A Case of Need

The name Michael Crichton always brings mixed responses to my mind. He was a brilliant medical student who received his MD from Harvard Medical School. I loved a few of his novels like The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park and Congo, while I hated some of his books like the State of Fear. His opinion......more

1968. I was in college near Boston. One of my housemates, a girl I didn't know well, was pregnant. Her roommate learned that the ex-boyfriend and father, a pre-med student, was planning to perform an amateur abortion. This was 5 years before Roe v. Wade. My housemates, all urban people, were galvani......more

I really liked it. Fast paced, interesting and with unexpected turn at the end. Little unrealistic that one doctor can go around and does what John Berry did, and that's the only reason for my 4 stars review.......more

Good Story I enjoyed this book however it was not one of my favorite novels by Michael Crichton. It seems to run on a bit in the beginning without really knowing where it was going. However, the last quarter of the book was fast paced and exciting. Recommend......more

This book was originally published in 1968. As a long-time member of the medical profession, I found the medical information fascinating. So much change in just a few short decades. I didn't need the footnotes, but to me, they came across as less informative and more arrogant. Instead of the foo......more