WHEN TF DID MICHAEL CRICHTON BECOME SO FREAKY!?!?!?!11? i DON''T REMEMBER ANY OF HIS PREVIOUS WORKS WILDING LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS READING PREY AND THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN. ARE RICH PEOPLE JUST FREAKY LIKE THIS IN REAL LIFE AND HE WAS JUST TRANSCRIBING THAT SHIT OR WTTTTFFF??? EVERYONE IN THIS NOVEL WAS CHEATING ON EACH OTHER OUTTA NOWHERE AND ATLEAST TWO KIDS GOT TOUCHED FOR SUBPLOTS THAT LOWKEY WERE HELLA UNNECESSARY . THE GENETIC STUFF WAS WELL DONE AND GENUINELY CAPTIVATING TO READ, SO WHY DID HE FEEL THE NEED TO ADD SO MUCH FILLER. HE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO INTO MEDICAL DETAIL ABOUT INJURIES THOSE MINORS SUSTAINED FROM BEING ASSAULTED.

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Dave and Gerard were goated characters, the transgenic animals were lowkey smarter than their full human counterparts and always stood on business. The points Crichton makes on genetic patents are still relevent. Honestly I expected and wish there was more biopunk and less epsteincoded writing. I'm trynna get freaky in unconventional and innovative ways, not in the 48 Hours with Diddy type of way.