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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

[juldea.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I didn't get much "thriller" from the book. I thought that a lot of the time he was attempting to create a nerve-wracking, thrilling plot, but the story elements just weren't there. Maybe I'm just too familiar with the way life was in the 1400s to consider the situation to be overly scary? ;)

[mr-teem.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess I'm confusing the movie (from its trailer) and the book now when I said "thriller". I take it back. However, much of the enjoyment I got out of it was the portrayal of 15th century life.