State of Fear

by Michael Crichton | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 0066214130 Global Overview for this book
Registered by littleacorn of Jackson, Michigan USA on 6/15/2005
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4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by littleacorn from Jackson, Michigan USA on Wednesday, June 15, 2005
got this off frugalreader.com

Journal Entry 2 by WarEagle78 from Opelika, Alabama USA on Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Arrived in Alabama today. Thanks, littleacorn!

Journal Entry 3 by WarEagle78 from Opelika, Alabama USA on Friday, August 19, 2005
Interesting, but not as compelling as many of Crichton's past works, at least in my opinion. This story centers around global warming and political environmentalism. Interesting plot, interesting characters, just not as gripping somehow.

Thanks, LittleAcorn, for sharing!

Reserved for wss4, who selected it in my Virtual Almost Anything Goes bookbox.

Journal Entry 4 by WarEagle78 from Opelika, Alabama USA on Saturday, September 10, 2005
Almost Anything Goes virtual bookbox selection: mailed 9/10/05 to wss4

Journal Entry 5 by wss4 from Branford, Florida USA on Friday, September 16, 2005
Arrived today as part of the Almost Anything Goes Virtual Bookbox. I love Crichton and this one has been on my wishlist. Thanks WarEagle78!!!!

Journal Entry 6 by wss4 at May Bookworm in Bookworms, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, April 22, 2006

Released 17 yrs ago (4/22/2006 UTC) at May Bookworm in Bookworms, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases

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Sending to Helly77 who is the May Bookworm. I have had this book on my TBR mountain for quite some time. I had started it the other day with the intention of reading it before sending it on but I just was not in the mood for it. I figure that if I really need to read it I can always find another copy at a later date. My TBR mountain is seriously taking over my life and I need to whittle it down. So I hope that Helly77 enjoys this book. Happy BXing Birthday!!

Journal Entry 7 by Helly77 from Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom on Saturday, June 3, 2006
thanks so much for this....like you I love this author, and have been looking forward to this for ages :D

thanks again :)

Journal Entry 8 by Helly77 from Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Synopsis
The undisputed master of the high-concept thriller has written his most gripping and entertaining book yet In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor. In the jungles of Malaysia, a mysterious buyer purchases deadly cavitation technology, built to his specifications. In Vancouver, a small research submarine is leased for use in the waters of New Guinea. And in Tokyo, an intelligence agent tries to understand what it all means. Thus begins Michael Crichton's exciting and provocative techno-thriller State of Fear. Only Crichton's unique ability to blend scientific fact with pulse-pounding fiction could bring such disparate elements to a heart-stopping conclusion. This is Crichton's most wide-ranging thriller. State of Fear takes the reader from the glaciers of Iceland to the volcanoes of Antarctica, from the Arizona desert to the deadly jungles of the Solomon Islands, from the streets of Paris to the beaches of Los Angeles. The novel races forward on a roller-coaster thrill ride, all the while keeping the brain in high gear. Gripping and thought-provoking, State of Fear is Michael Crichton at his best.


I love Michael Crichton normally, having discovered "Jurassic Park" the novel as a teenager.
This did not disappoint... Whilst it was hefty in more ways than one, witha very serious plotline, i was compelled to keep reading and managed to finish it in 4 sittings :)
the characters were interesting, the plotline was fantastic, with plenty of opportunities to go hunting for the facts because of all the references provided both in the text and via footnotes.
my only complaint is that i felt the twist at the end coming :( maybe i am just too clever for my own good!!
Overall this was a really great thriller and i would recommend it to everyone :D

Thanks so much for sharing this fab book :D

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