A review by garattyfisher
Rising Sun by Michael Crichton

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

I struggled to get into this book and it pains me. I love MC books and have recently become a huge fan. He has hits and misses, this one was a miss. I have it a 3.9/5 and it hurt to rank it so low. I am not complaining about "racism" or how it's a book "written for a specific time", such stupid reviews are simply small minded. The story moves, but it delves into too much detail at times and takes away from the story. It could have built up a stronger story with those wasted pages of details. Maybe even throw a better twist in there. This is absolutely no Disclosure (5/5 all day!), but it could have been better. It also hurt to see how stupid they made the main character sound throughout the whole book. I just feel like it was a wasted effort... it was exceptionally slow and too convoluted.