Crichton's 'Pirate Latitudes' runs aground
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMT
'Pirate Latitudes' (HarperCollins, 320 pages. $27.99), by Michael Crichton: It's pointless to complain about the cardboard characters, dreadful action-movie dialogue and wildly improbable plot points in Michael Crichton
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A gift guide to holiday books
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:13:00 GMT
amount of suspense, little readers will love this charming story packed with action. 'Freight Train Trip! A Lift-the-Flap Adventure' by Susanna Leonard Hill, illustrated by Ana Martin Larranaga, Little Simon, $7.99. Rhythmic, like the chugging of a
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Avast! Crichton's 'Pirate Latitudes' runs aground
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:41:00 GMT
and wildly improbable plot points in Michael Crichton's latest - and last - book, published posthumously. Sure, 'Pirate Latitudes' has all that, in spades, but you don't buy a Crichton book for psychological acuity and dramatic realism. It's supposed to
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Crichton's last novel all thrill, no substance
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:20:00 GMT
and wildly improbable plot points in Michael Crichton's latest -- and last -- book, published posthumously. Sure, "Pirate Latitudes" (HarperCollins, 320 pages, $27.99) has all that, in spades, but you don't buy a Crichton book for psychological acuity
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Pirates behaving badly
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:53:00 GMT
and wildly improbable plot points in Michael Crichton's latest -- and last -- book, published posthumously. Sure, "Pirate Latitudes" has all that, in spades, but you don't buy a Crichton book for psychological acuity and dramatic realism. It's supposed
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