MICRO (Michael Crichton and Richard Preston) - December 16/11

This occasionally clunky yet entertaining book certainly contains all the touchstones of classic Crichton, as the storyline deftly blends science with hair-raising action. In that regard, Micro certainly succeeds - as the book contains several engrossing action sequences, including an encounter with an angry wasp and a number of genuinely surprising character deaths (including one person I assumed was the central protagonist!) It's not the best thing Crichton's ever done, but given the circumstances, Micro is probably better than one could've reasonably expected. *** out of ****