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Title: Michael Crichton died...
Post by: gpw11 on Wednesday, November 05, 2008, 05:41:23 PM
He wasn't the best author, but he was the go to guy for a book you need to read on a long flight.  Or maybe not.  Either way, I think we can all agree that the Andromeda Strain was great and Steven King is the worst author to ever consistently hit a best seller list.
Title: Re: Michael Crichton died...
Post by: Xessive on Wednesday, November 05, 2008, 05:48:13 PM
He wasn't the best author, but he was the go to guy for a book you need to read on a long flight.  Or maybe not.  Either way, I think we can all agree that the Andromeda Strain was great and Steven King is the worst author to ever consistently hit a best seller list.
Agreed. May he rest in peace.
Title: Re: Michael Crichton died...
Post by: Cobra951 on Wednesday, November 05, 2008, 05:49:36 PM
Andromeda Strain was Crichton's?  . . . Yes.  How about that.

Sorry to hear of his passing.  66 is not that old anymore.
Title: Re: Michael Crichton died...
Post by: iPPi on Wednesday, November 05, 2008, 06:04:52 PM
Indeed, I highly enjoyed most of his novels -- Andromeda Strain, Sphere, The Lost World, Timeline, etc.  His more recent works weren't as good as his older pieces for sure, but I still read most of his stuff.
Title: Re: Michael Crichton died...
Post by: Quemaqua on Wednesday, November 05, 2008, 06:32:47 PM
He wrote a lot of crap, but he also had some pretty good stuff back in the day.

Haha, anyone remember the Timeline game (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/timeline/index.html?tag=result;title;0)?  I never had the displeasure of playing it, but I remember reading about it in a magazine a long time ago and thinking "wtf".
Title: Re: Michael Crichton died...
Post by: scottws on Wednesday, November 05, 2008, 08:59:23 PM
I read Next.  The genetic one.  It sucked.  Jurrasic Park and Sphere were good though.
Title: Re: Michael Crichton died...
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Wednesday, November 05, 2008, 09:26:49 PM
66 is not that old anymore.
FACT: the average life expectancy for a male novelist is 30.