From the NYT:
His last book, "State of Fear," was published more than nine months ago, but the reviews were still pouring in on Wednesday, even as Michael Crichton folded his 6-foot-9-inch frame into a seat to testify before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Senators, Michael Crichton is a hack writer. Why are you taking him seriously?
I just started listening to State of Fear on cd and all I can think is that Crichton got lucky on the timing. It's kind of scary when the inmates are running the asylum.
Will they call him in about cloning issues too? I mean, after all, he did write Jurassic Park.
Posted by: jmfausti | 30 September 2005 at 10:28 AM
Well, sure. And when we start tinkering with time-travel, he'll be an expert witness again. I'm surprised that they haven't called Dan Brown in to discuss the possibility of using anti-matter as an alternate energy source.
Posted by: leila | 30 September 2005 at 10:56 AM
Except for the Great Train Robbery. I just read it this summer for the first time (after years, years I tell you, of rolling my eyes when people said it was great) and it was great.
I'm afraid to look into the actual history because I'm afraid it will make me sad. (Ignorance sometimes really is bliss.)
Posted by: C.C. | 30 September 2005 at 01:28 PM
I'll give you that. The Great Train Robbery is way fun.
Posted by: leila | 30 September 2005 at 01:50 PM
He's SIX FOOT NINE?
Posted by: lauren | 30 September 2005 at 03:38 PM
I admit, that kind of threw me, too. But I was so busy getting all high-and-mighty about our government taking him this seriously that I forgot to mention it.
Posted by: leila | 30 September 2005 at 03:58 PM