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Journal Entry 3 by Suebo at -- By post or by hand-- in Edina, Minnesota USA on Thursday, March 24, 2005
Released 7 yrs ago (3/24/2005 UTC) at -- By post or by hand-- in Edina, Minnesota USA WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Journal Entry 5 by BananaForce from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Wednesday, May 04, 2005
This was ok. The sound effects were cool, but I could tell much was left out due to the abridgement. Very similar to The Andromeda Strain, but I guess since Crichton wrote them both he's allowed to do that.
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Journal Entry 8 by DameEdna from Monroe Township (Middlesex County), New Jersey USA on Friday, January 27, 2006
I'm not usually into Science Fiction writing, but Asner's reading made this a very enjoyable listen.
Amazon.com
Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From School Library Journal
YA As in Crichton's Andromeda Strain (Knopf, 1969), the focus of this science adventure tale is humankind's encounter with an alien life form. Within a space ship lying on the sea bottom is a mysterious sphere that promises each of the main characters some personal reward: military might, professional prestige, power, understanding. Trapped underwater with the sphere, the humans confront eerie and increasingly dangerous threats after communication with the alien object has been achieved. The story is exciting and loaded with scientific and psychological speculations that add interest at no cost to the action, including an intriguing sequence in which human and computer attempt to decode the alien communication. As the story races to an end, suspicions of evil-doing fall as many ways as in a detective novel. Young adults should find this book both accessible and satisfying. Mike Parson, Houston Public Library
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Journal Entry 12 by Catwoman at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Monday, June 25, 2007
Released 4 yrs ago (6/25/2007 UTC) at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta Canada WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Will be released this morning in the mall.
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Sphere
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