Easy Go

A thrillingly realistic-sounding discovery and exploration of a pristine Pharoah’s tomb is marred by Crichton’s exasperating and dated sexism. This would have been a nearly perfectly written book if there had been no women mentioned; they are — as the author makes clear — disposable objects. Otherwise, the old school genre is very enjoyable; readers familiar with Hollywood films of the 40s will recognize a very “Humphrey Bogart” type antihero in the journalist-adventurer. The details if the tomb and its treasures are the best part of the narrative.

If a book doesn't draw me the people in it, then I want it to wow me with action or something unusual. This was a well-written book that told its story to completion. However in my crawl through the evolution of Michael Crichton, you can see his love for archaeology and adventure here. He is moving away from straight science and the medical field.