Airframe by Michael Crichton Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Airframe
Book Review: A fun and engrossing suspense novel; also educational
Summary: 4 Stars
***** LOOKOUT for the review by Lauren Brown. Her 2nd paragraph is pure spoilers!! *****
While not in the same league as many of Crichton's earlier novels, the story is enjoyable enough as it is. I felt empathy for the main character and appreciated all the obstacles she ran into. I learned some neat stuff about commercial planes and aviation. Don't worry, it's quite easy to follow for anyone of reasonable intelligence.
I especially liked the last 50 pages or so, as he really brought the story in for a rapid landing (get it? ;-)
If you read real carefully on the last page or so, you get a good chuckle when you realize what the "official report" actually said (and WHY it was said that way).
Book Review: A good aviation novel
Summary: 5 Stars
Airframe by Michael Crichton is a good novel with good technical information and understanding of aviation. It's a mystery essentially, and a more well-done one than Crichton's previous mystery novel, Rising Sun. It's easier to follow and makes more sense in the end. Casey, a vice-president at Norton Aircraft is taking part in an investigation of an aircraft incident in which a Norton-built aircraft poirpoises (not sure if I spelled that right) or takes a series of steep dives and climbs that results in the deaths of three people and fifty-six more injured. (Although if I am right in my calculations it becomes four dead and fifty-five injured. Don't worry, that wasn't a plot spoiler.) Norton tells her and the rest of the people involved that they need to discover what really happened fast, otherwise a major deal on which the outcome of the company rests could be flushed away. Casey has to work through a twisted puzzle of clues and technical info to solve the mystery, with the wait of the company and the pressure of the media on her shoulders, and against a foe who is determined to not let her succeed. Like I said, this book makes good use of aviation tech stuff for a suspenseful plot, which is a Crichton trademark. It's a great read and is definitely recommended.Book Review: A great book for anyone
Summary: 5 Stars
At first when I heard this book was about an airplane crash, I was reluctant to read it. I decided to pick up the book and while I was reading it, I was surprised at how interesting it could actually be, despite the fact that I am petrified of airplanes. This book is great for everyone. I learned a lot about airplanes, for example what slats and proximity sensors are. The storyline is very realistic and the dialogues seem like they could actually be heard outside on a regular day. This is Michael Crichton at his best. It is such a great book!Book Review: A must read. If you fly a lot though, don't read this book!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are not into books with a lot of technical and industry jargon, then this book is not for you. But if you like being on the edge of your seat, and can handle the sheer amount of detailed information being thrown at you on every page, then this book is for you! This book follows the same form that every other book that Crichton has written in that he throws in a lots and lots of technical information. A fact that stands out to me is a lot of the morons who gave it a bad review just couldn't handle this massive amount of data, and should have never tried to read a Crichton novel. They should stick with the little Golden Books they read as children. Disclosure was exactly the same way in that respect. The movie did not do Disclosure justice. And if the idiot who said something about the bad guy element doesn't think that insiders involved in an accident of this nature don't try to cover up vital evidence in real life better think again. This book is for the most part true to life, and could really happen. This is an A-1 piece of reading material for anyone ready for a good book. I read it in two days and I highly recommend it. Try Micheal's best book, A Case of Need. His best work by far!!Book Review: A poor read with a failed attempt to jazz up a bad plot.
Summary: 2 Stars
This book's a shocker. It has such a thin plot and the characters are transparent and boring. Even the potential exitement of the news story fails to thrill. It is low on action with the exception of the initial air mishap, which is riveting, but then the novel drifts in to cliches and predictability. It is hard to believe that an author who wrote the superb "Andromeda Strain" can write such a childish novel as "Airframe". It has more value as an introductory aircraft technical manual than as a thriller.