sarasreading's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Although some things aged hilariously to me. Like Malcom saying things like, if you made a billion dollars, you'd know you'd have to pay taxes on it. Or, if your pharmaceutical company made a drug that saved people's lives, the government would never let you charge people $1,000-$2,000 dollars for it.
As someone who recently picked up two prescriptions with a cash price of nearly $1,500, maybe a world where that's unthinkable, but is also about to be overrun with dinosaurs, is still slightly preferable to ours lol
At any rate, I'm definitely going to pick up more Michael Crichton, if his others are as good as this one!
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood
rgrace2008's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Death
Minor: Vomit and Child death
rocco501st's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
kier26's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Animal death, Gore, and Vomit
rayabook's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Blood, and Gore
nathalieisg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Gore and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Child death
targrhaegar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
jacob_dion's review
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Body horror, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Misogyny
kittycatlover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Vomit
kitsunbae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I've always loved dinosaurs growing up, and as such, I loved the films. However, the book brings my love to a whole new level. The book hosts darker, tension-packed scenes that the film lacked. The backstory of InGen shows the total lack of care for the public and the greed of those in power. All they want is money, fame, and more money. Hammond himself is shown to be a crueler man than his film counterpart.
I grew to care for most of the cast, some more than I expected, and the teamwork they display trying to survive a hellscape is honestly next level. The tension is so thick I couldn't put the book down! There were so many differences to that of the film that I was left wondering what would happen next even though I'd seen the films countless times.
Overall, I loved this book. It was intense, dark, funny in its own way, and gave me a fear of dinosaurs I didn't have before. Crichton really conveys just how animalistic dinosaurs would have been. They'd be lead by nothing but instinct. It's haunting.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Child abuse, Cursing, and Animal cruelty