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Title: Plot weak, characters so-so, technically excellent.
Review: The characters are probably portrayed more accurately than I would care to admit. The plot left a good deal to be desired. However, as a former employee of a major airline I can relate very well to the electronics, and the wires hanging all over the place. Chrichton has had to have done quite a bit of research, and walking about in a hangar to have related the technical details as well as he did.The plot was not at par with Chriton's better works. However, compared with the work of his peers, it was none the less very good. The story went very quickly and did manage to hold my attention. There was a considerable amount of white space, and I can't help thinking he could have saved a few trees by combining a few of the chapters.The overall rating is the lowest I have given Chrichton for any of his works, and that is mostly due to the plot. It's a good book for a rainy weekend, or when your mother-in-law is over.
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