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Crichton Mad
A review of the distorted plot and politics in Michael Crichton's State of Fear |
David Roberts |
01 Feb 2005 |
Arts and Minds |
| Michael Crichton, author of State of Fear. Photo: HarperCollins Publishers. Michael Crichton's State of Fear is an attempt to meld serious politico-scientific critique with a modern techno-thriller. It's an ambitious undertaking, but to paraphrase Thomas Edison, success is 1 percent ambition and 99 percent not writing an awful book. Crichton's novel, alas, is unilluminating ... |
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| Topics: books, celebrity, climate, climate change skepticism, green living, politics (all these topics) |
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