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Michael crichton’s novel, “prey,” is fundamentally about nanoparticles taking over the bodies of people much like the pods did in jack finney”s novel “invasion of the body snatchers.
Cons
The technology in the book lashes out and must be thwarted by the protagonist. It's as if he didn't have a lot of time to get the book together, and this was teh finished product.
For most of the book, the robots take the form of swarms of dust that attack. Dust is also really * as an enemy. Even the swarm, a cloud of self-programming nano-particles that are supposed to be the pentagon's next super spy camera, fails to grab our... Read More
Some nice moments, but overall a disappointment. And the most frustrating no one ever thinks to pick up the phone and call the police or other authority for help. Frankly i was disappointed.
The pulmonary veins contain oxygenated blood. Is this believable? I bet nobody proofread this.
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Quality
Fast moving and changing as quickly as the swarm is evolving
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- This product had a total of 4,206 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 13 2023.
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A mechanical plague intentionally released by selfish driven individuals who only care about the possible millions that could be made by them
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But the plan fails and now desperate scientists try to stop the horrific consequences of the release
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I read jurassic park and was astounded by how incredibly boring it was
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The movie really blew it out of the water in comparison to the books flat dialogue cardboard and extremely dumb characters and just general look of urgency
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Just as the swarm evolves constantly so does the plot and the human characters efforts to fight it well if they really are trying to fight it
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There is a lot of scientific explanation throughout the story but not an overload of information at all
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That no one in the real world ever comes up with this plan
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Thought the beginning of the story was well developed but the ending felt rushed and unsatisfactory
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