Michael Crichton의 유작 - 'Pirates Latitudes'
Media ♣/Book 2010/08/25 13:30
하드커버는 원래 좋아라 하지 않아서, 페이퍼백 쪽을 찾아보니 페이퍼백은 9월 28일 발매 예정이라고 한다.
그런데, 아마존쪽 리뷰를 보니, 이거 내가 우려했던데로 출판사 쪽에서 크라이튼이 그냥 습작 또는 아이디어 초고 정도로 남겨둔 것을 '돈이 되니까' 채워서 출간한게 거의 분명한 것 같다. 일단 별점들도 겨우 3개를 넘긴 것 같고. 상위의 한 리뷰를 보니 갑자기 콜렉션 욕구가 급 저하한다.
아래에 문제의 리뷰를 보자.
It's impossible to know whether Crichton intended this book to be published, or if he wrote it for fun. Considering it was written in 2006, and discovered on his hard drive after his death, it feels like maybe he wasn't rushing it off to his agent for publication.
It's not Crichton in peak form, that's for sure.
While the book is entertaining enough, it's missing what I love most about Crichton ... the research, the education, the intense build of excitement. It's a pirate story, and not a particularly original one ... It's got your storms, your cannibals, your sea monsters, and general pirate treachery. The first half of the book I felt it was unforgivable that they decided to publish this. But the second half was fun enough that I can see it, and of course Spielberg is already working on the movie.
I didn't love it, didn't hate it. I think, had Crichton been ready for publication it would have been better. Less flawed. But it was enjoyable enough, very fast paced and Amazon has a great deal on the hardcover so you almost can't go wrong.
크라이튼 냄새는 나는데, 절대 크라이튼은 아니다 이건데... 하드커버도 싸게 나왔으니 사볼만은 하단 얘기. 뭐... 콜렉션 하는 입장에서는 참 널어갈 수 없는 상황이니. 정말 멋진 유작이 나와줬으면 했는데, 너무 아쉽다.
이번 유작이 이렇다면 출판사쪽에서 주장하는 나머지 또 한권은 정말 뻔할 뻔자라는 얘기. 슬프구나.
