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A Case of Needing: Serious Revisions



Michael Crichton has penned some of the most engaging, timely, and
thoroughly accessible tales to be published in the last twenty-five years. What
his novels lack in literary merit and distinctive style they make up for in
crisp plotting and edge-of-your-seat suspense. From alien viruses to regenerated
dinosaurs, from evil Japanese monoliths to the insidious maneuverings of the
modern corporation, Crichton latches onto the scientific and political
controversies of the day, and squeezes out of them every last ounce of shock
value. At least, that's usually what he does.
A Case Of Need could have used quite a bit more shock value. The problem
is largely a matter of timing; when the book came out in 1969, the moral dilemma
surrounding illegal abortions was still a hot enough topic to seem ripped from
the headlines. Though abortion certainly remains a hot-button issue, the debate
has shifted. For the time being, at least, the argument centers on......

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