Comments on: Michael Crichton Dies

By: Allan Slavik

Allan Slavik — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:41:37 +0000

I am sad to hear that Michael Crichton has died. I am happy to be a regular reader of Loren Coleman’s articles on Cryptomundo because I did not catch this news on any of the other media outlets. I very much enjoyed reading several of Crighton’s books. What I enjoyed the most was the language he used; the depth of the subject matter at hand. He went into the details. You could tell that he did a lot of research on a particular subject, leaving the reader to believe that Crighton was a subject matter expert, whether on cloning of DNA as in Jurassic Park, or on environmental sciences as in State of Fear. I will now look into reading some of his books that I hadn’t read yet. – Allan S.

By: apocalypsis316

apocalypsis316 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:06:29 +0000

I’ve been reading Crichton since I was 12, there was one whole summer that every book I read was by him. He was my all time favorite, Sphere was my favorite, the book not the movie.

By: dogu4

dogu4 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:52:03 +0000

Loved his writing. By the way, the 13th Warrior title was for the movie/screenplay. The book which he wrote years prior to the movie (unfortunate movie in my opinion) was far superior, entitled “Eaters of the Dead”.
His biography “Travels” is a gem, in particular his exploration of a number of phenomenon including spoon bending, and begins with the most interesting first hand description of what it’s like to cut open a living human skull. Turns out, it’s not that easy!
While I don’t necessarily ascribe to his approach regarding AGW, nor his characterization of those who are ringing the alarm, there is a lot of truth to his pointing out that the predictive capacity of the current climate models leave a lot to be desired, and I agree that a more reasoned look at the problems humans are encountering regarding our environment, would be a very good thing.
He really layed the foundation for popular well written stories that involve and inform the reader regarding our rapidly morphing technological world. RIP

By: Rogutaan

Rogutaan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:12:24 +0000

I’ve only read a few of his books, but I enjoyed them immensely. He will be missed greatly. Rest in Peace.

By: Colpittsdragon

Colpittsdragon — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:53:52 +0000

This is really sad, I loved every single book of his that I read. The movie adaptations that I watched, only slightly less so. Rest in peace.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:32:52 +0000

This is shocking news for me. Crichton was full of some pretty big ideas and has always been a favorite of mine. I always enjoyed how he tried to put a sheen of scientific plausibility on his stories, no matter how far fetched they might be. I also agree with red_pill_junky that his work helped make some complex scientific ideas accessible to younger people and the layman through entertaining stories. I’m sure his work has inspired some young future scientists out there to pursue that path. He will be missed.

By: tropicalwolf

tropicalwolf — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:01:00 +0000

A writing genius. He will be missed. The scourge of cancer knows no mercy.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:32:18 +0000

My favorite Crichton work is Sphere. Jurassic Park a close second, The Lost World third place. He may not have been a great writer per se, but he WAS a genius storyteller. Unfortunately, most editorials will tend to focus only on his controversial critiques of global warming and other subjects. I didn’t agree with most of what he said (UFOs particulalry) but he did bring an alternate, thought-provoking viewpoint to current issues. RIP.

By: southernfriedbigfoot

southernfriedbigfoot — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:08:09 +0000

He and his work will be greatly missed. Rest in peace.

By: kittenz

kittenz — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:57:07 +0000

Oh how awful! I’d bet that Crichton has inspired a whole generation of budding cryptozoologists and paleontologists. How sad to hear of his passing.