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Summary: Not Crichton's Best
Review: Although it was an interesting concept, the way the book was put together just isn't as successful as classics like "Andromeda Strain," or "Airframe." The characters are real enough, but I'm not sure I totally buy the whole premise scientificall enough to think it possible, and that's probably the biggest flaw. His other books are ficition that seem to be based in reasonable science (and his research on "Timeline" made that worth overlooking some of the issues presented by time travel). This one just seemed too far fetched compared to a lot of what he's done.
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Summary: I knew just what I was getting- therefore I wasn't let down!
Review: I've considered Crichton my favorite author since I was eleven years old. I've even read his nonfiction. I don't expect for his books to be any different from the all the rest, and that's why I love him- for his constancy.I was thrilled when Timeline came out, because that's real Crichton to me, and it didn't disappoint. Prey is the same- it is chock full of Crichton characters- the doomsday prophet, a la Ian Malcolm, the 'good of the company' guy, the brilliant scientist, or two, or three, the human sabateur. They're all here in Prey. Why should we fault the man for writing another technology-run-amok narrative? Do we fault Grisham for writing another book about laywers? The bottom line is: Prey might not be shockingly different than Crichton's other books, but if you love Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain and Sphere, you'll love this one too! Because everything we love about Crichton is alive and well in Prey. It's so rare that you get just what you expect in a book (whether that be good or bad), but I know that I'll enjoy Crichton's books every time, and that's very comforting to me.
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Summary: Don't Look Now But.......
Review: A remarkable book. He still has problems with plot and character but he has a gift for projecting the present into the future. I have read quite a bit about nanotechnology in the science and investing press, but I didn't have a mental image of the creation and actuality of nano-things. Now, after reading Crichton's worst-case scenario, I have a hard time getting nano- out of my mind.
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Summary: Just plain silly
Review: Now Crichton is just churning out movie outlines. That's all this book is. There's very little substance to the "science" here. It's an interesting concept, but very little explanation of why or how things happen. And the characters are equivalent to those fabled teenagers in "Friday the 13th". Nobody has any sense and people keep wandering off and doing stupid things that get them killed. And the most frustrating thing: no one EVER thinks to pick up the phone and call the police or other authority for help. Silly, just silly. Save your money and wait for the movie, then save your money again.
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Summary: absurd
Review: some reviewers here said this read like a B-movie. So true. I could only laugh reading this and thinking what the movie will look like. Twister in a desert! Nano-particles that think for themselves! Oooooohhh!! This book was absurd and absolutely laughable. I laughed at the way these characters behaved and this swarm was ridiculous! Laugh out loud at the swarm dragging bodies across the desert you will! The end was just a rushed, botched attempt to explain everything that didnt make sense in this book which was most of the story after the 1st section. ... And this sold millions. ...
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Summary: Do not read in dark
Review: This book can be summed up in three ways: very,very, scary. I personally love survival horror books and sci-fi books that are not out of the ballpark and the only man who can do this is Crichton. The suspense is so thrilling for the fact that each enemy is different than the last and the plot never gets boring while rushing with excitment and suspence till the delicious last drop. Also what you have to love about Crichton is he does not ask WHAT IF he says THIS IS HOW. You can tell through his remarkable quoations that he has really thourghly researched every aspect in this book. He sums all of his ideas into a thought provoking essay in front. This book is not for the weak of heart or mind!
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Summary: Anthropophagous......feeding on human flesh
Review: Creighton's, "Prey," is an intriguing and suspenseful novel with a technological edge that will keep you riveted throughout the book. The storyline is represented by nanotechnology (micro-robots) with a shrewd adeptness to form anthropomorphically in subterfuge and to exploit its code-enhanced erudition through artificial-distributed intelligence. The main characters are developed entirely with a rich plot surrounded by a scientific experiment that goes awry. "Prey" is a great title for this book, as the nanotechnology gains life through its 'realistic' experiences as a hunter and hunted. I would recommend this book. It is an easy-to-read, captivating, and mind-provoking novel.
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Summary: Wonderful entertainment with hints towards reality.
Review: I couldn't put this book down. The wonderful style of writing
made me think I was watching a movie rather then reading a book.
I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I had little knowledge of
nanotechnology until now and found it both fascinating and scary.
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Summary: Prey: A Novel
Review: Prey: A Novel written by Michael Crichton is a furturistic techo-thriller about nanotechnology gone malevolent. As with all of Crichton's novels he breaks the book into parts, with this book there are four distinct part diveded into times of day. Starting the ground work is "Home, then Desert, Nest, and then to finish there is Prey. Each of these parts of the book tells a distinct part of the tale. Reading the current techno-journals you'll find the there will be a convergence of technologies soon... those of genetic engeneering, computer programming, and nanotechnology will eventually merge. They are all involved with simular... albeit interconnected, activities. There isn't much diffence between using a computer to decofde part of a bacterial genome and using s computer to help you insert new genes into bacteria, to make, say insulin molecules and creating man-made, micromechanical assemblers to make new molecules. This book will take you to that level as a Nevada desert industrial plant has an experiment gone horribly wrong. The villian in this book is a clould of nanoparticles, micro-robots , if you will, has escaped the plant... it is evolving faster than believed and it is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. All of this makes an gripping tale of man creating a life form and what happens as it evolves. Crichron tells a fast tale of a predator evolving fast and for all practical purposes it's alive. The predator becomes more cunning as it evolves and the ending will catch you off guard if you haven't paid attention throughout the book. This is a compelling novel of what could transpire if we do not have good safeguards in place when we do think through to the ending of what man can create. This is an excellent techno-thriller of a book the will keep your interest.
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Summary: pretty good
Review: This was a good book but it could have been better. It wasn't like his past books but a lot better than Timeline. Plus it seems to end but not. You will see when you read this book.
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