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"Next" is the latest in a series of Crichton works which are structured on the same premise: Take a current scientific/medical topic, explore it, explain it and then illustrate the dangers presented if the science is not properly regulated and/or controlled. This has been a constantly recurring theme with Crichton since his first novel, Andromeda Strain and its subject of killer viruses.

What "Jurassic Park" did for cloning and "Prey" did for nanotechnology, "Next" does for genetic testing and research on the human genome. The novel takes current technology in the realm of genetic research and patent law, and presents scenarios that range from likely to the utterly ridiculous. Though some of the story threads border on absurd, they are nonetheless captivating and very well written.

Regardless of your feelings about Crichton (and he has certainly made some enemies as a result of his global warming novel "State of Fear"), the man is a medical doctor and obviously a fastidious researcher. He knows his subject and he is an outstanding writer. If you read his novels, you will be educated on the subject matter.

Though the novel is printed on 425 pages, the lines are widely spaced and seperated into almost 100 chapters. The book can easily be read in two sittings. I don't know why publishers feel the need to disguise the length of their products through cheap printing tricks. It's a 300 page novel at best.


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Next Michael Crichton 9780060872984 Books Reviews

This is the best of Crichton and the worse of Crichton. Ever since the ANDROMEDA STRAIN, this is the writer that rides not just the zeitgeist wave but the very edge of biomedical breakthroughs - and makes great novels on the issues they raise. The SPHERE, CONGO, JURASSIC PARK are all excellent biothrillers. In NEXT he seems to have managed the first but neglected the later.

This is collection of loosely related stories, all linked in some way or the other to either transgenic organisms or gene patenting; and all dosed under the light of the human science...being, well, all too human. Family obligations, personal choices, ambition, shortsightedness and pure greed bear much more influence on the outcome of the scientific process than most scientists will ever admit. I should know, I am a NeuroBiologist myself...

I found NEXT to be quite interesting, and eagerly followed some of the story-lines in the early morning hours. Yet, at the same time, there was no backbone to the story other than the cautionary message. This made the novel, at first to give the feeling of never-actually-taking-off, only to finally turn into an informative episodic collection of characters I hardly cared for.

This is, at most, a 3½ stars novel. I rounded it up (rather than down) because of the great books Crichton has given us in the past. My advise to Michael Crichton would be "no writer is big enough to totally ignore his editors".
A gripping SEMI-SciFy novel that tweaks the reader at many levels and keeps the action—largely cerebral rather than bloody—going. I like Crichton. The short chapter style is a little choppy, and the pseudo-news clips a little tiresome (but perhaps necessary to clarify the science for lay readers). The author interview and essay at the end of the edition are not entertaining, but thought provoking and important, especially the essay (reprinted from his 2006 NY TIMES op-ed piece). I hope the cautions he recommends have been implemented by the time of this 2019 review.
This was my sixth Crichton novel, after (in order) Micro, Congo, Prey, Jurassic Park, and Jurassic World. Next ranks in the top three, along with Micro (2nd) and Prey (an easy 1st).

Bear in mind, this book is seriously unlike the others. If you are looking for a straight forward plot, you will not like this book. Crichton takes several story lines, some important and some not, and weaves them all together (expertly, I might add), detailing genetic progresses, problems, and possibilities, all while building to an expertly constructed finale. As such, the story takes time, and doesn't really take off until at least 1/3rd into the book, although I'd argue it's really more like 60% in that it catches fire.

If you can get through about half (which is not bad, just exhausting - names are plentiful and difficult to remember) you're set, because the rest of the book is dynamite, and the ending is so well done I found myself really in disbelief.

I might re-read it, just now that the story has been made clearer and so I can focus on the genetic aspect, but this is one of those books that is best the first time around, when you don't know how it will come together.

This is not even to get into how well this is researched. The genetic knowledge Crichton supplies is incredible.

Without a doubt, a must read.
I suspect that many readers don't get that he's writing this as satire and comedy, expecting his more serious dry style of previous books. The audio version is great because the actor adds so much to it with his characterizations of the various people and their reactions. The tone is tongue in cheek and parts are hilarious. There are a few missteps, such as the dead end plot line of the glowing animals used for advertising. There were even a few grammatical errors that made it past the editor, and some of the plots were farfetched (trying to arrest someone to grab their tissues because you own the rights to it)
But it brings up interesting topics and tosses in some education. The story had me eagerly awaiting the next chapter.
"Next" is the latest in a series of Crichton works which are structured on the same premise Take a current scientific/medical topic, explore it, explain it and then illustrate the dangers presented if the science is not properly regulated and/or controlled. This has been a constantly recurring theme with Crichton since his first novel, Andromeda Strain and its subject of killer viruses.

What "Jurassic Park" did for cloning and "Prey" did for nanotechnology, "Next" does for genetic testing and research on the human genome. The novel takes current technology in the realm of genetic research and patent law, and presents scenarios that range from likely to the utterly ridiculous. Though some of the story threads border on absurd, they are nonetheless captivating and very well written.

Regardless of your feelings about Crichton (and he has certainly made some enemies as a result of his global warming novel "State of Fear"), the man is a medical doctor and obviously a fastidious researcher. He knows his subject and he is an outstanding writer. If you read his novels, you will be educated on the subject matter.

Though the novel is printed on 425 pages, the lines are widely spaced and seperated into almost 100 chapters. The book can easily be read in two sittings. I don't know why publishers feel the need to disguise the length of their products through cheap printing tricks. It's a 300 page novel at best.