Crichton is one of my favorite authors even though this is only the second of his books that I’ve read, the other one being Congo. The reason I love his work so much is that he’s the author of such fare as Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain, Sphere, and Rising Sun, and while I haven’t read the books, I’ve seen the movies based on them.
Now, some are jewels (like Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain) and others are duds (like Congo and Sphere), but I loved Congo the book, so I feel confident that I’d enjoy his other books as well.
Crichton wrote thrillers with a sci-fi bend, for which I have a natural inclination. In Next he tackles the troubling to nightmarish scenarios that can occur when scientific exploration as it relates to genetic research is highjacked for financial gain and by unscrupulous lawyers.
The book follows several storylines that at times converge while at others taper off on their own, but is well written, intriguing, alarming, and at times shocking, especially when you realize that all that Mr. Crichton wrote about could actually occur.
Grade: 8
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