Title: engaging, but soggy and dated
Product review: Crichton departs from his usual formula in "Rising Sun", and the changes are not good ones. Instead of casting his big-plan-gone-wrong plot in some arena of science - scientific history, scientific future, medicine, technology - he chooses politics. Perhaps the story worked when it was first written, but ten years later it comes off as reactionary and outdated.Worse, instead of focusing on the nuts-and-bolts action of his story, Crichton makes a foray into more emotional territory with a first-person narrative that includes multiple love interests and parenting issues. He fails, however, to make his character either a believable man or a believable Crichton hero.But the book is not a failure: Crichton does still succeed at what he's always been best at. "Rising Sun" is an entertaining, quick read with plenty of twists and turns. For readers seeking only a quick thrill, the book offers more than enough.
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