I read this years and years ago and remembered enjoying it, so I thought I’d give it a quick re-read and see if I still liked it. Turns out, it was a cleverly written book and I really enjoyed reading it again.
The author states in this book that he has always had an interest in verisimilitude, and this becomes part of his signature style later on with his other books. This book turns out to be sort of a birthplace of that style, and later on he polishes this style to write Timeline and Jurassic Park, among others.
The story here is rather short, spends a surprising amount of time commenting on sexual issues, but filled with adventure that doesn’t have many breaks or slow points.
Now I’m reading Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz.
