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Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton is possibly the best science teacher for the masses since H.G. Wells, and Sphere, his thriller about a mysterious spherical spaceship at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, is classic Crichton. A group of not-very-complex characters (portrayed in the film by Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, and Queen Latifah) assemble to solve a cleverly designed roller coaster of a mystery while attempting (with mixed success) to avoid sudden death and expounding (much more successfully) on the latest, coolest scientific ideas, including the existence of black holes. Somehow, Crichton manages to convey the complicated stuff in utterly simplistic prose, making him, as his old pal Steven Spielberg puts it, "the high priest of high concept." Yet there is more to Crichton than science and big-ticket show biz. He is also, as any reader of his startling memoir Travels knows, a bit of a mystic--he is entirely open to notions spouted by spoon-bending psychics that most science writers would scorn. Sphere is not only a gratifying sci-fi suspense tale; it also reflects Crichton's keen interest in the unexplained powers of the human mind. When something passes through a black hole in Crichton's fiction, a lesson is learned. The book also contains another profound lesson: when you're staring down a giant squid with an eyeball the size of a dinner plate, don't blink first. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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Crichton has rolled the present, past, and future into one highly technical and confusing science fiction adventure. The present features, among others, a pompous astrophysicist, a female zoologist, a black mathematician, and a 53-year-old psychologist, who are summoned by the Navy to examine a plane crash in the South Pacific. The past is manifested in the stranded object resting on the sea bottom where it has been for some 300 years. When the four scientists, who carry their emotional minority baggage of sex, color, and age along with them, descend to the deep in their submersible, they discover the wreck to be no less than a spaceship from the future that fell through a black hole, defying time and space. Strange things begin to happen as one by one the cast of characters diminishes. Disappointing. Literary Guild dual main selection. Marion Hanscom, SUNY at Binghamton Lib.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Crichton's Best, Fév 15 2009
Par Melissa M. Grant (Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Sphere (Audio Cassette)
As I wrote my Listmania best sci-fi list, I looked through my collection and found Sphere, and immediately wanted to review it. I have to say that while Michael Crichton has written some great (and not so great) novels, this one is my favorite. Admittedly I am slightly biased (with good reason, I think) because it has a special place in my thoughts above all of the other fiction I have read. This is the novel that really opened my eyes to reading. It was one of the first "grown up novels" that I ever read back in 7th grade, and ever since Sphere I have read insatiably. For me, no book had ever combined so many exciting scientific ideas with such burgeoning action, suspense, and artistry. As I read it now I still relive those feelings and have yet to find a novel that can top it.

Crichton isn't known for his flowing prose or incredible dialogue, but what he does well (maybe the best) is he combines scientific themes with a very readable and engaging plot, and this creates incredibly appealing and imaginative novels. If Crichton is the best at this type of novel, Sphere is Crichton's best at doing what he does best! The science makes it compelling, and the story line is absolutely engulfing. What sets Sphere a part from other novels though is its excellent plot twists. Until the end, questions such as "what is the alien?", "how will the characters deal with it and each other?" leave the reader frantically flipping through the pages. These will get answered by an outstanding plot twist which never disappoints. In contrast to many novels that contain plot twists but ultimately fail to satisfyingly wrap up the story, Sphere delivers. I would impel anyone who wants to read any science fiction, or wants to read some Crichton: start with Sphere, you won't be disappointed!
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4.0étoiles sur 5 One of Crichton's best, Aoû 13 2007
Par Babyblue Kelly "Paperback Princess" (Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Sphere (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoyed reading "Sphere" not only is it an interesting book but I love how Crichton manages to take scientific subjects (cloning in Jurassic Park, Disease epidemics in The Adromeda Strain) and make them easy to understand and become engrossed with.

In this book a group of scientists are taken deep into the ocean to look at what they feel is going to be an airplane crash. Instead they are forced to deal with a long list of things, the possibility of an alien encounter, time travel, black holes, and a mysterious sphere that is clearly not from around here and which possesses a strange power.

The book is suspenseful, interesting and I loved the different theories that are going around when the scientists are all trying to figure out and explain things. But still despite all that it is still easy to understand and to become engrossed with. I really enjoyed this one.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A very interesting story., Sep 26 2006
Par Edgar (Québec, Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Sphere (Mass Market Paperback)
This sci-fi story has a very interesting idea, with cool technology (that's still relatively advanced for nowadays' standards), and very interesting characters who have interesting interactions. There are also good action seuquences. Recommended strongly if you like Crichton and sci-fi.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 great sci fi
basically.....this book is GOOD. if u love sci fi and michael crichton....you'll love this too.....very suspenseful and it isnt boring for the first 100 pages like mosst... Read more
Publié le Jui 16 2004

5.0étoiles sur 5 this was the 2nd best book i ever read
Oh My God. Wow. This Book is Awsome. A must read. I watch the movie, and the book was much better. The ending was the best.
Publié le Jui 15 2004 par Matthew Goodman

5.0étoiles sur 5 Another Micheal Crichton masterpiece!
This book is truly great. Michael Crichton has the ability to create great thrillers like this. The plot is great and I couldn't put it down. Read more
Publié le Jui 7 2004 par Scott K. Warren

4.0étoiles sur 5 A psychological thriller to enthrall your mind
This book doesn't fail to deliver the thrilling suspense that you would expect from a Crichton. This winding tail of suspense and mystery keeps you guessing until the finale... Read more
Publié le Jui 2 2004 par Cuyler Stapelmann

5.0étoiles sur 5 Another Crichton Masterpiece!
I personally could not set this book down. I'd seen bits and pieces of the movie at a friend's house and decided to read the book to find out how the story ended. Read more
Publié le Mai 29 2004 par J. Hamon

5.0étoiles sur 5 This is one of the best books ever!
Sphere by Michael Crichton is one of the best books I've ever read, it's full of suspense action, and some of the best character interactions I've read. Read more
Publié le Mai 25 2004 par Nicholas G. Gingrow

5.0étoiles sur 5 A scientific thriller that will leave you spellbound!
Psychologist Norman Johnson finds himself called to the middle of nowhere, somewhere in the South Pacific. Read more
Publié le Mai 17 2004 par DanD

5.0étoiles sur 5 Chilling...
This is another book from Crichton that I love...

It's about a huge spaceship found at the floor of the ocean, and the team of scientists that go down to find out what it is,... Read more

Publié le Mai 9 2004 par Theatre Kidd

3.0étoiles sur 5 Very different from other Crichton
This was one of Crichton's fastest books to read. I found it very hard to put down and extremely fun. Read more
Publié le Avril 23 2004 par Brendan

3.0étoiles sur 5 Interesting idea, but too slow-moving
Norman is a psychologist who once participated on a project for the Carter administration that he viewed largely as a joke: what to do if we ever encountered extra-terrestrial... Read more
Publié le Avril 21 2004 par J. Green

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