Rising Sun
- 399
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Michael Crichton’s “Rising Sun” wraps a murder investigation around a pointed look at how American and Japanese cultures differ. The killing takes place at the Los Angeles head office of a Japanese company, and the contrast between two ways of thinking and behaving is what gives the mystery its interest. Some readers find its early-1990s picture of Japanese economic power dated today. It informs as much as it entertains.
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About the book
Rising Sun is a 1992 novel by Michael Crichton. It was his eighth under his own name and eighteenth overall, and is about a murder in the Los Angeles headquarters of a Japanese corporation. The book was published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. An image of fashion model Gia Carangi is incorporated in the cover art for the original edition.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.7 across 156 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.1 | 17 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 6.7 | 139 | 89% |
Frequently asked
How long is Rising Sun?
It has 399 pages — shorter than 56% of the ranked books in Thriller.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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