Michael Crichton: Airframe

[TheElf]

Some say, there are two kinds of novels from the author. Ones you think about and laugh at, and ones you don't think about but like for their story, and the way the events, technology and science are handled in them. But as you see, it all depends more on the reader, than on the novel itself. Some say it is a good thing, since this means all the novels are enjoyable, some say it is a bad thing since all of the novels can fall apart. Yet Airframe is a bit different, at least for me it was a bit different. Why?

As usual, you know from the very begining that something is wrong, and you see the core of the problem: The pilots leave their place and an accident happens, yet you don't see how things happen. Yet the novel builds on pure coincidence, and you might ask, how the events in the novel would work? There are plenty of places where you migh question the cascade of events, the plans of people, yet the novel remains enjoyable, and you can keep thinking, which is a good sign. If you know the author you already know what to expect, and if you don't know him yet, it is one of his best novels so you could start reading his novels with this one.