Earn Disclosure Originated By Michael Crichton Kindle

dont know how well this has aged in the era of Weinstein and me too, Im not saying it doesnt happen, I just dont think it happens with the frequency I was inferring Crichton proposed something along the lines of/.


That being said I read it in three days it was entertaining and fast paced and sort of just what I needed, It entertained me. Thats all I really needed,

Not my favorite of Crichtons but not the worst, First published in, Disclosure by Michael Crichton, is one of those novels based on actual events, though this is not made clear until the end of the book, in an afterword.
Whether that information would have made any difference to my reading is an unknown, It reads like fiction, so I read it in that spirit,
The stated theme is that of sexual harassment and its potentially corrosive effects on both corporations and society in general, Written at a time when such complaints were increasingly being made by men against female employers, it examines the subject in detail, without ever making it into a treatise.
The facts and ideas emerge naturally as part of the plot, as guided by the characters, So, its a cleverly constructed work, There was, for me, another underlying theme, though Im not certain the author presented it consciously: I hope he did, That other idea concerns the corrupt foundation that underpins many commercial ideas and actions, The presentation of many characters as ruthless, uncaringly ambitious and utterly devoid of any moral compass creates an atmosphere in which even a flawed hero can appear almost saintly by comparison.


There were times, early in the book, when I was unsure whether I would read to the end, For reasons that have nothing to do with the story, I had to read it in a number of small bites, Only the last third of thepages was I able read in anything like uninterrupted form, which was just as well, since the denouement starts early and builds very well over these last pages.
But the reason for my initial hesitation was twofold, Theres a deal of inconsequential detail the sort of thing that apprentice writers are warned against: what someone had for breakfast, the processes of domestic living, etc.
The second barrier was the amount of technical information given in the form of either business or productspecific jargon, often without sufficient explanation, Having been involved in both business and computers during my lengthy employment, I was able to

interpret enough of this to make it at least comprehensible.
But I suspect many could be thoroughly confused by it, and I doubt it was essential to the story less technical descriptions could have been given instead.


However, Im glad I persevered, The story grew more engaging as I learned more about the main characters and came to care what happened to them both good and bad.
Its an absolutely essential aspect of the story for me: without at least one character I can empathise with, Im unlikely to finish a novel.
Fortunately, due to good writing, there were many wellwritten and engaging characters in this tale,
Lauded as The thriller that opened a new chapter on the sex wars, this is a book that allows the modern reader to more thoroughly understand the mechanisms, philosophies, emotions and ambitions that drive some of the sexual harassment cases that continue to be made by both genders.


Is it a good read The curates egg comes to mind, but, once over the unnecessary detail and jargon, I found the book illuminating, interesting and even engaging.
So, for me, this turned out to be a good read in spite of its flaws, And Id recommend it to those who have some knowledge of business and the world of computing, For others, it may be sensible to have a dictionary of business terms and another of computer jargon to guide them through the sometimes cryptic language.

Very good book. It's my first by Michael Crichton, and now I want to read more, It was one of this month's selections did not win for one of my book clubs, I could hardly put the book down, because I wanted to know what was going to happen! Micheal Crichton is an ingenious story teller with beautifully crafted plot that revolves around corporate environment in a hightech company.
The one thing about Mr, Crichton's books are his trademark use of technological advancement which he entwines perfectly in the design of his plot,
This book is no different, But one would be skeptical thinking it will be all technological blabber, So wrong!
The most pleasurable thing about reading the book is, it is articulate, All technology is explained in simple conversation which makes the book simple and a really fast read,
But its not just technology the story is also about sexual harassment by the newly appointed boss Meredith Johnson also the exloverof Tom Sanders our protagonistand the abuse and manipulativeness of executive power in a corporate structure.

The book ispgs but you never know how those pages fly by, so much are you involved in the story, The characters are well defined, But the story in itself is so well build up and spans in durationdays,

Gripping, intriguing, provocative and totally a good read, I recommend it if you are looking for a quick read, It's aboutpages and I read it in three days, The story is extremely complicated, The plot is so convoluted that I'm still not quite sure it all ties together, There are plot twists every few pages, In fact, there really is nothing but plot twists, Crichton does not allow plot threads to play out before there is another turn in the story, This might make the novel sound like hackery, but a confusing and meandering plot is necessary to the themes Crichton wants to stress,

Crichton used a technique in this book I don't think I've ever encountered, A few of the major plot twists are incredibly obvious, even hundreds of pages in advance, They are so obvious that it is obvious to me that Crichton wanted them to be obvious to the reader, How many times can you use the word "obvious" in one sentence These obvious plot twists depend on the characters putting things together that the reader, in a position of relative omnipotence, can't help but put together.
This creates a different type of suspense to the novel, As you read, you keep waiting for the obvious plot twist to materialize, imploring the characters to connect dots, yet knowing they can't until they become educated on what the dots actually are.
This suspense, combined with the suspense that arises with unexpected plot twists, makes for a fascinating read,

The book is not literature, but it isn't merely escape fiction either, It raises a lot of provoking questions concerning allegations of sexual harassment and how they are used as weapons in the business world corporate politics and the moral ambiguities associated with "getting ahead" in the corporate structure and the psychology of selfjustification and selfdelusion.

“Harassment is about powerthe undue exercise of power by a superior over a subordinate, ”
Michael Crichton, Disclosure

I would love to see, how this book would be received were it released today, As it was, it did cause a stir way back when it was first released, I thought it was a great book and the movie, while not AS good was pretty awesome as well,

I happen to know that this sort of thing happens, . harrassers can be either female or male, It is all about control and really does not have anything to do with sex although some people, even as far as we have come, cannot seem to come to grips with that fact.


I believe this book was in fact, based on a true story and names and situations were in fact changed,


It is a strong and powerful read and anyone who has missed this one really should read it, It remains one of my all time favorites, Read sometime in.

“Harassment is about power the undue exercise of power by a superior over a subordinate, ”



Most of the classic book experiences had been ruined for me because I had seen some Bollywood movie which was a copy or inspired from a similar plot or a story from a best selling novel and that too without giving the credit to the author.
The movie I had seen almostyears back before reading this novel was sitelinkAitraaz, Yes, there is a Hollywood movie as well, While the topic chosen by Crichton was unique as compared to his most of Scifi books, I knew where the novel is heading,

I liked the book but the time at which I had read it was different,
Someone loaned this to me once and I really wasn't expecting to like it, My expectations were completely dashed after the first chapter, I could not put it down,
A riveting tale of sexual harrassment in the workplace where the man is the victim yeah, he could have said 'No' of his beautiful boss.

Highly recommended! I love this book, I love the thriller. The haunting game between the boss and her employee on sexual harassment case, I was young adult then when i read this book, And this book spoke to me about respect and greed, I also like the movie, The first time I saw the movie based on the book, it was fabulous, Normally i try to avoid books based on movies if I have already seen the movie, So i gave up many opportunities to buy this book, Finally I couldn't resist when I saw a bargain on this one and I bought it since it was almostyears since i watched the movie.
I was not disappointed at all, The movie might have taken liberties with the plot subtly but it was not so obvious,

The plot is about our protagonist who is sexually harassed by his female boss and how he unravels the plot with the help of a female attorney.
The subject of sexual harassment is equally relevant today, It might have been a novel thingyears back and to bring out a book on the subject where the harasser is a woman, is definitely commendable at that time.
According to the author, it was based on a true incident,

The plot is wonderful and the climax is equally rivetting with its twists and turns, I couldn't put down the book, Real edgeofthe seat thriller. .