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“‘The irony of the Information Age is that it has given new respectability to uninformed opinion.’ Veteran reporter John Lawton, 68, speaking to the American Association of Broadcast Journalists in 1995.” #CBRBINGO – Machinery

Airframe by Michael Crichton

October 27, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is the epitome of a three star read. I liked it overall, but it was very dated, and has that signature Crichton lack of character development in favor of extreme technical detail. About 200 pages from the end, though, the tension really picked up, and I did end up enjoying it. This is essentially a book about the aftermath of an airplane disaster in which there are fifty-six casualties, and three deaths. The incident comes at a very bad time for Norton Aircraft, who […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: airframe, cbr13bingo, Michael Crichton, narfna, science, Suspense

narfna's CBR13 Review No:152 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: airframe, cbr13bingo, Michael Crichton, narfna, science, Suspense ·
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