Welp, no spoilers because the book has been out for ages. Michael Crichton’s 1969 “The Andromeda Strain” was cutting edge. In fact, I read in the Wiki that he started the genre of techno-thriller with this book. For me this is take two or three. Still as good as ever.
A quick easy beach read. Yeah, I said beach read. Not that the subject is all rom-com chick-lit but the pace was quick and easy. I could picture myself lounging on the beach. In my favorite chair, under an umbrella with drink in one hand (plastic only or course) and Kindle reader in the other. Well I can sort of picture myself lounging and reading on the Texas Riviera. Ya see the beaches here are closing up again. Dang mo-fo’s couldn’t wait to be back out there again and this happens. Failed re-open attempt. But I digress …
Or do I digress? Ya see in this story written 50 some odds years ago, space crud hits the fictional town of Piedmont AZ. Everyone but two die. The old Sterno drinker and a baby boy. A response team of scientists/doctors set up years before for this type of emergency is called in to save the day. Lots of stuff happens and eventually they do just that … save the day. The ending is heart racing, we are on the edge of our seats wondering can he stop the detonation in time? The space crud which caused a town’s demise mutates to a harmless blob and floats up, up, and away. If we switch space crud with Rona then Bingo! no longer fictional and we are in 2020 instead of 1969. Woo to the hoo. Ha!
I was going to quote a line but since my book was a loaner from the online library on my Kindle which has since been returned, I will have to paraphrase. This single utterance struck me since this was written all those years ago. Somehow like Kreskin, Michael Crichton is a soothsayer.
“The president doesn’t like scientists” so-and-so said. He simply doesn’t trust them.
Well, well, well what have we here?!?!?
Solid 4 of 5 star 💫 rating.
As always, more to come.
Great Story Jilly 💜
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Drinking Sterno is a cheap way to get high and Canned Heat got their name from this.
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Interesting. I would’ve never guessed it though maybe I should’ve.
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Bob “The Bear” Hite took the name “Canned Heat” from a 1928 recording by Tommy Johnson called ‘Canned Heat Blues’, a song about an alcoholic who desperately turned to drinking Sterno.
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Saw the movie ages ago! May read the book…
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Love that book, and the original movie.
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hmmm…not sure i’m enticed; too ‘real’ for me, crazy lady.
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Yep 👍🏼 but I knew going in as a re-read.
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It’s been years since I read the book and saw the movie, but I remember I liked them both. Interesting how things written years ago can have so much relevance to today and all that is going on.
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Yes. That’s really interesting. Like how could he have known? I never saw the movie but will look for it on live stream
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