Title: Mediocre Novel As A Front For Social Commentary
Review: I enjoy Crichton as an author, he has a varied and exciting body of work... and that makes this effort all the more disappointing.He uses this novel as a means of sharing his commentary on the state of environmentalism. It comes through as 80% commentary and 20% fiction. It causes his normally engrossing characters and storylines to become shallow, predictable, and tied together by a very disjointed storyline.If Crichton has valid concerns and facts he feels a need to share, he should write a non-fiction book on the topic. His name would still help it sell many copies.Hopefully he will return to true non-fiction writing for us fans of the stories that brought him credibility as a writer.
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