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Title: Sort of blah. But an okay read.
Review: I read this book in three hours. I skimmed past most of the jargon, since it had barely anything to do with the plot. Every once in a while I'd stop and tell my wife, "This is a dumb book. It's boring and slow." And she'd say, "So stop reading it." And I'd reply, "Nah, I have to find out what happens." And perhaps that summarizes Crichton's skill, to be able to write engaging mediocrity. A stellar example of pop fiction--brain candy, an okay distraction from real life, better than a made-for-TV-movie but instantly forgettable.
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