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Prey
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Artificial intelligence morphing into artificial life, threatening life as we know it. Nano-bots and their hive mentality, swarming and learning. Sounds like a winner, but it didn't even reach mediocre for me. The uber-thin characterizations capped it. I remember liking this author's Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, but this one didn't do much for me.
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October 25, 2014
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October 25, 2014
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October 28, 2014
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October 28, 2014
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Oct 28, 2014 01:05PM
Too bad that the book didn't work for you. I heard/read similar negative reviews about the novel. Still I want to try it in the future ;)
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I tried this one way back and quit it. One of the first I ever abandoned, that's why I remember it. I liked his earlier ones to 4 star, at least.
The core idea is really good.
Jeanette wrote: "I tried this one way back and quit it. One of the first I ever abandoned, that's why I remember it. I liked his earlier ones to 4 star, at least."Agreed. It was a disappointment.
I got this book from Goodwill but never had a chance to read it. Thanks for the review.
Jess wrote: ""pages before," not "pages of before." Forgive the error, I was going to rant about "pages of whiny commentary of his dreary home life," but then I deleted it."You may very well end up liking it better than I did. I appreciate your comments.
I refer to this stretch of books as Cricton's "bad period".
Jonathan wrote: "I refer to this stretch of books as Cricton's "bad period"."Yeah, the author wowed us with his earlier novels. Even this one had a premise I would have expected to work, but something was missing. Thanks for commenting, Jonathan.
