Right now I'm trying to trudge through Michael Crichton's Next. So far, not so good, which is disappointing since the whole genetic/DNA engineering thing sounded kind of interesting. Too many subplots and skipping around to off-shoot stories that eventually go nowhere.

Best fiction I've read in the past few years: Jack Finney's Time and Again, which actually was written back in the 1970s. If you like time travel stories, and I mean highly involving story-telling ones that really make you feel you went 100 years back in time, this book is for you.

Blah, I could have written that myself. Do you like Griffens books?

blah Wrote:I just finished reading Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. I have now read all 3 non-DaVinci books by Brown and have been disappointed by each one.

They all start out with a cool premise and storyline, but all become very obvious and boring down the stretch.

I am a big fan of John Sandford. He has written probably 15+ "Prey" series books about a homicide detective named Lucas Davenport. They are set up in a similar fashion to books by James Patterson, but I think that Sandford is a better writer.

If you enjoy Patterson, pick one of Sandford's books up. You can usually find them at a used book store for like a buck or 2. Sandford does write them in a chronological order (i.e. besides the murder investigation, the character's lives are discussed) so if you start near the beginning of the series it will make more sense as you read. (i.e. kind of like watching Seinfeld. Knowing the history isn't critical to understanding the plot, but adds to it if you do.)

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