Prey: Am I the only one?

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Wed Apr 23 2003 - 11:50:49 MDT

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    So am I the only one here who actually liked Crichton's _Prey_?
    Sure, it does for the reputation of nanotech what _Cujo_ did for
    dogs, but so what? It's _fiction_, people, and I think most
    readers will realize that even if Extropians don't seem to.

    The book is fast-moving, tightly edited, engaging, and except
    for something of a rushed Hollywood ending is a splendid piece
    od prose. It paints a strong, sympathetic hero, and interestingly
    ambiguous villains. It gets new ideas out to the public. The
    science is just detailed enough to sound plausible without enough
    accuracy to spoil the story. It's not quite the level of
    _Jurassic Park_, but that's a pretty high bar to set even for
    Crichton. Just because it might give a few ignorant folks a bad
    impression of technology is no reason to dump on an otherwise
    fine novel.

    -- 
    Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com> <http://www.piclab.com/lee/>
    "All inventions or works of authorship original to me, herein and past,
    are placed irrevocably in the public domain, and may be used or modified
    for any purpose, without permission, attribution, or notification."--LDC
    


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