Ratings26
Average rating3.5
An instant classic in the vein of Jurassic Park, this boundary-pushing novel has all the hallmarks of Michael Crichton s greatest adventures with its combination of pulse-pounding thrills, cutting-edge technology, and extraordinary research.
Three men are found dead in a locked second-floor office in Honolulu. There is no sign of struggle, though their bodies are covered in ultra-fine, razor sharp cuts. With no evidence, the police dismiss it as a bizarre suicide pact. But the murder weapon is still in the room, almost invisible to the human eye. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, seven graduate students
at the forefront of their fields are recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up company. Nanigen MicroTechnologies sends them to a mysterious laboratory in Hawaii, where they are promised access to tools that will open up a whole new scientific frontier.
But this opportunity of a lifetime will teach them the true cost of existing at the cutting edge... The group becomes prey to a technology of radical, unimaginable power and is thrust out into the teeming rainforest. Armed only with their knowledge of the natural world, the young scientists face a hostile wilderness that threatens danger at every turn. To survive, they must harness the awe-inspiring creative and destructive forces of nature itself.
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My word. If his name wasn't on the cover in big, bold letters, I wouldn't have known that Crichton co-wrote this. Not that I think he did, to be very honest. I believe that the idea may be his, but the writing is someone else's entirely. The characters are really unlikeable and one-dimensional to the point of being caricatures even if the premise is kinda intriguing. However, there's too much suspension of disbelief going on here - I have a hard time believing that the science is anywhere near realistic!
I wrote a more detailed review for a newspaper: http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=/2012/3/13/lifebookshelf/10688357&sec=lifebookshelf
Downright gruesome, don't eat while listening! As usual for Michael Crichton's books, this is chock full of science facts weaved in with something sinister.
Due to the number of scientists involved, the story gets bogged down at the start, when each is being introduced along with their area of expertise. The storyline bogs down every now and again for the authors to dive into something going on at that moment. Thankfully it's usually short-lived and movement picks back up again.
Posto che i libri di Crichton si leggono sempre che è un piacere, questo l'ho trovato un gradino sotto agli altri. Troppo simile a Jurassic Park, manca un po' di originalità. Non male, ma neanche troppo bene. Comunque sempre molto scorrevole.