Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Prey by Michael Crichton

5 reviews

seagullsaga's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Medical content, Infidelity, and Body horror

Moderate: Car accident

rockyc5's review against another edition

informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

My first time reading Crichton. Very sciency science fiction, but I feel like I learned something while being kept on the edge of my seat. I could picture the whole book like a great scifi horror action thriller movie!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Car accident and Infidelity

swimfast724's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I read this in high school in the summer for AP Biology class and we had to write a few pages about the scientific accuracy of the book. This book focuses on swarming behavior and how animals signal each other, nanotechnology, nanobots, and science gone wrong. I liked it a lot but the characters could have been better. And most of it was scientifically accurate, like 90%. To me, a scientist, that's the best part and most unique thing about Michael Crichton. I like a lot of his books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

cola410's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Animal death

Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, and Car accident

oktuber's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really liked the slow development and careful revealing of clues throughout the book. I don't read many thrillers, but Crichton was able to sustain and increase the tension throughout the novel. The sort-of reveal at the end was predictable, but I still enjoyed it. The only negative part of the book was the intermittent diatribes of technical explanations. I read pretty fast, but I think someone with a slower reading speed might have a bit more difficulty. Definitely would recommend for anyone interested in coding, technology, nanotechnology, etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse