La grande rapina al treno

In the very proper Victorian days of the British Empire, a shocking event caused much consternation, eventually called, "The Great Train Robbery" of 1855, the newspapers are stunned imagine such a crime in this civilized age ! Gold bullion was stolen, from the luggage compartment and the guaranteed, Leggi tutto

If I am capable of guilt when it comes to my literary tastes The Great Train Robbery could be a "guilty pleasure," but how can a man who did his honours thesis on Michael Crichton's The Great Train Robbery feel any guilt over loving The Great Train Robbery ? He can't. And I don't. It is an exemplar of Leggi tutto

So you thought Michael Crichton only writes sci-fi techno thrillers? Same here. The Great Train Robbery is proof that the man is far more versatile than I gave him credit for, as he crafts a superb piece of historical fiction. As always I’ll give you the good, the bad and the ugly and tell you why I Leggi tutto

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This one was a a really great and exciting read. I had picked it out from my library without knowing how good it really is. Initially I even thought if the book is fiction or true crime. Reviewing this book is a bit of a challenge as I don't want to include any spoilers and mar the joy of reading thi Leggi tutto

This is the book which introduced me to Michael Crichton, and his inimitable way of mixing fact and fiction so that the borders are blurred, like shading is done in watercolour paintings. I loved it enough to read almost all of his remaining works. As some critic once said: "Michael Crichton is too s Leggi tutto