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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This was a novel ahead of its time examining an issue that is becoming more relevant with each passing year. The basic plot is a workplace dispute over the behaviour of a female manager towards her male subordinate. She claims he sexually assaulted her; he claims she made a sexual advance towards him. At the time, Crichton raised an issue that touched his friends/family and made him re-examine what he had learnt about sexual power. The screen play that was written for the subsequent film is a slick and authentic articulation of the book. At the same time, the characterisation is a bit clunky and simplistic. The plot might have been more compelling if you did not know in the advance that the woman was lying. The insights and debate might have been thought provoking if the female lead is less of a pantomime villain. Crichton claims that 'sexual harassment is about power'. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In practice, it can also be about misunderstanding, rejection and punishment. A more interesting angle - one amply explored through this story - is that false accusations are about power too. A good, fast read. Loved it. Interesting take on the topic of sexual harrassment. Read like a screenplay because of the short chapters. Started reading it and couldn't put it down. A decent thriller. A man finds himself in an uncomfortable spot when his new female boss (a former lover) begins sexually harrassing him. 0.036 seconds to build listing no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345391055, Mass Market Paperback)"Expertly crafted, ingenious and absorbing." The Philadelphia Inquirer.The #1 Bestseller by the author of "Jurassic Park." As he did in "Rising Sun," Crichton focuses on a topic as close as today's newspaper headlines: sexual harassment. Tom Sanders is an up-and-coming executive at the computer firm DigiCom. When his new boss turns out to be a woman who is both his former lover and a business rival, Sanders determines to be professional. But after a closed-door meeting, the woman accuses him of sexual harassment. It's her word against his, and suddenly Sanders finds himself caught in a nightmarish web of deceit in which he is branded as the villian. As he scrambles to save his career and his reputation, Sanders uncovers an electronic trail into DigiCom's secrets . . . and the cynical scheme devised to bring him down. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:53 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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I had to time-warp myself back about 15 years, and then this book made a lot more sense. I'm sure that it was relevant at the time.
I really detested the antagonist. Man, she could spin anything. (