tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post1767160081655490566..comments2023-10-12T03:46:50.889-04:00Comments on Brian O'Rourke: RIP Michael CrichtonBrian O'Rourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-66998901748623079452008-11-09T06:55:00.000-05:002008-11-09T06:55:00.000-05:00DrewYou're absolutely right. Crichton's are some ...Drew<BR/>You're absolutely right. Crichton's are some pretty big shoes to fill. I just picked up The Great Train Robbery last night. It's the only fiction story of his I haven't read yet.<BR/>-BBrian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-40506168894679001252008-11-09T02:49:00.000-05:002008-11-09T02:49:00.000-05:00Brian,Thank you for your post. I am a Crichton fan...Brian,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your post. I am a Crichton fan, always have been, and now, always will be. You learned something every time you read his books, and for that, I consider him our contemporary master fiction writer. I doubt we'll see a similar writer ever come across, and even if he does, he'll have a challenge filling the shoes of the late, great Michael Crichton.<BR/><BR/>DrewDrew Bonifanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918629578125508556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-91848728776343415022008-11-07T09:19:00.000-05:002008-11-07T09:19:00.000-05:00I haven't read too many commercial fiction novels ...I haven't read too many commercial fiction novels more than once, probably less than a dozen. I've always felt that there were too many other stories out there that I wanted to experience to justify a re-read, unless I really, really enjoyed a particular story. Rising Sun is one of my few re-reads, and I've always wanted to revisit Sphere.Brian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-22210239932313856012008-11-07T09:07:00.000-05:002008-11-07T09:07:00.000-05:00Well said, Brian. I too, shall miss him, and his t...Well said, Brian. I too, shall miss him, and his thought provoking work. I pulled many an all nighter with one of his books in my hand.Sutton Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945431786788856207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-20604369191072556912008-11-06T20:46:00.000-05:002008-11-06T20:46:00.000-05:00Emma,Is it any coincidence that we both enjoyed hi...Emma,<BR/>Is it any coincidence that we both enjoyed his writing? :)<BR/><BR/>And I'm with you--if the critics hate it, chances are I'll like it too. Or at least look for a reason to disagree with them.<BR/><BR/>-BBrian O'Rourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372815069471434698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723168018243827797.post-82453336448353626912008-11-06T19:36:00.000-05:002008-11-06T19:36:00.000-05:00I always loved him, too. His treatment sometimes m...I always loved him, too. His treatment sometimes make me think some people are prepared to hate everything (that they didn't write).<BR/><BR/>But then, if the critics hate something, I'm guaranteed to find it entertaining. *shrug*Emma Wayne Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347181459562503660noreply@blogger.com