Timeline - Michael Crichton

I was told I've been reading too much depressing material lately, so I let my mother pick out a book for me. I had to wait for my new glasses to come in before I could read this one (the print is kind of small in my paperback), but I did look forward to rereading this book. I read it many years ago, and I always remember it as one of the best books I've read. Over the years, I have recommended this book to a few different people. One barely reads (mostly on vacation and usually only one author), one was someone whose reading taste is completely different from mine, and the other is my teenage daughter. All three of them thought the book was great.

Timeline is a time-travel story that came out in 1999. Four people are asked to go back and rescue one of their friends who is trapped in the 1300s. I don't want to say much more about it, because I feel like I'll be taking away from the plot or giving something away.

I still loved this book. It's been years since I read it, and I remembered some parts of it, but others still struck me. The end is just as satisfying as I remember. Even knowing that ending, the tension build-up is so expertly done. The countdown added to everything going on with the characters is something special. Normally, I can pick out something that I didn't like or maybe bothered me slightly, but this book still strikes me as the best one I've read. Anytime someone asks me for a book recommendation, even without knowing their taste in books, I feel confident telling them about Timeline. I think it's got something for everyone. Great Book!

P.S. Never  never never never never never never watch the movie. It's an abomination.