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The Sphere. I’ve never hated the ending to a book more.
You disliked the ending to The Sphere more than The Andromeda Strain?
I haven’t read the Andromeda Strain…I guess I shouldn’t?
I actually enjoyed 90% of Sphere, but then the ending just…killed it. Like, it comes off as if he just got sick of writing the story despite not having a way to end it.
I’m not a book person, but I think Andromeda Strain is an interesting book. I like how it displays the (from today’s point of view) horribly outdated technology as advanced high-tech.
One of the cases of a mildly science fiction book, that got overtaken by reality.
I think the best part of the book was the hubris of the government. They threw technology at a problem that was untested and unplanned.
Such a late 80s and 90s sentiment
scientific hubris is the underlying theme of almost all of Crichton's sci-fi books.