Next by Michael Crichton

Can man play God? Can we create beings? The outline of this novel touches on a very big perspective from moral standings up until scientific grounds.

That said; it is not an easy book to write and to read as it involves plots and counter plots along the way. Scientific jargon are minimised but not eliminated. Readers are plunged headlong into the twist and turns of genetic mishmash and law overtures akin to roller coaster ride.

As mentioned earlier, scope of this novel has far reaching consequences. It had us thinking about the need to patent genomes and genetic structures allegedly "discovered" by scientists.

It had us thinking on the moral superiority to create and destroy live scientific experiments bigger than lab rats. It had us thinking of the overall conscience of our role as human being in this very planet.

In fact, the gist of this book is to let us think about future consequences if we were to turn a blind eye on controversial experiments, on patenting of genes, on establishment of law and red tapes which will promote or hinder our scientific knowledge if improperly used and so on.

This is a readable and really fast paced book but more interesting read would be the prologue and post-notes. It had me go online few times to conduct searches on my own regarding validity of certain stories.

Personal rating: 7 out of 10 (fast paced book written by an established writer)

Cons:

1) Unavoidable jargon spattered along the novel (which is fine actually)

2) Scope of the novel is big and too general.

Pros:

1) Book which will get you thinking long after you've finished it

2) Informative post articles