Sphere

I remember this book blowing my mind in middle school... mostly at all the strange possible forms alien life could take, but also the thrill and mystery. Just picked it up to re-read and, although it's mass market paperback, I'm impressed at the quality. I've certainly seen worse mass markets, whereas this one's perfectly readable. Can't wait to dip my toes into some Michael Crichton again.

This book was very well written. This is the second time I’ve read it and unfortunately it didn’t live up to my recollection’s. Crichton tells a good story and he’s great with detail. If you like his works or are new to him read this book

This book was disappointing because I feel that Crichton Could have done more with the character, thematic as well as being MUCH more creative with the sphere/monster aspect of this novel . It was just a Big Let Down ☆☆☆☆ especially after the really upswing found within the pages of Jurassic Park. I do not particularly recommend this novel ! !

Well, Michael Crichton is starting to become one of my favorite authors. His plot lines are so creative, and he executes them pretty well. This book was no exception, in my mind, to the standard I have started to hold him to!Throughout this book's journey, I was hooked. I mean, the ideas he comes up with are simply fantastic and so original in my mind. Synopsis: A sphere is found underwater, and a group of qualified people are sent to investigate it. They are in no way prepared for what happens next, and neither was I!I don't want to say too much to give anything away, but the only things that annoyed me out of this book were two things. I thought the women characters were written poorly. Although he made the main woman, Beth, smart, he also made her emotionally unstable and a bit of a sexual object, particularly towards the end of the book, which irritated me. I feel like in real life, Beth would have had much more depth and would never do some of the things he had written. I also found some typos, including switching to first person for a couple of sentences instead of third and switching a character's name once. But I dismissed these irritations due to me really enjoying the plot line.Some of the facts sprinkled into the book were fascinating, and I truly hope they are factual and not something he made up, because I am taking them as truth. Yes, I know I can google it but I am too lazy to do that. Most of the book is set far, far underwater and I feel as if I really learned some things about the deep ocean which was fascinating. For example, the most toxic creatures of the world are water creatures! And this is due to the ocean being an older living environment. Let me just nerd out for a bit over this and the other things I have learned while reading this book.Anyway, off to pick up another book by him, and I highly recommend Sphere! You won't guess the ending, and it will definitely leave you thinking.

I found this book by searching Reddit for 'deep sea horror books'. I've never read anything by the author before.'Sphere' has a fairly gripping premise and a powerful central idea. It's a clever book and it will surprise you a couple of times. It flows well. It's (very) easy to read and won't take you long. Doesn't drag. Isn't written in a preachy tone.This isn't, however, a book rich with lore. It's not hard sci-fi. It doesn't take itself very seriously. It's not scary; amusingly thrilling at most, but not really. Most of the characters are cardboard cutouts... it's the kind of a book where characters serve functions instead of living their own lives. The book isn't immersive, it's not trying to make you feel for the characters, it's not trying to build a believable world. However, it's not meant to be any of those things.If you're in the mood for a quick, fun, yet very smart read with a very clear moral to the story, you should pick this up. If you are looking for something more epic, dramatic, serious, character-focused, then you should probably look elsewhere, although you might still like this (besides, it literally takes several nights to get through...)For comparison, I'll note I came across this after reading Peter Watts's 'Rifters' books, and 'Sphere' is pretty much the direct opposite of those in everything except the deep sea setting.

I wouldn't call this book terrible, but it is quite unexciting. The plot has holes the size of an alien sphere and while the premise has potential, that potential is basically wasted in a ho-hum development.Which brings me to the execution. This is the first novel by Mr. Crichton I've read so far (cue in the "Shame!" scene from the Game of Thrones) and I cannot claim I've become his fan. Writing is dull and not engaging, with clichés abound, the vocabulary and dialogues rather simplistic, and the characters one-dimensional.Overall, I don't feel the time spent on the book was a total waste but I cannot really recommend it.

Honestly, the first like ~100 pages or so were such a drag. I picked this book up two years ago and was like “no” and forgot about it until it was the only book I had downloaded on my phone when I was on a flight last week. It was so worth sticking through it!!! This book is GENIUS level and the ending was such a good payoff. It’s such a mind twister, it felt like my brain was getting a real workout! I don’t like reading very much because most books just feel like they’re sucking my time away and not giving me much back. This one definitely took some time but I got so much out of it. I’m looking at things different. Wild, dude.

Livro muito bem escrito e envolvente. O suspense criado te faz não querer parar ao final de cada capítulo, curioso pelo que vai acontecer no próximo. Leitura muito fluida e prazeirosa.

Le doy 3 estrellas porque el estilo de escribir de Micheal Crichton es bastante generico, no tiene una voz particular, los personajes son bidimensionales y el climax y el final se convierten en un circo de cliches.Sin embargo, es un buen thriller. Debo admitir de que a pesar de que son casi 600 paginas, lo lei en menos de 1 semana. Si buscas entretenimiento, este libro es para ti.

Sphere goes more in depth than the movie, easing the book, I want to watch the movie again to see how much of it relates to the book. Couldn't put it down.

He's just one of those writers I can't read enough of. And this book was no exception. It's got all the drama and intrigue that you'd expect it to have. The plot shares some similarity with 2001: A Space Odyssey, so you'll enjoy this book if you liked that book or movie. A great read without a doubt.

Not his best work but a solid read