"Crichton's scientific research on global warming is impressive in this book, but the story itself is nothing new.
Essentially, a multi-millionaire goes missing and his lawyer gets wrapped up in an investigation that takes him around the world to uncover how a secret group of scientists plan to cause natural disasters using modern technology. The climatic event in the book is supposed to be a man-made tsunami offshore of the Solomon Islands that would reach the west coast of the United States. Of course, the main characters interrupt the plan and save the world, but what I found interesting is that this book was published before much of the world was aware of the danger of tsunamis made known by the devastating December 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia.
The author does a good job at presenting evidence and data refuting the idea of global warming all together, despite the current trend to believe otherwise.
If you're interested in the topic of global warming this book may be up your alley. If you're solely looking for a quick novel, look somewhere else." amazon
Essentially, a multi-millionaire goes missing and his lawyer gets wrapped up in an investigation that takes him around the world to uncover how a secret group of scientists plan to cause natural disasters using modern technology. The climatic event in the book is supposed to be a man-made tsunami offshore of the Solomon Islands that would reach the west coast of the United States. Of course, the main characters interrupt the plan and save the world, but what I found interesting is that this book was published before much of the world was aware of the danger of tsunamis made known by the devastating December 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia.
The author does a good job at presenting evidence and data refuting the idea of global warming all together, despite the current trend to believe otherwise.
If you're interested in the topic of global warming this book may be up your alley. If you're solely looking for a quick novel, look somewhere else." amazon
Couldn't really get into it!
I really loved Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain and Prey, so I thought I'd love this. Wow, was I wrong. This book was terrible!! First off, it was just plain boring. Crichton seems to be writing an editorial against global warming rather than a novel. I don't want to read page after page of his opinions on science, I want to read a story. Plus the characters were cardboard cutouts of people and weren't interesting. They were just stock characters, stereotypes with no depth at all and weren't even likable. The book was just plain awful. I couldn't get through it. This was one of the most disappointing books I have ever attempted to read. I hated this so much, I may never pick up a Crichton book again. I want my money back!
Fun, easy, page-turning read. Reads like a movie. I am surprised that a movie hasn't already been made. Controversial questioning of the science behind the global warming issue. Twenty-page bibliography at the end.
I found this book very interesting and very relevant to today. It has a lot of current information about the current "state" of anxiety that everybody seems to have concerning the environment. Even though I had to keep reminding myself that this is only fiction, it could really happen with today's technology. It make you think...
My copy is large print edition.
