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You often read that Crichton has great science-based concepts but his characterization’s cardboard and the plots cheesy. I think that misses the point: Crichton’s scientific concepts take the place characterization and plot take in other authors. At least half the excitement in “Prey” is in reading how Crichton takes the idea of artificial intelligence to [ READ MORE ]
The infectious energy of the prose makes up for sometimes static plots. There’s lots of looking back. There’s a lot of nihilism. The treatment of the characters borders on the patronizing. There’s some nice experimental stories – “The Black and White Sisters”, for example, which has a good, far-fetched premise – the sisters exclusively wearing [ READ MORE ]
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