Thread:Zippy130/@comment-32899062-20180119060815/@comment-27914031-20180314124822

Amazon just came out with a new improved 'Oasis' model which is similar to the Paperwhite but a little bigger (7 inches diagonal instead of 6 inches), and costs twice as much ($249 vs. $119, because it has other improvements over the Paperwhite such as audible support and more storage). Whatever you do, don't get the low-end $79 e-reader, because it doesn't have backlighting, and it is a huge plus to be able to read at night without turning on room lights or fiddling with one of those exasperating little clip-on book-lamp gadgets. The Paperwhite's back-lighting can be fine-tuned to a level that feels comfortable for your eyes.

Crichton's books usually have a back-story "info" subject that feeds off of some popular/in-vogue news subject. For example, "Rising Sun" was a murder-mystery that had a backdrop storyline based on fears about Japanese business conglomerates taking over America (a fear which in retrospect now seems quaint)..."State of Fear" was a suspense/mystery story about eco-terrorists with a backdrop "info" line arguing against the reality of Global Warming (which also seems out-of-date thinking, in retrospect). "Airframe" was a suspense/mystery feeding on fears about airline safety. "Timeline" was a time-travel story, which would probably be my next recommendation after Jurassic Park (but then I tend to like time-travel books). Some of his books I read so long ago that it's hard to remember how much I liked them, but I remember that they were all fast-reading/page-turners (he seems to have had a knack for that).