Liked it - its a great fast read with a lot of action

Fast paced and adventurous, Crichton takes us all on a journey to the living past. The characters were true, the setting was richly imaginined and detailed, and the race against the clock made it hard to put down! I found there were some philosphical holes in the time travel construction, but once you get past that its a great novel that I highly reccomend.

Good detail per time frame, otherwise your standard time travel novel. A good read to pass the time.

This was my first book written by Michael Crichton, and boy was I impressed! He writes everything with a sense of realism, and the action parts were really exciting. Highly recommendable read.

Timeline by Michael Crichton (Book Review) This book was published in paperback by Arrow in 2006. It is a science fiction thriller that has since been made into a movie. It is fast paced and full of danger, a gripping read. Doniger, Head of ITC plans a theme park with artefacts from the past for profit and he wants to revive it via his time machine. In 1999 his chief historian the professor has got in trouble in fourteenth century France and the young historians need to go back in time to save him. They are unaware of the dangers of the 14 th century France and they only have 37 hours to save him. They get split up but find their way home. It is an old fashioned adventure. Crichton has done alot of research for this book and it shows. He combines science of the future with historical past. Reviewed by Annette Dunlea author of Always and Forever and The Honey Trap.

I think, this being my first MC read, that I was blown away by his ability to make and "out there" idea seem tangible. I have seen the pathetic movie, and thought that the book offers so much more the movie didn't come close to expressing. Definitely worth the read for the adventure, science, and suspense. I would highly recommend this novel.

This books starts with a widely technical explanation that you can just skip over or block out. it was a little worrying to start a book that way but it was worth the worry. History comes alive with the vivid characters beautiful descriptions and the picturesque background. The ending of this book is full of poetic justice that it just makes you smile and laugh. It was a highly entertaining novel and it was great to watch the movie afterwards.

Had a hard time putting it down. You just want to keep reading. One of his best.

The intro to this book is so technical I was really concerned about what I was getting myself into. But I was very pleased with this book. Being a lover of fantasy, the historical aspects appealed to me. I really enjoyed this book, I found it exciting and action packed. I also really enjoyed the movie version, which was filmed not too far from where I live. The movie leaves out a lot of detail, but I still found it entertaining. So if you like a book with history, and a little bit of sci-fi thrown in you will like this book.

I absolutely enjoyed every moment of this engaging and simply delightful novel. It's a shame they butchered it in the film version. It is definitely one of my top recommended books. I suggest you find a copy of this and read it directly.