"Jurassic Park" author Michael Crichton passed away today. A number of my friends told me today how instrumental he was in shaping their love of reading at a young age.
There's a line in that movie that reminds me of this election. The glossy and made-for-Hollywood prospect of electing Barack Obama -- the candidate of hope and change and historical importance -- had Americans "so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." We'll know the answer to that question soon.
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It seems that the New York Times already knows the answer: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/politics/06expect.html
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I was sorry to hear it. I have read many of his books over the years. Eaters of the Dead is my favorite.
I never got around to reading the one from a few years ago, where he is reportedly critical of global warming. The name of it escapes me and I'm too lazy to google it right now!
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