Title: Convoluted, Inane and a waste of time
Review: I've read and enjoyed most of Crichton's work, but "State of Fear" is an exception. I don't expect everything in a thriller to make sense for narrative purposes, but the author seems to have written this one on autopilot. Chapters run no more than 5 pages each and there is little coherency from one part of the book to the next. I won't give away the plot, but it pales next to Jurassic Park, Congo, Airframe, Prey and even Sphere. I would not be surprised if MC wrote this one in a month.
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