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[juldea]

My sister-in-law bought me Michael Crichton's Timeline last Christmas, and I just started reading it. There was a movie made but, well, book first. I think that even if I didn't know it was a Crichton book when I started it, I'd know it just by the style. It feels just like Jurassic Park (the only other book of his I've read). But this isn't bad; I'm just unsure of how that kind of terrory-suspense will mesh with a story that is, as far as I can tell, not that much about terror. Action and excitement and suspense, yes, but no Velociraptors. Heh.

I forgot to pack my skirt in my backpack this morning. I've spent all day wearing my green fleece pants with my nice black blouse. It's kind of amusing. But very comfortable.

I've joined a Yahoo group for Massachusetts bellydancers. I might have a class to attend as early as next Tuesday. This makes me very, very happy.

I don't want to do work. I want to continue reading Timeline!

Comments

[ailanah.livejournal.com]

I read Timeline after seeing the movie, and it made me wonder why I used to like his writing so much. After Jurassic park, I read almost all of his books, but that was a long time ago, back in middle school. When I read Timeline, I didn't feel like any of the characters were developed at all, they felt so flat. But, I guess his books are meant to be read for the action and quasi-science, not the characters. That's probably why I liked the movie better than the book, though it would have been nice to incorporate more of the action in the book into the movie.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Heh, you said it before I could write my big rant... I finished the book yesterday and I think it was pretty horrible, mostly due to the lame characterization. I'll write more about it later, but I totally agree.