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sandman_1961's review
3.0
Bought while on holiday in the US. Had thought about reading the book before, as I had seen the film of Andromeda strain. The technology described is quite dated as the story is quite old. The suspense however isn't. A good story, but spoiled by a fairly abrupt ending that doesn't really satisfy.
Not read the second novel yet...Terminal Man
Not read the second novel yet...Terminal Man
eatreadgamerepeat's review
4.0
So although these are 2 different books I have 1 criticism for both - which is the ending, both end very abruptly. like it feels like you are in this train, throughout both stories it picks up speed quite quickly and then all of a sudden it just stops - it doesn't slow down, I didn't really get any closure on either story, it just sort of stopped. I give the entire book 3.5 stars
Andromeda Strain (4.5 stars) - The story is great, it is the origin of many sci-fi tropes. It's also interesting since it was written in the late 60's and the "advanced technology" then now is considered almost old fashioned. like I said before the only criticism is the sudden ending.
The Terminal man (3 stars) - it's okay, but it's not as good as the Andromeda Strain, but it's still a good story, I think like the Terminal man it is probably the origin of a few medic-thriller tropes. I think the characters in this were quite interesting, I have seen a lot of criticism about this book regarding sexism and I must say I disagree, especially because of Dr. Jen Ross's internal monologue which makes her seem real and shows here dealing with the sexist opinions of other characters.
Andromeda Strain (4.5 stars) - The story is great, it is the origin of many sci-fi tropes. It's also interesting since it was written in the late 60's and the "advanced technology" then now is considered almost old fashioned. like I said before the only criticism is the sudden ending.
The Terminal man (3 stars) - it's okay, but it's not as good as the Andromeda Strain, but it's still a good story, I think like the Terminal man it is probably the origin of a few medic-thriller tropes. I think the characters in this were quite interesting, I have seen a lot of criticism about this book regarding sexism and I must say I disagree, especially because of Dr. Jen Ross's internal monologue which makes her seem real and shows here dealing with the sexist opinions of other characters.
acmedia's review
1.0
Oh my god.
This is so bad.
Very short sentences.
Paragraphs made from single sentences.
Then huge info dumps that come across as laughable attempts to be scientific, but in reality just fill pages that no one is going to read because they're so banal.
And characters who have no personality, just a trait.
And that ending - only "and then he woke up" could be lamer.
Actually, it reads like it's a proposal for a film rather than a finished novel.
This is so bad.
Very short sentences.
Paragraphs made from single sentences.
Then huge info dumps that come across as laughable attempts to be scientific, but in reality just fill pages that no one is going to read because they're so banal.
And characters who have no personality, just a trait.
And that ending - only "and then he woke up" could be lamer.
Actually, it reads like it's a proposal for a film rather than a finished novel.
littlebearreading's review
4.0
A medical thriller, one of his earliest ones, dealing with the discovery of a new disease. I had read it years ago, and really enjoyed rereading it after I had forgotten everything.
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