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    Katheeyn Kerr 03-25-18
    Katheeyn Kerr 03-25-18
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    "Micro ~ intense!"

    What a brilliant novel! Loved every minute of it. Can't wait for the movie. RIP Michael Crichton❤

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    Amazon Customer 02-20-18
    Amazon Customer 02-20-18 Member Since 2018
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    "A fun read."

    A fun read. Just waiting to be made into a movie.
    Too bad Michael Crichton died, cause I would have loved a sequel, and I always loved his books.

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    Daniel Reither 01-31-18
    Daniel Reither 01-31-18 Member Since 2017
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    "Striking Gold again"

    Michael Crichton hits it home again with another well researched thriller. His attention to detail and forethought capture the imagination yet again.

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    Sonja E. Spell Knoxville, TN 01-30-18
    Sonja E. Spell Knoxville, TN 01-30-18
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    "Micro sci do thriller"

    Good detail and concept. Kept me listening all the way through. Enjoyed the narrator's voice.

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    N. Kleczewski 10-07-17
    N. Kleczewski 10-07-17 Member Since 2015
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    "Not a good way for Mike to go out"

    A more appropriate title would be, “Honey I Shrunk the graduate students”. Easily the worst book by Crichton. Not well researched, nonsensical premise, and downright lame. Perhaps he meant this to be a teen novel? Regardless, the story is painful, the premise is bad, and it could have been much better. I was expecting something like, “Prey” and I got Clifford’s Animal Sounds. Just horrible.....

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    stuart forsyth 10-05-17
    stuart forsyth 10-05-17 Member Since 2017
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    "sad. just sad"

    this is just an adult version of "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids"....just could not sit thru it.

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    S. Schindler 09-12-17
    S. Schindler 09-12-17 Member Since 2017
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    "One note narrator"

    Love the story, although the narrator was extremely monotone, which made listening to the story tiresome. It was hard to pay attention to the story or follow which character was speaking.

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    Mrs. Hollingsworth 08-30-17
    Mrs. Hollingsworth 08-30-17
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    "I hope Crichten writes a sequel."

    As a science major and avid nsture enthudist this book is right up my alley.

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    Amazon Customer 08-07-17
    Amazon Customer 08-07-17
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    "It's clear M. Crichton is gone"
    What would have made Micro better?

    I think it must be very difficult to match an author to a deceased author of great stature.
    The only thing wrong with Micro (at least the audiobook) is it seems way too shallow, like whoever tried to finish the novel was trying to write and match an actual Michael Crichton screenplay, instead of finish the story as a readable novel.

    The worst inconsistency was that the lady murder co-conspirator first can't bear the thought of the helpless youth being murdered, yet becomes willing to drown them later, without remorse. Wierd.


    Would you ever listen to anything by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston again?

    No probably not.


    Did John Bedford Lloyd do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

    Yes the narrator did a pretty good job.


    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

    Disappointment, frustration that Preston could not have delivered something more readable.


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    Myron Heil 05-04-17
    Myron Heil 05-04-17 Member Since 2016
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    "It should have stayed unfinished."
    What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

    Absolutely nothing. This book was doomed from the start.

    It was highly recommended by a friend. My friend was wrong, oh so wrong.


    What could Michael Crichton and Richard Preston have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

    Nothing


    How did the narrator detract from the book?

    The narrator was good enough. He didn't have much to work with.


    If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Micro?

    Every scene except when Peter, the leading character, was killed - LOVED THAT!!!


    Any additional comments?

    The story line is completely implausible. The bad guys have such incredible technology, but can't come up with a better way to kill someone than a cellphone activated device or to push a car into a ravine? Seriously, you're going with that? It just goes on and on and on with random "scientific" drool and amazing coincidences that allow them to survive or be killed as needed. Its a bad story from the start that just gets worse.

    It should have stayed unfinished.

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