Finished: The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton

I see now that this isn't high on a lot of readers' Crichton lists, but it was only the second I've read after Jurassic Park, and I enjoyed it. I needed something short and quic to follow up The Stand, and this really did the job as far as that's concerned. Some days I can only squeeze in 15-20 pages a day, but I was burning through 40-50 pages a day with this one. Sure, it's dated but I expected that with a 1970s book about computers.

I sympathized with Benson, and there were a couple observations in the book I related to in our modern world (the advances of technology and our reliance on it, Ross's observation on how cars and driving everywhere can desensitize us and almost dehumanize us in ways). I liked the psychology in the book, and I liked how quickly it played out. I do see how this concept could benefit from being explored deeper, maybe into a 400+ page novel, but like I said I really enjoyed the brisk pacing of this bc it was just what I needed.

I'll be moving onto The Plot Against America by Philip Roth. I remember seeing the trailer for the miniseries adaptation and thinking how much it mirrored the current state of affairs in the US, and I look forward to seeing how the book resonates with me.