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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Obituary First Lines: Michael Crichton

"Michael Crichton, who died on Tuesday at the age of 66, was like a character in a Michael Crichton novel."   -The New York Times

"The gone-haywire theme parks of Jurassic Park and Westworld. The breakneck medical decisions of ER. The storm chasers of Twister. All these and more came from the mind of Michael Crichton..."   -E! Online

"Michael Crichton, a Harvard-trained medical doctor who applied his love and knowledge of science to write some of the most iconic sci-fi tales of his generation, died Tuesday of cancer."   -Wired News

"His 1969 novel, The Andromeda Strain, alone would have been enough to make him a science fiction legend, but he turned out string of taut technothrillers, even equalling The Andromeda Strain's iconic status with 1990's Jurassic Park."   -Discover Magazine

"Michael Crichton may puzzle or annoy in his occasional lapses in taste, but he cannot be dismissed."   -The Christian Science Monitor

Labels: Michael Crichton, Obituary First Lines

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