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I do not usually enjoy books and movies that are intended to promote some particular message. But I like Michael Crichton's writing, as he always tells a story and usually has considerable intellectual substance with which the reader is stimulated to thought.

I had no idea what to expect when I ordered the audio book version of Crichton’s latest work, Next. It was published last November and I had not read any reviews. But it happens to touch on a topic that I'm generally fascinated by, and that is biology. In this case specifically is about genetics and society.

Crichton addresses the world of genetics, and research, and business, and law in such a way as to really shed light on a dilemma that needs to be dealt with openly. In an interview at the end of the audio book, Crichton said that his purpose was to hopefully help open a dialog about all of these subjects.

I was not aware of some things that are happening these days that give pause for concern. I did not know teenage girls are selling eggs extracted from their bodies in order to buy cars or to have breast implants. I was not aware that most of the major universities have made commercial ventures out of their genetics research. And that they have been allowed to patent genes from the human genome.

The book is worth your time if you're interested in such subjects. Our maybe you just don't want to know what is NEXT!

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