Michael Crichton 1942-2008

[Placebo]

Gutted, didn't even know 1. he was that old and 2. had been fighting cancer for some time, one of my favourite authors, his books can be a bit fluffy but as a collection they're a wonderfully varied series that few authors can rival (in terms of topics and scope).

 

[Carl]

One of my favourite authors too, though 'Next' wasnt as good a read as others in his bibliography. RIP Michael.

 

[Milanista]

One of my all time favourite films was based on his work - Jurassic Park. I'm also a huge fan of ER....

 

[gerd]

I've read a couple of his books.
I think he was seriously overrated...he wrote some sort of thrillers. I liked his themes (there was one about sexual harassment that was very good) but i did'nt like his writing style.
There are "thriller writers" that are producing "literary" books: Didbdin (died last year), George Pelecanos, Dennis Lehane and Ian Rankin to name just a few.
But whether you like him or not, he was a giant...

Edit: of coursr thoughts go out to his family and friends...was kind of rude of me not to mention that. Never knew that he had anything to do with ER (which i never saw...).

 

[Nick Cave]

Thoughts go out to his family and friends, not a big fan of his books but used to watch ER in the early days and a few decent films of his work...