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Title: Micro
Premise:
A group of graduate students is caught up in a web of intrigue, with Vin Drake and his microbiology company, Nanigen, at its center. The students find themselves alone in dangerous wilderness and they have to use all of their scientific training and knowledge to try and survive.
My thoughts:
The first thing you need to know is that I LOVE me some good Crichton! I read my first Crichton books in middle school when I found Terminal Man and Andromeda Strain on the school’s bookshelf. So when I found this book at the thrift store, I was very excited to read a new book by this beloved author.
Honestly, I still haven’t arrived at a decisive conclusion about whether or not I truly like Micro. The story is definitely Crichton in concept, but the writing doesn’t always match his style. Obviously this book had input from Richard Preston, and I think that’s probably where it fails in stacking up to Crichton’s other works. Crichton had a precision in his writing which is missing in parts of this book. My other criticism is that the characters tended to get preachy about nature at very odd times. Who would launch into a speech about the superiority of nature when they’re trekking through jungle on a very tight timeline to save their lives? Well, apparently these people would.
Even though I wasn’t blown away by the writing, the premise of the story was great. It brings up some questions about technology and the ethics of how we use it, as well as exploring the tiny world all around us. When you shrink people down so that the ground becomes a jungle, all of the creepy crawlies get a whole lot scarier.
I recommend Micro to Crichton fans. You’ll want to read it to round out your knowledge of all of his works, but it probably won’t be your favorite.
Possible Objections:
- Violence & gore
- 1 sexual encounter
- Profanity
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars
Until next time…
Lori
by Nathan Hale
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