Comments on: You, Dead to me, and Freezing Cold http://john.jubjubs.net/2006/12/18/you-dead-to-me-and-freezing-cold/ my semi-regular stream of consciousness Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:03:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adam Nash http://john.jubjubs.net/2006/12/18/you-dead-to-me-and-freezing-cold/#comment-181 Adam Nash Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:04:13 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=370#comment-181 My favorite part about Michael Crichton books was his complete and utter inability to end a story. Going back to the early days of Andromeda Strain, the ending is always, "And then the problem just went away". Virus? No problem, it mutates to be safe. Crazy diamond-guarding gorillas? No problem, volcano erupts. It confused me for a long time that Jurassic Park actually had a teaser ending, and then I read that actually the editor had added it. Of course, Crichton just wanted the island napalmed so that the dinosaur problem would be solved. I stopped reading as soon as the chapter length officially became 1 page, and it started reading like a very bad screenplay. My favorite part about Michael Crichton books was his complete and utter inability to end a story. Going back to the early days of Andromeda Strain, the ending is always, “And then the problem just went away”. Virus? No problem, it mutates to be safe. Crazy diamond-guarding gorillas? No problem, volcano erupts. It confused me for a long time that Jurassic Park actually had a teaser ending, and then I read that actually the editor had added it. Of course, Crichton just wanted the island napalmed so that the dinosaur problem would be solved.

I stopped reading as soon as the chapter length officially became 1 page, and it started reading like a very bad screenplay.

]]> By: Gen http://john.jubjubs.net/2006/12/18/you-dead-to-me-and-freezing-cold/#comment-180 Gen Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:20:36 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=370#comment-180 I never read Crichton. I never will. See: <a href="http://www.tnr.com/user/nregi.mhtml?i=20061225&s=diarist122506" rel="nofollow">http://www.tnr.com/user/nregi.mhtml?i=20061225&s=diarist122506</a> and great commentary here: <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/57008" rel="nofollow">http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/57008</a> I never read Crichton. I never will.

See:

http://www.tnr.com/user/nregi.mhtml?i=20061225&s=diarist122506

and great commentary here:

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/57008

]]> By: Adam Nash http://john.jubjubs.net/2006/12/18/you-dead-to-me-and-freezing-cold/#comment-5826 Adam Nash Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:04:13 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=370#comment-5826 My favorite part about Michael Crichton books was his complete and utter inability to end a story. Going back to the early days of Andromeda Strain, the ending is always, "And then the problem just went away". Virus? No problem, it mutates to be safe. Crazy diamond-guarding gorillas? No problem, volcano erupts. It confused me for a long time that Jurassic Park actually had a teaser ending, and then I read that actually the editor had added it. Of course, Crichton just wanted the island napalmed so that the dinosaur problem would be solved.<br><br>I stopped reading as soon as the chapter length officially became 1 page, and it started reading like a very bad screenplay. My favorite part about Michael Crichton books was his complete and utter inability to end a story. Going back to the early days of Andromeda Strain, the ending is always, “And then the problem just went away”. Virus? No problem, it mutates to be safe. Crazy diamond-guarding gorillas? No problem, volcano erupts. It confused me for a long time that Jurassic Park actually had a teaser ending, and then I read that actually the editor had added it. Of course, Crichton just wanted the island napalmed so that the dinosaur problem would be solved.

I stopped reading as soon as the chapter length officially became 1 page, and it started reading like a very bad screenplay.

]]> By: Gen http://john.jubjubs.net/2006/12/18/you-dead-to-me-and-freezing-cold/#comment-5825 Gen Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:20:36 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=370#comment-5825 I never read Crichton. I never will.<br><br>See:<br><br><a href="http://www.tnr.com/user/nregi.mhtml?i=20061225&s=diarist122506" rel="nofollow">http://www.tnr.com/user/nregi.mhtml?i=20061225&s;=diarist122506</a><br><br>and great commentary here:<br><br><a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/57008" rel="nofollow">http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/57008</a> I never read Crichton. I never will.

See:

http://www.tnr.com/user/nregi.mhtml?i=20061225&s;=diarist122506

and great commentary here:

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/57008

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