Re: Michael Crichton dies

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Let me clarify that my comments about the late Michael Crichton's work 
were not intended as a slight at his writing ability at all.  Over half 
of his books adorn my bookshelfs, and I thoroughly enjoyed every one I 
read (some of the last ones I did not get to).  He came up with some 
novel concepts with which to repackage classic themes, and he was a 
story crafter and teller with few peers.

While I disagree that it's inappropriate to criticize someones body of 
work after their death, that certainly should not be construed as a 
smeer against the person.  In the event that any of Crichton's family 
or friends ever see the mailing list archives, let me extend my 
heartfelt condolences to them.  It's never easy to lose someone you 
care about, and his stories brought excitement to inumerables lives 
over the course of his career.


Scott Hartman
Science Director
Wyoming Dinosaur Center
110 Carter Ranch Rd.
Thermopolis, WY 82443
(800) 455-3466 ext. 230
Cell: (307) 921-8333

www.skeletaldrawing.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Fabio Dalla Vecchia <fabdalla@tin.it>
To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Sent: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 7:02 am
Subject: Re: Michael Crichton dies


> All that said, Crichton was capable of writing in a style that 
prevented > meÂ
> from puttings the few books of his I read (JP, Lost World, Congo) 
down. IÂ
> suppose that counts for something.Â
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I agree. Also for Prey, Timeline, Airframe, Sphere and Revelations (I 
put down State of Fear and Next). He was a good writer, not a 
scientist.Â
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