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Title: Still in a rut.
Review: I thought Crichton might finally step out of his string of low quality books he has been writing (Airframe and The Lost World) and step back to the genius displayed in his early works (Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park and Sphere). Alas, I was disappointed with Timeline. The book starts off interestingly, presenting a good premise, but it dissolves into a mess of pointless action scenes that do not hold the book together. Characters are shallow and the plot is terribly predictable. I keep giving Crichton a chance to wow me again... unfortunately this did not do it.
