Michael Crichton dies

Alex · 11-06-2008, 11:04 AM

Pretty much everything he wrote in the last 15 years was execrable and I found many of his personal ideas pretty bad.

But he had some good books in him and I try to remember authors for their heights not their inevitable lows.

lindyhop · 11-06-2008, 08:35 PM

I don't think I ever read any of his books but I had the pleasure of seeing him speak at the LA Times Festival of Books many years ago. My son liked his books so we joined the huge crowd waiting to see him. The film of Jurassic Park was pretty recent so the audience was full of kids who wanted to talk about dinosaurs. He was patient and encouraging and I was really impressed by how many kids were excited about reading because of his books (this was pre-Harry Potter).

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Pretty much everything he wrote in the last 15 years was execrable and I found many of his personal ideas pretty bad. But he had some good books in him and I try to remember authors for their heights not their inevitable lows.
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lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	I don't think I ever read any of his books but I had the pleasure of seeing him speak at the LA Times Festival of Books many years ago. My son liked his books so we joined the huge crowd waiting to see him. The film of Jurassic Park was pretty recent so the audience was full of kids who wanted to talk about dinosaurs. He was patient and encouraging and I was really impressed by how many kids were excited about reading because of his books (this was pre-Harry Potter). __________________ Hyperbole is the best thing ever!
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