This is the second (or third?) time reading this book – I was recently thinking about the story so thought I\u2019d read it again to see how it held up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the most part it was as good as I remembered it. Lots of details that I didn\u2019t recall from previous reads, and a couple of twists that I luckily had forgotten about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course I knew the big surprise delivered towards the first part of the book, so it wasn\u2019t really a WTF? moment for me this time. But it was good to see how well Crichton set up his stories, and his skill at taking on topics with a blend of science, realism, and fiction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without an understanding of quantum mechanics I can\u2019t really comment on whether his scientific portions held up, but I did like the blend of action and (pseudo)science. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For another re-read I am going back to Amor Towles A Gentleman in Moscow. I really liked it the first time – one of my favorite novels ever – so it\u2019ll be interesting to see how it goes the second time around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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