Michael Crichton: Next (2009, HarperCollins e-books)
Epub
English language
Published May 19, 2009 by HarperCollins e-books.
The Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Congo and Sphere blends fact and fiction to create a near-future where genetic engineering opens up a whole new world of terrifying, page-turning possibilities…
Is a loved one missing body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Has a human already cross-bred with a monkey?
We live in a GENETIC WORLD. Fast, frightening – and potentially VERY lucrative. There are designer pets; a genetic cure for drug addiction; a booming market in eggs and sperm. But is there also a talking ape in Borneo? Has a 'master' gene for controlling others been found? Could an innocent man and his family be hunted cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes …
Are you ready for what comes NEXT in Michael Crichton's stunning new thriller? source: www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780007330621/next/
The Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Congo and Sphere blends fact and fiction to create a near-future where genetic engineering opens up a whole new world of terrifying, page-turning possibilities…
Is a loved one missing body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Has a human already cross-bred with a monkey?
We live in a GENETIC WORLD. Fast, frightening – and potentially VERY lucrative. There are designer pets; a genetic cure for drug addiction; a booming market in eggs and sperm. But is there also a talking ape in Borneo? Has a 'master' gene for controlling others been found? Could an innocent man and his family be hunted cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes …
Are you ready for what comes NEXT in Michael Crichton's stunning new thriller? source: www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780007330621/next/
What stuck with me is the turtle. Ad companies knew that normal ads don't work anymore because people ignore them. But a turtle with words glowing on it's shell, yeah. A person is gonna remember that.
A collection of loosely related short stories clumsily cobbled together.
Good:
Raises valid concerns about genetic engineering and US patent law.
Bad:
Most characters appear morally wrong for no good reason. It detracts from valid criticism of corporate wrongdoers if all characters are adulterers & chauvinists.
Ending is unbelievable.
There's almost no narrative structure to the novel.
* It should have been an essay.
