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Author: Michael Crichton
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Dimension: 9.4 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches
Weight: 2.1 pounds.

Who needs research when you have politicians like this?
Michael Crichton's latest thriller attacks the idea of using science as a pawn in politics. Crichton's topic of choice is global warming. Although his work is classified as fiction, Crichton has strewn the book with factual footnotes, lending credibility... more

For more than just the story
As a novel and story, I would have given this a three-star rating. In its favor is a good handling of what would be a tough pill to swallow for many people. I think that even a person who claims to be an environmentalist could get through this book without... more

Using Story Telling to Teach
I have enjoyed most of Crichton's books but not this one. I knew before the book that the Global warming belief was not based on good scientific data and that it is mostly a "fad" movement. Crichton's book added a lot of additional data that I had not... more

This book may be a watershed
Most of the reviews so far have separated the book into two parts: an action-romance-adventure thriller, and an exposition on a political subject. I will keep with the pattern.

The fiction part of the book is a little improbable, to say... more

Novel for the Thinking Man (or Women)
This is a very interesting book. Its a little preachy for a novel, but in the end it informs far beyond the intention of almost any novelist. However, it should be said that the people it argues against, extremist enviromentalists, are far more preachy... more

Will we ever know the truth?
This is a well researched look at environmental issues. This book has a series of debates on proof or lack thereof of global warming. It was in interesting twist to think of where your money could go when you donate to some of these non profit organizations.... more

Fear of Politically Correct Science
Michael Crichton's latest novel depicts a cadre of environmentalists preparing a legal case to sue the US on behalf of a Pacific island which will be swamped when "global warming" causes the sea levels to rise. They've put together a think tank of lawyers... more

It seems the older Crichton gets the more Direct he gets.
Looking over his older books, He has a degree of "Man overestimates
his importance on the Planet", but the more he writes, the more it gets
away from a story.

Jurassic Park, has a lot of stuff in it about his message about the... more

Less preaching and more character development please
Crichton wasn't at his best when he penned this story. I very much enjoyed the suspenseful scenes on the iceberg and in the park, but the times when he dedicated his time to preaching about how global warming isn't really happening got on my nerves. He... more

More of a textbook than a novel
You can break up this novel into two parts: the issues/data, and
the "plot".

The issues and data presented about them are very interesting, and are heavily footnoted and have sources given in a lengthy appendix. As such, it is a textbook.... more

State of Boredom
I am a big Michael Crichton fan and have read all of his books. Unfortunately, this book as a novel just bores me. It would have been great written as a non-fiction book on the theory of climate change -- but can only give it two stars. Too many of the... more

State of Fear - A Thriller That Stimulates Critical Thinking
Michael Crichton did it again, only this time it was in the field of environmental protection. Crichton brought forward yet another set of very intriguing facts that make the readers ponder after putting down this book.

The most obvious... more

Crichton Highlights Society's State Of Fear
Crichton's State of Fear takes the reader on a worldwide adventure that entertains as much as it informs, which is to say a great deal. It has an interesting story, plot twists, and surprises around every corner. Of course, much of the talk surrounding... more

pretty good
I enjoyed reading this book, but felt that Crichton went a little overboard with explanations, inserting conversations that had little or no relevence to the story into the plot. I felt like I was reading a good fiction novel that had the occational essay... more

Who cares about the politics? It was kind of dull
I am a huge Michael Crichton fan, but every now and then, one of his books just misfires with me. This is one of them. It was still worth the read -- thus the three stars. But, in truth, too many of the characters were two-dimensional and the action scenes... more

Learning is fun
First of all, ignore the majority of the one star reviews on this book. Don't let them scare you away. Crichton is an established author and should not be written off because of his ideas. The book is incredibly entertaining, yet easily read by anyone.... more

Michael Crichton becomes Ayn Rand
This book is the next logical step in Michael Crichton's descent from a talented writer of fiction to an opinionated hack. This is a sad fate for the writer who brought us "The Andromeda Strain", "The Terminal Man", "Westworld" and "Jurassic Park", which... more

Disappointing
If Michael Crichton wants me to enrich him by spending money for his hardcover "novel," he can at least give me a the kind of good story I expect from someone of his caliber. He says everyone has an ulterior motive except himself - as he laughs all the... more

One of his best...
After reading the mixed reviews of this book, I was worried it wouldn't be very good. I was pleasantly surprised, however, as I found State of Fear to be one of Crichton's best books.

I suspect that many of the reviews posted here are... more

A worthy piece of fiction....
I picked this book up as a skeptic of it's purported claims. I am still a skeptic. The book is a piece of fiction that may be based on some fact, but it is still fictional.

Like always, Crichton knows his stuff and does the ground work to... more

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