What Next
| That’s the question I ended up with at the end of this sci-fi genetics thriller: Next.I picked it up one evening. Started reading. Before this book, I had read only one book by Michael Crichton, Airframe. I was impressed by the amount of technical detail and the suspense part of the story. I expected the same or rather, better from Next. I was once more, impressed by the level of detail in genetics. Mr. Crichton goes to extraordinary lengths to get all the technical details on the story. The genes, the diseases and the related news items have been well studied. But, I think it loses focus in covering details about legal issues and relationships. In anticipation of super interesting end to the novel, I was quite disappointed by the abrupt closure. But, “Next” did open my mind up to the genetics. A lot of new developments in genetics (fact / fiction) made me read more about it. And another book “Genome”, which was on my book shelf for some time saw the light of the day. |
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During the time this article was written and published, Michael Crichton departed us. His work has always been a source of inspiration, insight and intelligence.