Sphere
by Michael Crichton
Buy on AmazonSphere is a 1987 novel by Michael Crichton, his sixth novel under his own name and his sixteenth overall. The story follows Norman Johnson, a psychologist engaged by the United States Navy, who joins a team of scientists assembled to examine a spacecraft of unknown origin discovered on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The novel begins as a science fiction story but quickly transforms into a psychological thriller, developing into an exploration of the nature of the human imagination. ---------- See also: - Sphere Also contained in: - Congo / Sphere / Eaters of the Dead
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"This has got to be one of my all-time favourite books. As you say, Crichton manages to incorporate countless scientific details without it becoming too overwhelming. One of the ways in which Crichton makes this read so compelling is his writing style. He doesn’t create many long flowery passages of description, but rather gives the readers just enough to visualise his scenes in the amount of detail necessary. His characters are one of the elements which help drive the plot—the group dynamic creates passages of tension as well as humour which you just can’t help but laugh at! The main character, Norman, a psychologist, adds humour that is relatable despite the situations that he’s put in, and Ted, a physicist, helps explain some of the very complex scientific ideas, making them easy to follow as well as intriguing. This book is just as much a psychological thriller as it is a sci-fi novel: there were so many places where I had to put the book down and just think over everything that was happening, and this makes the book such a page turner. It’s really addictive and that’s what I think makes it so compelling."
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