I read Next by Michael Crichton last night and what a read!
This is one of the few books that I have not been able to put down, resulting in 4 hours of sleep last night.
Crichton's latest work deals with the ethics of genetic manipulation, as well as the legal implications of genetic research.
Unlike most novels that approach their plot in a direct manner, "Next" has several storylines that approach the topic obliquely before being unified (somewhat weakly) at the end. A note to the sceptics, if you didn't find any part of Jurassic Park believable, Next will stretch your sense of belief far beyond the breaking point.
Next dovetails nicely with Crichton's body of work pertaining to bio-engineering and remains topical. From "The Andromeda Strain" to "Prey", "State of Fear" and "Jurassic Park", Crichton's work continues to be speculative morality tales for the twenty first century.
-Michael
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