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Title: Too many good ideas, too little space
Review: Mr. Crichton's newest novel Timeline is very good. I was instantly taken by all of the ideas thrown out by Mr. Crichton. There was mention of quantum physics and its relation to cutting edge technology. Old languages such as middle english and occitan spoken by a member of the core characters. Time travel, swordplay, torture methods (no, I am not sadistic), immersive history, and Bill Gates under an alias. I was excited to tear through it. I did just that, tore through it. While all of the ideas were mentioned, none of them were developed or used very much. While I was used to a lack of character development by Mr. Crichton, this lack of idea development was extremely disappointing. I give it four stars on the basis of it having the interesting ideas and being a good thriller.
