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- Language English
- ISBN-10: 000725492X
- ISBN-13: 978-0007254927
- Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Next is not a typical Crichton novel. It's full of the high tech, cutting edge science of genes and how their misuse in medical procedure will affect the world we live in. The central theme is very sound and will keep you captivated. This is just as well, since there is no strong plot line to keep you reading. There are too many characters, very vaguely (and improbably) connected, all with connections to the gene modification industry or affected by it in some way. Next is not a book that can be picked up and put down since it's difficult to keep up with the plethora of story-lines, and because only the animal based strands stand out, it is difficult to remember where the other threads are going - in fact, there are quite a few dead ends. Crichton is shoehorning in stories to emphasize his viewpoint on the wayward use of gene experimentation, it's interesting reading, but there is none of the compulsive reading that he has created previously.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I absolutely love every Michael Crichton book I've ever read, and was so excited when this came out. However I feel quite let down, it didn't have a really good story like Timeline, or Airframe, the characters jumped from one to the other too much, and you had to keep thinking, 'now who's he again'. The plot was disjointed and I felt like I was being preached to too much.
There were bits that were excellent, and it wasn't completely awful, just not as good as his other books.
Read Jurassic Park and you'll see how good he can be, whilst still warning us about the misuse of genetics.
There were bits that were excellent, and it wasn't completely awful, just not as good as his other books.
Read Jurassic Park and you'll see how good he can be, whilst still warning us about the misuse of genetics.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
You always used to be able to guarantee that a Michael Crighton book would have a team of specialists investigating a corporations Frankenstein concept. I don't want to shock you, but there is NO TEAM in Next. Instead we get a bewildering array of characters that are all coincidently interconnected by an immoral genetics company. It took me a 100 or so pages to work out who was who, and by the time I had done I realised that I couldn't care less, especially because the story involved super-intelligent parrots and the difficulties of schooling a monkey. It sounds stupid and it is. This is a comedy with intellectual pretensions from the Ben Elton school of writing, and like that English scribe Crichton's nasty streak is constantly bubbling under the surface. There's about 50 pages of Crighton-esque page-turning brilliance near the end but nowt else.
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Not Good
Another example of why one should never judge a book by its cover. Michael Crichton? Yay! Or so I thought. Read more
Published 6 months ago by G Clark
Whatever next
Two stars is maybe a bit generous for a very poor and disjointed book - but I have read worse. There are some interesting themes but none are developed in a satisfying way. Read more
Published 11 months ago by RoverP
Genetic mutations and legal monstrosities
The title says it all. This book is fast, fun and full of ideas. Unlike other books by Crichton, the satiric intent here is more evident, and it's an original and interesting... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Rizzo Loris
Complete rubbish
What a load or hard to read dull and boring rubbish. I've never flicked through so many pages in a book in all my life. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Jasp
NEXT
This really is a good book.
I was hooked.
You need to have some sort of interest in science to enjoy this book though I suppose. Read more
I was hooked.
You need to have some sort of interest in science to enjoy this book though I suppose. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Sam
Next - Michael Crichton
Great book, not as good as Prey (another by the same author) but definitely worth a read...
Published 21 months ago by Tommy D
Scientific Detail without much story
Crichton has done his best to make us aware of the dangers of unrestricted genetic research and where it is leading but what we get here is a documentary wrapped around a thin vein... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Lee Hanley
Bafflingly Naff
Next - is or perhaps was, the late Mr Crichton's last offering while he was still with us, although as we know there was and is more 'in the tank'. Read more
Published on 31 May 2010 by Mr. J. M. Haines
Not his best work...
I love this author's work - check his back catalogue & you will see more hits than misses.
However, my one observation to add the review so far was that I found this... Read more
However, my one observation to add the review so far was that I found this... Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2010
Awful
I've just given up on this book after getting to page 245, around half way through. I'd persevered thinking some sort of storyline would kick in, but it's clear now it's not going... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2010 by Blue_fox
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