Crichton continues to amaze me. Yes, I know that being so interested in science play a major role in my interest in his writing, but this novel was great. Animal intelligence was an interesting route to go with his plot, but by creating a new gorilla-like species to relate with current ALS speaking gorillas, things were very exciting. I felt that Crichton did a better job of tying up loose ends in "Congo" as compared to "State of Fear". There were less stories going on within one plot, making it easier to understand what was going on. Yes, "State of Fear" made sense in the end, but it was harder to stay interested when I was confused. Congo kept my interest most of the time, and the suspense was always building, "State of Fear" lost some of that spark throughout the novel.
A couple of years ago I read a novel call "Amazonia", written by James Rollins. Mutant species were behind many of the issues, just like the gray gorillas of the Congo. The creation of new species that authors incorporate into science fiction often make plots very interesting, especially when the new species are in such a close relation to animals that we as humans are familiar with. I love these kinds of books, and can't wait until I have the opportunity to read another.
Now you have something to do over break! :-)
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