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Next (Paperback)

by Michael Crichton (Author)
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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Harper; paperback / softback edition (6 Aug 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007241003
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007241002
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 59,316 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for 'Next': 'A wonderful farrago, energetically stirring up a lot of scientific, medical, business and legal issues! marvellous.' Evening Standard 'A satirical black-comedy thriller! Crichton writes likes Tom Wolfe on speed! completely brilliant! Crichton's treatise on how breakthroughs in genetic science have been hijacked by science is anything but dull! top form.' Daily Mail 'One of the most reliable purveyors of brain-engaged fiction at work today! he is too good a writer not to nail us! diverting stuff.' Daily Express 'Crichton has certainly done his research! his alarm is hard to dispute! compelling! extremely funny.' Sunday Times 'Be very afraid! expertly blending science fact with fiction, Crichton sets up mind-boggling scenarios where doctors, lawyers, scientists and big business play God! the pace and intrigue last to the final page.' News of the World '"Next" is 'The Da Vinci Code' with smarts. Own up, your guilty pleasure holiday reading awaits.' SFX 'Gripping' Zoo 'If you're curious about the world of genetic engineering, this is the novel for you! thought-provoking and at times frighteningly real, 'Next' is a demanding but enjoyable read.' Woman 'A satiric polemic! a convincing and scary warning from Crichton' Sunday Times Praise for 'State of Fear': 'A gripping, impeccably researched thriller!we don't get much politically engaged fiction these days. Here is a fine example.' Evening Standard 'Exciting!a master storyteller.' Sunday Telegraph 'Terrific! the pages whip by.' Independent 'An enviromental adventure of truly global proportions!it's intelligent, readable and guaranteed to get the grey matter going.' Mirror 'An action-packed page-turner.' Daily Mail 'An entertaining thriller stimulating debate.' Time Out

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`Crichton has certainly done his research... his alarm is hard to dispute... compelling... extremely funny
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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Lost the plot?, 3 Dec 2006
By Clockwork Cow (Prague, CZ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Next (Hardcover)
I am a great fan of Crichton's books, and I don't want to describe this as a bad book by any means, but I can't honestly review it as a great book.
This seems to be a personal open letter of complaint against the Biotech industry. There is no plot as such, but a dozen or so loosely connected stories covering various horror scenarios of genetic modification.
The transgenic parrot is such a painful attempt at comic relief that it beggars belief.
Anyway, I did read the book within 24 hours of getting it, and enjoyed the pace and character situations, but I'm not in a hurry to recommend it to anyone.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Bit of a let down, 14 Feb 2007
By Ms. Rebecca Cockeram "beccus" (South Wales) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Next (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.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but not intriguing, 10 May 2007
By Mr. G. Battle (Essex, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Next (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.
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Having read the reviews for this book I thought 'uh oh I'm not going to like it'.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
I found this book a really interesting insight into the possible future. The idea of owning genes & the whole commercial angle is an excellent idea. A good read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Self indulgent, moralistic rubbish!!!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing. Not up to Crichton's Normal Standards
Having read several of Crichton's previous books and really enjoyed them, 'Next' was dissapointing.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Barely readable pap.
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