Title: What a disappointment.
Review: First let me say that I am in Crichton's corner when he criticizes the radical environmentalist movement. And that is why I was quite excited to read this book. I haven't read many of Crichton's, but thought that "Rising Sun" was superb, and "Sphere" was better than average. But "State of Fear" was just simply awful. The characters were cartoonish at best. The primary "hero" was an amalgamation of Alan Quartermain, Indiana Jones, and James Bond, but we learn virtually nothing about him. Also, the reasons why the millionaire benefactor acts are never explained. And boy, the plot is just down right silly.Crichton does provide much useful information, but the reader would be better served by reading, as I have, Bjorn Lumborg's "The Skeptical Environmentalist." Crichton references Lumborg's text, which is more of an academic textbook but is a more enjoyable read than this hack job.
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