Antolius reviewed The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the country: …
Review of 'The Andromeda Strain' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A must read for protocol geeks!
Good:
It reads more like a science thought experiment than a novel
Simultaneously fulfills the fantasy of meticulous disaster planning & everything falling apart
Makes scientific theories & data gripping
Bad:
Ending doesn't live up to the foreshadowing that lead up to it
300 pages of info dump is not for everyone
All the planning, preparation & procedures feel naive in 2020