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kmik20's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
I didn't realize this book was written in 1969 as I always thought it was written around the time of Jurassic Park. As old as it is, the scientific aspects of it aren't excessively dated. Although there are other parts of it that make it seem dated. I was expecting a lot more, but it was too dry. It's pretty much a group of professors talking and running around this special installation trying to figure out what this alien organism actually is. However, for its time, it is still quite impressive.
elizabethlo's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
mrbear's review against another edition
2.0
What was this?! Poor characters, a plot that wasn’t particularly compelling (even during COVID!). Not sure why I read this, but I sure do regret it.
geoatrophy's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
no women?
royal_tea's review against another edition
4.0
"A captivating thriller about a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism" - sounds exactly like my kind of book!
Michael Crichton is fast becoming one my go-to authors.
The only thing that was a miss with this one is that I found the ending a bit anti-climactic. I did love all the science though!
Michael Crichton is fast becoming one my go-to authors.
The only thing that was a miss with this one is that I found the ending a bit anti-climactic. I did love all the science though!
a_leo_reading's review against another edition
4.0
⭐⭐⭐⭐
4 out of 5 stars
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton is a fascinating and scientific exploration of the premise of First-Contact.
Though Micheal Crichton's written is not beautiful he always manages to give a cinematic and haunting effect.
The Andromeda Strain is based in our own reality and is deeply terrifying in its realism.
With immensely heavy amounts of world building and scientific theories, the ending feels to rushed and unsatisfying in the sends of epic proportion the novel sets up.
But it is still fascinating and profound, and a genuinely haunting experience.
This novel is still relevant and terrifying in today's scientific world and space exploration.
4 out of 5 stars.
4 out of 5 stars
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton is a fascinating and scientific exploration of the premise of First-Contact.
Though Micheal Crichton's written is not beautiful he always manages to give a cinematic and haunting effect.
The Andromeda Strain is based in our own reality and is deeply terrifying in its realism.
With immensely heavy amounts of world building and scientific theories, the ending feels to rushed and unsatisfying in the sends of epic proportion the novel sets up.
But it is still fascinating and profound, and a genuinely haunting experience.
This novel is still relevant and terrifying in today's scientific world and space exploration.
4 out of 5 stars.
punishedrose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
klgreiner's review against another edition
Action never picked up. Mostly explanations of the characters credentials, lengthy descriptions of the setting (the lab), narrative describing the politics and bureaucracy behind setting up a biological containment lab. Only a few pages covering the actual situation. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was great, but he had to read what I assume is charts, letterhead, lists of data from the book which resulted in him reading timestamps and lines of data...which was extremely boring. If I were reading in print this could have been skimmed to get the gist of the content (flight logs, situation reports, etc). I really enjoyed the whole Jurassic Park trilogy, so kind of bummed this was so bland. It felt like listening to a technical lecture, not an exiting sci-fi mystery/action story that I was expecting.
alex_watkins's review against another edition
2.0
This book is kinda lame. Nothing really happens, its like Jurassic Park if the dinosaurs never escaped, but instead evolved into birds. The cover of the book made all sorts of bold claims like the Thriller that shocked a generation! must be a very delicate generation. There is lots of interesting science in this book, but half the book is him setting up this elaborate computer (in the loosest sense of the word) operated base that is not believable at all. Probably because it was trying to be really advanced but reading in 2009 is just ridiculous. And there is the message about having computers do everything, because like a glitch imperils mankind, but it didn't actually seem to cause a problem. I think the big thing was all the foreshadowing in the book, like many mistakes were made, or they were already on the wrong track etc etc, but nothing ends up happening that was foreshadowed.