re: SECrOTB Book Club: I need a good book to read

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Crichton

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I think he'll be remembered very well as a prophetic science fiction writer. His books have been popular, yes, and been made into many successful movies. But the themes and elements that he uses are typically quite thought provoking and are extremely well-researched. We're only now starting to see science catch up to some of the themes and warnings that he brought up in Jurassic Park, for instance. Next is terrifying in the sense that much of the "bizarro world" stuff that he describes is already being done, and completely rogue from any semblance of regulation. Airframe completely deconstructed the airline industry, during a time when a number of high-profile crashes had happened.

Yeah, it's burner, but there's a great deal under the surface with Crichton.