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Sex has never been so dangerous
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
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Written by the author of "Jurassic Park" and "Rising Sun", this story is about a successful executive at a Seattle computer company. His old lover is promoted over him. He refuses her advances, causing her to claim sexual harassment. The American actor John Lithgow is the reader.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If I had read this book when it was first out in 1994 I would probably have given it 5 stars. It does seem a bit dated six years on but is still a good read. It is fast-paced - the whole book only covers four (very hectic) days - easy to read but as usual I would recommend that you read the book before you watch the movie. Very enjoyable.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Crichton's plot set in the PC (politically correct in this case) world of corporate high tech America grabbed me from the start. The technical and social issues essential to the plot now feel somewhat dated. Never the less I enjoyed it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was a novel ahead of its time examining an issue that is becoming more relevant with each passing year. The basic plot is a workplace dispute over the behaviour of a female manager towards her male subordinate. She claims he sexually assaulted her; he claims she made a sexual advance towards him.
At the time, Crichton raised an issue that touched his friends/family and made him re-examine what he had learnt about sexual power. The screen play that was written for the subsequent film is a slick and authentic articulation of the book.
At the same time, the characterisation is a bit clunky and simplistic. The plot might have been more compelling if you did not know in the advance that the woman was lying. The insights and debate might have been more thought provoking if the female lead is less of a pantomime villain. Crichton claims that 'sexual harassment is about power'. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In practice, it can also be about misunderstanding, rejection and punishment (See "Emotion, Seduction and Initimacy" or "The Myth of Male Power" for extensive scholarly debate on this issue). A more interesting angle - one amply explored through this story - is that false accusations are about power too.
At the time, Crichton raised an issue that touched his friends/family and made him re-examine what he had learnt about sexual power. The screen play that was written for the subsequent film is a slick and authentic articulation of the book.
At the same time, the characterisation is a bit clunky and simplistic. The plot might have been more compelling if you did not know in the advance that the woman was lying. The insights and debate might have been more thought provoking if the female lead is less of a pantomime villain. Crichton claims that 'sexual harassment is about power'. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In practice, it can also be about misunderstanding, rejection and punishment (See "Emotion, Seduction and Initimacy" or "The Myth of Male Power" for extensive scholarly debate on this issue). A more interesting angle - one amply explored through this story - is that false accusations are about power too.
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Well-researched faction
Michael Crichton has once again produced a thought-provoking novel, using the basis of a real story where he interviewed the people on both sides of the problem. Read more
Published 17 months ago by sderricutt
An Exhausting Battle Of The Sexes
I'd seen the film - Michael Douglas and Demi Moore, and loved it.
The book was well represented but you get the intricate background and extra characters in the book. Read more
The book was well represented but you get the intricate background and extra characters in the book. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2007 by Mr. John Frank Herbert
Hooked till the end
Couldn't put this one down
Well written, terrific plot, well researched
The film was a good screenplay from the bones of the story but the book has much... Read more
Well written, terrific plot, well researched
The film was a good screenplay from the bones of the story but the book has much... Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2007 by Rod
wonderful expose of sexual harassment
The book is a wonderful expose of sexual harassment by examining it from an unconventional vantage point. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2007 by Jay
Amoral Office Politics Taken to a Worldly Extreme
This novel is seriously flawed by concocting two of the most amoral and unscrupulous corporate characters imaginable to the most paranoid author. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2004 by Donald Mitchell
Amoral Office Politics Taken to a Worldly Extreme
Let me make it clear that I am reviewing the abridged audio cassette version of Disclosure as performed by John Lithgow. Read more
Published on 14 May 2004 by Donald Mitchell
"Disclosure" by Michael Crichton
Crichton fans rejoice! Here's another novel to get your "juices" flowing.
Disclosure is sadly not one of Crichton's better stories, but it does however have enough... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2002 by Mark Reece
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