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Summary: Almost great.
Review: I am a big Crichton fan and expect a certain level of writing when I read his stuff. This book was not up to that level. I enjoyed it very much and found it difficult to put down, but it seemed that he lacked some experience when writing this. It was well researched and all, but there were some things (like Leavitt having epilepsy) that left me thinking "what possible reason does this have?" He got off to a great start, but it should have been about three times as long. The ending was too abrupt and "blah" for me.
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Summary: This was my favorite book before I finished it.
Review: This book was so good, IT WAS MY FAVORITE BOOK BEFORE I WAS FINISHED IT. It gripping, great book. Scientific sound hard but exlained in detail. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK!
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Summary: I would rate this book as one of my favourites EVER.
Review: I absolutely loved this book - my copy of it has a torn cover and the corners are rounded from being thumbed through so often. I have read it about ten times and each time the suspense and excitement is still as potent as the first time I read it. I love the detailed, accurate scientific terminology - Crichton's dedication to detail makes this book read like fact rather than fiction, which I think is great. Read this book now!
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Summary: Perfect, The best book I've ever read
Review: I would recommend this book to everyone out there. This book is great and I never read a book anything like this before. I truly recommend it to all the readers out there.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: The Andromeda Strain had great potential, but does not exploit it. The book's action is thinnly widespread, and the technical and scientific terms are a nightmare to read if you don't know them. On the good side, the virus was great, and so were the descriptions.
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Summary: Crichton At The Top Of His Game
Review: I reread The Andromeda Strain and rank it as Michael Crichton's third best novel behind Sphere and Disclosure. The Andromeda Strain is the scariest however because of its realism. Crichtoin has many excellent books, The Andromeda Strain is unique in its own way because after you're done reading it, it leaves you with one question: Are we safe?
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Summary: great, always need to read again!
Review: I remember when i first read this book, i was young, probably too young seeing that i was around 8 years old then. but i could still see how good it was.Now, as a 14 year old that is taking biology, i can understand it all the more clearly. I read it over again every two years becuase i learn more and more things about science. I admire the critchon's guts in using all these techinical terms.
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Summary: This is by far my favorite book!
Review: I read many books by this author and others like him. This is by far the best book I have ever read! I reccomend this book to everybody who likes books that lead you to different conclusions about the virus every chapter. I feel this book is for mostly adults, however I am 13 and I loved this book. The reason I think mostly adults will like this book is because you need to have a backround on biology. You don't need to know much, just a little bit. I know most of my friends like and understand it, but some people don't. I LOVE THIS BOOK!
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Summary: so what now?
Review: the book is really great! but what about the end? did crichton run out of paper? it's a pitty he did not finish his great story properly.
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Summary: Very scientific making it interesting
Review: "The Andromeda Strain", by Michel Crichton portrays the trials to control a lethal contamination brought to Earth by a government satallite. The satellite crashed in a small town in Arizona. The contamination it contained, the Andromeda Strain, kills all its inhabitants except for an old man and a baby. A group of elite scientist are assigned to project Wildfire to find a cure for the deadly strain. The scientists discover that the strain is a living crystal that uses everything and wastes nothing, in addition it can thrive in any material known to man. In an attempt to eradicate the strain, the president or the US orders a nuclear weapon to be detonated in the area of contamination. The scientitst must then race to find the cure for the strain.This scientific point of view defines the way the book is developed. The book contains somewhat extensive and sometimes drawn-out descriptions of scientific fact. These descriptions add greatly to the believability of the book, while they consume so much of its content that there is little room for action or character development. The book could almost be considered a technical manual on biology and viruses rather than a fictitious work. Despite its extensive explanations of scientific fact, it will leave the reader questioning the reason of many of its events. Overall, this book will satisfy one's scientific mind while the general plot is somewhat simple and ends very abruptly. A reader is likely to finish feeling little closure, which could very well be the intention of the author to add suspense, and define the theme.
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