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Redlemon · 12-05-2003, 06:36 AM

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Originally posted by portwineboy
Wow, I hate the be the lone dissenter in a thread, but I hated this book. I'm not a big Crichton fan, but I've read a few and Andromeda Strain was one of the best reads ever.

I thought Timeline dealt poorly with some issues and was over detailed on others. I'm a big fan of the time travel genre but was bored by Timeline. I felt Crichton had little new to add . Maybe I'll have to give it a second read. I hope the movie is more enjoyable, but I doubt I'll be paying $10 to see it soon.

I'll back you up. I stopped reading Crichton a while ago, but my MIL insisted that I try Timeline out. Crichton doesn't write books, he writes movies in book format. I find the reads to be too easy. Also, with most books, I like to read them several times, and I get more each time as I catch the details and subtleties. There is nothing gained from a second read of his books.

holtmate · 07-10-2004, 08:06 PM

I just rented the DVD after finishing the book, and I probably would have enjoyed the movie more if I had seen it before reading it. I think that they changed too much, but they probably had to, or the movie would have been much longer.

07-10-2004, 08:06 PM	#42 (permalink)
holtmate Flailing White Boy Location: Cincinnati	I just rented the DVD after finishing the book, and I probably would have enjoyed the movie more if I had seen it before reading it. I think that they changed too much, but they probably had to, or the movie would have been much longer. __________________ "Give her your coat" "Why me?" "Because you're perfect." "You have a point there."