I love JP, one of my favorite books ever. Also I agree that the awful awful Lost World movie overshadows what is actually a pretty good book sequel to JP.

Timeline is great, Airframe is pretty good, as is Andromeda Strain (which was either his first or second book). The Great Train Robbery is pretty decent too. Congo is good as well. I agree with The Man that his later stuff was not as great as his other works, though State of Fear was ok.

And, last but not least, Sphere was amazing. Second only to JP in my eyes, and only because JP has dinosaurs and pretty much dominated my childhood. In many ways, Sphere is his best writing. Any Crichton fan should read it.

RIP MC