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What a great book. Only the second Crichton novel I've read, but I'm really enjoying his style. It's a quick-read, and once the action starts, it barely lets up. Prey shows Crichton definitely knows how to write characters, dialogue, and a damn interesting plot.
The whole sci-fi aspect of nanobots is an intriguing one, and it certainly lends itself to the ideas of evolution and nature. The only "fault" with the book is, jeeze, there's a ton of science in it. Which isn't necessarily bad. He'll throw the science in between other paragraphs, just so we readers understand what the characters are talking about, and that's great. You can tell Crichton researched the hell out of this topic. But we don't need all of it. Get rid of a few passages and the story would keep the pace, and we'd be able to gleam the basics of the science.
Really, that's a small fault. Everything else is absolutely wonderful. This was a definite fun read.
The whole sci-fi aspect of nanobots is an intriguing one, and it certainly lends itself to the ideas of evolution and nature. The only "fault" with the book is, jeeze, there's a ton of science in it. Which isn't necessarily bad. He'll throw the science in between other paragraphs, just so we readers understand what the characters are talking about, and that's great. You can tell Crichton researched the hell out of this topic. But we don't need all of it. Get rid of a few passages and the story would keep the pace, and we'd be able to gleam the basics of the science.
Really, that's a small fault. Everything else is absolutely wonderful. This was a definite fun read.
