Prey

Michael Crichton is the smartest guy in the room and he knows it. In fact, he'll tell you he's the smartest one in the room. Several times. Whereas someone like Dan Brown is of (maybe?) above average intelligence pretending to be a genius, Crichton truly was one. Keep that in mind when reading his books.

This book was kind of a mess, honestly. It starts off with a fairly intriguing hook, starts to get interesting, and then kind of hits a wall. From that wall, the novel sort of devolves into nonsense. I gotta say, though, Crichton really tied up nearly every single plot point and loose end except the ones pointed out by the protagonist. That was a welcome change.

Part sci-fi, part gov't thriller, this book was a roller coaster to say the least. Each chapter I would rate differently but all things considered I'd say maybe a 3-3.25 is fair.