call him micheal crictch-ton instrad of cry-ton i'm going to lose it

  •  11-06-2008, 3:32 PM 670284 in reply to 670262

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    Re: Michael Crichton

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    Writes some pretty good fiction.

    Except all the dinosaurs that were in "Jurassic Park" were actually from the Cretaceous period. He should have called it "Cretaceous Park."

  •  11-06-2008, 3:37 PM 670297 in reply to 670284

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    I thought his last two books (prey, state of fear) got a little political for my tastes, but still liked them.  I don't think he ever wrote a bad book.  Too bad almost all of the movies were let downs.

  •  11-06-2008, 4:35 PM 670360 in reply to 670297

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    Re: Michael Crichton

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    RIP Mike
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