It's good!

A world wonderfully pieced together with detailed experiences which make you feel every moment of the characters journey. There are a few "well that's convenient and doesn't make perfect sense" aspects to it but still a fantastic story which is well told.

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Fun sci-fi book

Fun listen, enjoyable story of science going too far and killer robots... Westworld but less human

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Very clever idea

I really enjoyed this book, which hinges on the idea of what it would be like to be living in the world with a body the size of an insect. It was cleverly done and had me gripped thoughout. There were also some major surprises to the plot-line which I won't tell you lest it spoil your own enjoyment. All in all a good listen.

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Fantastic exciting book.

This is such an exciting book and it would make a fantastic movie. Five Stars!

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Interesting, but thats all

Was not happy with the narrator of this book, one of the female characters sounded like the terminator (yes I said female !!!). It spoilt the story a bit for me. I have always really enjoyed Micheal Crichton books, such as air frame, prey, state of fear and jurasic park and so on. This book seemed to be lacking something. Can't put my finger on it. I still enjoyed it but can't rave over it.

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Small Wonder (Part 1)

Received this audio book as a gift and had never read anything by Michael Cricton before, so had no pre-conceptions. I was not disappointed by this book at all. In fact, I thought it an enthralling and competently written story. I felt it reflected the classic adventure/fantasy genre well and didn't waste unnecessary complex or clever pros on something designed to be easily consumable and appeal to a broad audience. No one would claim that, for example, the Indiana Jones stories are highly sophisticated plots or characterisations, but they are successful and entertaining because they do what they are intended to do and do it without any pretensions. Having looked over a few reviews of other Cricton books on Audible, it does seem that people either like or loathe his stories, so I guess I should perhaps expect no different from this title. However, some of the overly scathing remarks made of this title are, I feel, unfair or excessively critical. I have read many books and have come across many far less enjoyable than Micro and which were far more lauded by the public. As always, any views on such things is subjective, of course, but when someone wants their money back after only listening to around 8% of the book, then I feel this is rather over the top. I checked out the position in the story that this reviewer said they gave up at and the adventure hadn't even started yet! So, to judge something as awful when things haven't really got going yet is a little unfair I think. Micro certainly leaves you with a greater understanding about the world of the small with all its beauty, wonder and terror and will make you think differently about the micro world all around us. I found this title to be very entertaining and with some unexpected elements and plot twists and well worth the read. Sure, one reviewer said it was hardly original. Well, most things aren't. True originality is very difficult as so many stories have been done before. ...

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Micro Review

Yet again Michael Crichton has managed to keep me entertained like no other writer the whole way through this gripping novel. From page one you don't want to stop till you know they are safe?

Brilliant book personally I would give this 11 out of 10. Not surprised by how good it was.

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Good Listen

A little slow at the start but improved. As a biologist it was very interesting, but I enjoyed the rather unbelievable story.

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interesting idea

Not one of his best books but a very clever idea that still holds your interest right to the end. Another "what if" concept that harks back to the technophobic paranoia first introduced by Westworld. Hope you don't have a spider or a wasp in the room while you are listening to this.

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Fantastic, exciting and thrilling.

Great book, fast paced. I would advise this to anyone who loves action and thrillers.

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