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Cruising 35,000 feet above the earth, a twin-engine commercial jet encounters an accident that leaves 3 dead, 56 wounded, and the cabin in shambles. What happened? With a multi-billion-dollar company-saving deal on the line, Casey Singleton is sent by her hard-driving boss to uncover the mysterious circumstances that led to the disaster before more people die. But someone doesn't want her to find the truth. Airframe bristles with authentic information, technical jargon, and the command of detail Crichton's readers have come to expect. Check out Amazon.com's Airframe feature and read an excerpt from the book! This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Like his role model, H.G. Wells, Crichton likes to moralize in his novels. In this slight, enjoyable thriller, the moral is the superficiality of TV, especially of its simplistic news coverage. Readers willing to overlook the irony of this message being broadcast by the man who created TV's top-rated drama (E.R.) will marvel again at Crichton's uncanny commercial instincts. The event that launches the story, conceived long before TWA Flight 800's last takeoff, is an airline disaster. Why did a passenger plane "porpoise"-pitch and dive repeatedly-enroute from Hong Kong to Denver, killing four and injuring 56? That's what Casey Singleton, v-p for quality assurance for Norton Aircraft, has to find out fast. If Norton's design is to blame, its imminent deal with China may collapse, and the huge company along with it. With Casey as his unsubtle focus-she's one of the few Crichton heroines, an all-American gal who's more plot device than character-Crichton works readers through a brisk course in airline mechanics and safety. The accretion of technical detail, though fascinating, makes for initially slow reading that speeds up only fitfully when Casey is menaced by what seem to be union men angry over the Chinese deal. But as she uncovers numerous anomalies about the accident, and as high corporate intrigue and a ratings-hungry TV news team enter the picture, the plot complicates and suspense rises, peaking high above the earth in an exciting re-creation of the flight. It's possible that Crichton has invented a new subgenre here-the industrial thriller-despite elements (video-generated clues, for one) recycled from his earlier work. It's certain that, while this is no Jurassic Park, he's concocted another slick, bestselling, cinema-ready entertainment. 2,000,000 first printing; Literary Guild main selection; film rights sold to Disney for a reported $8-$10 million; simultaneous large-print edition and Random House audio and CD editions.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 MOVING THE CHESS PIECES, Juil 18 2004
Par Worldreels (MANKATO, MN) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Airframe (Mass Market Paperback)
AIRFRAME is another mystery on Crichton's growing list. The daughter in this tale shouts, "Oh, Mom, I missed you!" Which is what the reader will also echo in his or her search for character in this novel. When you write film scripts, which this essentially is, you leave it up to Sharon Stone to provide the elements of character. The heroine, Casey, in this story is one of the author's chess pieces, a woman who dumps her daughter off on her ex husband and engages in zipless sex while she stumbles her way to solving the mystery of the why an airplane dove out of control.

Crichton does put some nice messages out there. He shows how TV news show producers and anchormen become prostitutes to their own stories. He displays the infighting that goes on between corporate bosses and their wannabe underlings. He demonstrates how corporations play footsie with their big customers. So what if he does pass off film scripts as novels, Hollywood is where the money is. The reader can't have everything.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 You'll never want to put this book down., Mai 12 2004
Par SteelersFan (Pennsylvania, USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Airframe (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is Michael Crichton at his best.

The entire book is so suspenseful and gripping that you won't want to put it down until you're finished... I read it in three days because I couldn't put it down.

Like his other books, it's backed up with scientific information on the subject, but unlike some of his other books, he keeps it to a comfortable level to keep it interesting without disrupting the plot.

This is a must-read, but set aside some time to read it as there are few good stopping points. The book is that good!

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5.0étoiles sur 5 the best book i have read for some time, Avril 26 2004
Par M. Mansell (Norwich, England) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Airframe (Mass Market Paperback)
this was my first michael crichton book so i approached it with sceptisism. i was not dissappointed however as this had me gripped from start to finish.

forced to write this review after reading the odd one or two give it 1 star out of 5. this is grossly unfair and deserves far far better. best book i have read in ages.

i have since read "prey" by crichton and intend to purchase more of his books as they are geat reads.

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1.0étoiles sur 5 Nothing good here
Unlike many of Crichton's other works, this lacks both excitement and information on science and technology. Read more
Publié le Avril 23 2004 par Brendan

2.0étoiles sur 5 Not a Crichton-class novel
I found this book disappointing, and not even close to as captivating as his other books.

If you're an airplane buff, you'll like this book. Read more

Publié le Mars 24 2004 par Christopher Muller

3.0étoiles sur 5 Good but not great...
Good book, but the reason for the 3 instead of 5 is the anticlimax at the end of the book after such an intriguing start and middle section. Read more
Publié le Mars 3 2004 par Vikram Ramanathan

5.0étoiles sur 5 Not like Crichton's other books; but is soo good...
When reading this book, you'll say "gee, you know, it has Crichton's very descriptivness, and his good character choices; but, where's the science?". Read more
Publié le Fév 24 2004 par Mark Twain

4.0étoiles sur 5 Underrated by Most--One of My Favorites by Crichton
I'm not real sure why this book has never been made into a movie. It is Crichton at his best-- detailed, well plotted, and well written-- and while I know it was a best seller... Read more
Publié le Janv. 24 2004 par James Sadler

3.0étoiles sur 5 You'll at least be more attentive next time you fly!
A trans-Pacific flight from Hong Kong encounters severe turbulence leaving several passengers dead and many more injured. Read more
Publié le Déc 16 2003 par J. Green

5.0étoiles sur 5 An Incredibly Intelligent Suspense!
This was my first Michael Crichton novel, and since then I have read many others; I have yet to read one that surpasses this intelligent, thought-provoking, and technically spun... Read more
Publié le Déc 4 2003 par Zena

5.0étoiles sur 5 Clean, sleek and engaging
On average, I finish a novel every 3 days. I read all kinds of books. I loved this one and it prompted me to write a review for the first time. Read more
Publié le Nov. 29 2003 par Najib Dajani

5.0étoiles sur 5 Great Book
I hate reading. As a high school senior, there is no book that i would ever pick up and read on my own. After reading Airframe, i would re-read it again any day... Read more
Publié le Nov. 23 2003

5.0étoiles sur 5 I'm sacared to fly now
this one of his best books it a is a masterful work of flight literature
Publié le Nov. 20 2003 par Vic Celani

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