Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, May 1st, 2005
STATE OF FEAR Michael Crichton, 1004, 603 pp., $27.95, hardbound, HarperCollins, ISBN 0-06-611413-0
The polemical novel is a rich tradition in American literature (Uncle Tom's Cabin and Grapes of Wrath come to mind), wrapping complex political arguments in an engaging cocoon of a plot, thereby gaining a far greater readership than could be achieved by any scholarly tome. Where the latter appeals to reason, the former engages emotions and is thus more likely to provoke strong reactions. The problem for the polemicist is how to maintain contact with reason.
In State of Fear, Michael Crichton a...
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