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    Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve

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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    04/06/09

    In reply to Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve
    Crichton, who action novels tended to be grounded in science and technology


    Well, grounded in FICTIONAL science. Just like his anti-climate change beliefs.

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    04/06/09

    In reply to Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve
    He's actually not dead, just sharing a triplex in Havana with Biggie and Tupac. He'll be cranking out posthumous novels for decades.
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    04/06/09

    In reply to Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve
    "I Fire Drunk Dudes b(and you too Chloe)" by Donald J. Trump
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    04/06/09

    In reply to Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve
    Crichton's books not my favorite cup of tea, but he was a pro -- who delivered on time.


    Any book editor with a deadline will prefer a pro over some 38-year-old guy in Brooklyn who needs "inspiration."

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    04/06/09

    @smithhimself: For the amount of cash he was getting, he sure as hell had to deliver on time.
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    04/06/09

    In reply to Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve
    I have a cache of comments reserved for the event of my untimely death. You're welcome, folks.
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    04/06/09

    @Awesome X: My heirs are instructed to comment "Slow news day?" on the first post they come across. That way it'll be short and sweet.
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    04/06/09

    In reply to Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve
    ...or I Hate Altitudes, the story of one woman's struggle with vertigo.
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    Image of DevilsAvocado DevilsAvocado
    04/06/09

    @Not The Red Baron:


    Very nice. Also...


    "I Plate Altitudes", the story of one chef's struggle to overcome his desire to stack foodstuffs in teetering and unmanageable towers,much to the chagrin of his staff and customers.

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    Image of SarahHeartburn SarahHeartburn
    04/06/09

    In reply to Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve
    Then there's Matthew McConnaughey's memoirs, Pilates Rat, Dudes.
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    Image of DevilsAvocado DevilsAvocado
    04/06/09

    In reply to Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve
    So, this means it's back to the drawing board for the title of my John McCain bio - 'Irate Platitudes'.


    Curse you, Crichton! Curse you and the horse you rode in on.

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    04/06/09

    @DevilsAvocado: I would definitely read Irate Platitudes. Pirate Latitudes, though? Not so much.
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    04/06/09

    @mmstk101:


    How's about 'I Rate Plate Attitudes ' - A critic rating the food critics?

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    04/06/09

    @DevilsAvocado: That's a good one. How about "I Hate Out-of-Date Hatitudes" - a harrowing tale about someone who strongly dislikes stupid hats?
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    04/06/09

    @DevilsAvocado: "I Ate All the Ludes," the unfinished novel of one man's experiuuuhhhhnnn
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    04/06/09

    @DevilsAvocado: Of course, there's always my children's thriller "Changes in Pirattitudes" in which Jimmy Buffet is kidnapped by a band of rogue Backyardigans?


    (sorry- I have a toddler, my mind is permanently overtaken by Noggin programming)

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    04/06/09

    @tudobem: Then for you comes, "I Wait on Your Broods (My Life at ChuckE.Cheese's)."
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    04/06/09

    @DevilsAvocado: I'm working on "Irate Platydudes" a spin-off of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" franchise.
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    04/06/09

    @WindowSeat:


    Hey - I saw what you did there. Nice referencing of my Antipodean heritage. Even if accidental - me likey very much. Just work 'monotremes' in there, and Bob's your uncle.

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    04/06/09

    @naugahydeinplainsight: @tudobem:


    This is some good brainstorming right here.

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    04/06/09

    @DevilsAvocado: Easter brings us to "Pilate's Beatitudes." Oh, wait. That's Dan Brown's next project.
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    04/06/09

    In reply to Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve
    I'll finish that technological thriller for HarperCollins - it would involve implanting resequenced genetic material from Germaine Greer into an ostrich embryo, ostensibly for public enjoyment, but resulting in the protagonists being trapped on an island with a gang of feminist-raptors.
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    04/06/09

    @Not The Red Baron: I can't wait for th movie to come out.
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    11/05/08

    In reply to Michael Crichton, 1942-2008
    I was all set to hate this guy when he spoke at a book festival I was attending (the day before Susan Sontag, if memory serves)...and I came away totally wrong-footed by his disarming modesty. I never considered him a great writer, but he did say two things about writing that have managed to stay with me. Paraphrased:


    1) "No one starts out as a great writer. You have to write and throw away a huge number of words just to get to the good stuff. For me that number was about a million."


    2) "When I was pondering a career as a writer, I found out that only about 200 people in America made a living solely from their writing. Compared to medicine, those looked like pretty long odds. But I had to give it a try anyway."

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    11/05/08

    In reply to Michael Crichton, 1942-2008
    Isn't he the one who married about 5 times to tall blond interchangeable women?
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    11/05/08

    @crumb-bun:
    I thought was Larry King.
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    11/05/08

    In reply to Michael Crichton, 1942-2008
    I loved his books. Seriously, he was a great writer. State of Fear showed that his politics were nutty but I read it as a big 'what if' - because really, I do like reading things that challenge what I know or think. As fun as it is to always agree with my lbral leet friends I want to know what the other half is thinking too, cause I know for sure I am not always right, and that being surrounded by identical thinkers is a sure route to stagnation and Bush-like behavior.


    MC, you nutter, thanks for the books and the memories.

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    11/05/08

    In reply to Michael Crichton, 1942-2008
    Why is it when someone dies, the work they did suddenly becomes beatified? At least DFW earned his accolades through great work. Crichton is pure mediocrity who slid into insane right winginess later in his career.


    These saccharine, sickly obit threads are starting to provoke a gag reaction with me. Every time I see the phrase "R.I.P" I start to panic, anticipating another round of the game "how this person influenced me, and how their death is about me".


    Please, kill off these R.I.P threads.

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    11/05/08

    @Pope John Peeps II: You get your Boss to quit killing folks, Your Holiness, and it's done.
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    11/05/08

    In reply to Michael Crichton, 1942-2008
    I doubt that anyone in the literary world paid much attention to this obit. Chrichton's responsible for some of the most poorly written, intensely reactionary pulp imaginable. A Hollywood type of guy, churning out drivel on the latest trend/fear and in mass market paperback.
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    11/05/08

    @JeanBrodie: Thank you. He commanded respect through the dollar bill only.
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    11/05/08

    In reply to Michael Crichton, 1942-2008
    The Andromeda Strain was the first SF book I ever read. Aaaand now, my bookshelves are full. His books always made me think (and shiver!). Rest in peace!
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