Micro: A Novel Audiobook

" Fun but lacks the depth of a great Crichton novel. "

" Couldn't finish the book. The writing was so bad. I've never read anything else of his, but it seemed like since he was talking about science and most people aren't scientists, he felt that he had to explain the dumbest stuff. "Venom was easily contaminated by bacteria; that was the reason for the alcohol swab and the container of ice the beaker sat on." He's clearly trying to set the scene, but it could have been done better. "

" Finished it, but just barely. OMG! Stupid. "

" This is basically a twisted retelling of "Honey I Shrunk the Kids." The only reason I read the entire book is that I kept thinking "it has to get better." It does not. "

" I so very rarely stop reading a book - I just couldn't finish this one. It was simply boring and lame and forgetable. What a waste of my time. "

" Old school Crichton. A bunch of young scientists get in a jam, chaos ensues, some die, some live, great entertainment all around. A fun break from heavier reading. "

" God, this was a stupid book. I read it because I'm a huge Richard Preston fan and I was extremely disappointed. Not only was the writing sub-par, the premise was banal and stupid and instead of letting it just be silly, they tried to scientifically explain illogical concepts away. Also, they got stuff wrong. Like how the sympathetic nervous system is "just the part that is under conscious control" um HELLO it's the thoracolumbar AUTOnomic. Sorry. This was not my favorite. "

" All the bits about being tiny were interesting, skimmed through the rest of it! "

" I'm surprised I'm giving this book two stars. I want to give it one. However, the characters are well developed so I can't. This is essentially, "Honey I shrunk the kids" in the form of a novel. Ugh! "

" A standard good quality, modestly educational for the non-scientific mind (mine), read. "

" Badly written and the author(s) are unsympathetic to their characters. The science part is pretty good but the plot losses its way as key protagonists are dropped by the wayside. "

" Immensely scimmable. Too bad. Michael Crichton is one of my favorite authors. And 'The Hot Zone' was a great page turner and another book I enjoyed. "

" The first part of the book was rivoting, then it moved along but didn't grab me, the end was ok... I wanted more. It did feel like it was not a full Crichton novel which is was not. "

" The story is entertaining. I don't think it conveys todays conflict of Nature vs Man as well as I expected from the intro. It'd be an awesome movie though!! "

" This book gripped me from the beginning. Not sure how plausible the story line was, but I found it fast moving and intersting. "

" At last I finished this book. It seemed to go on forever and so many people died. The deaths were described in great detail as people who were 1/2 inch tall dealt with beetles, spiders, wasps, bats, and birds. Lots of entomology detail and a creative premise, but too much death and too much detail. "

" I was sad to hear Crichton died in 2008 while halfway through this book. I think it could have used a lot more editing, and I'm not sure Preston ended it the way Crichton would have. Some arcs felt unfinished. "

" Keukeuh menyelesaikan novel satu ini, ditengah tengah udah putus asa, tapi berharap bakalan jadi lebih seru tapi ternyata tidak "

" I wonder how much of the book was Crichton vs. Patterson. You could almost tell who was writing what parts. Could be a good movie, although at times it reminded me of Honey I Shrunk the Kids. "