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Michael Crichton, passes away at 66

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one of the best modern science fiction, with emphasis on actual science, writers. very sad that he's gone.

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Patrick Pineda said:

Andromeda Strain was always my favorite.

RIP

Same here. Haven't checked out the new miniseries of it, but I really liked the 1971 movie adaptation.

RIP

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I've read Jurassic Park, The Lost World, The Andromeda Strain, and I tried to read Congo but never got a chance to finish it for some reason.

My sister's gonna cry if she hasn't heard the news already since she was a big Crichton fan back when she was a teenager.

EDIT: I take it back on what I've read and not completely read by him. I've also read Eaters of the Dead entirely and read parts of The Terminal Man and Sphere. I really must go to the library more often.

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I heard that in a book about glaciers or something he was starting to get preachy.

Anyways, I've read and enjoyed The Sphere and The Great Train Robbery (if that's the name of it). It's a shame to see him go.

Edit (after reading the article) SIX FEET NINE INCHES! That's a big author.

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I read Jurassic Park and TImeline. Those were pretty good books. Pretty sad to see him go. He wasn't terribly old.

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Bah, just take his blood while he's still fresh, shove it in a few dozen bio-plastic eggs and make a theme park of michael crichtons.

It would all go wrong of course, and the micheal crichtons would break out and eat people. Cause of Chaos theory. And stuff.

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I've only read Congo and The Great Train Robbery. Kinda odd, since I liked the Jurassic Park movies (mainly because of dinosaursyay). Maybe I should go visit the library...

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Wow! Yikes! He was my only inspiration in life. He did more with 7 characters and 5 sets and hit on global issues than anyone ever could. I never would have guessed that he was 66, he looked maybe 45, even though I knew he was clearly older.

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