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Lädt ... Disclosure [Abridged - Reader's Digest]von Michael Crichton
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A few points of note: The technology is laughably dated (but what should we expect for a novel from 1994?). There's much awe over hand-held telephones that can store up to 200 phone numbers. The novel features as a new hi-tech device -- a hand-held CD ROM with a tiny screen (a technology outdated within a few years of this novel). Likewise, there's a virtual reality system through which users can walk around in the file system looking and reading for their file. VR never really took off; it has its uses, but this isn't one of them. Also, there's this new thing called "Internet" that has to be explained to the reader.
Then there's the sociopolitical subtext, which deserves mention given Crichton's well-known conservative politics. Meredith (the villain) has "slept her way to the top" (as we used to say) and in her wake is a long list of men whom she's either harassed or managed to depose in other ways. No doubt, this will appeal to legions of male readers resentful of (what they may see as) women using sex as a weapon...as well as affirmative action policies that benefit female employees. To offset any criticism, Crichton
As most readers will know, Disclosurewas turned into a movie, starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. As a piece of advice: read the book first; otherwise all you'll envision is the movie characters while reading the book. ( )