Sphere
by Michael Crichton
Taste attributes: adventurescience fictionpsychologicalvehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossybig & variedall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life adventure novel that is expansive, original and smart. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Sphere is a 1987 novel by Michael Crichton, his sixth novel under his own name and his sixteenth overall. The story follows Norman Johnson, a psychologist engaged by the United States Navy, who joins a team of scientists assembled to examine a spacecraft of unknown origin discovered on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
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- Michael Crichton
- Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 385
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