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emilywemily6's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I really enjoyed this book. I read it after reading Dragon Teeth and was delighted to hear mention of Cope and Marsh towards the beginning of this story! The science behind this book is fascinating and pretty realistic from my uneducated perspective. And while the philosophical discussion from Malcolm felt a little overdone, it was very interesting to think about the implications of scientific discoveries on the wider world, especially when we can’t foresee the entire impact they have. The growing sense of dread and unease was spot on, and while it is slower than modern thrillers I was still entranced. I hated reading incorrect medical scenarios though- it takes a day or two for infection to set in, then another day or two for the infection to turn septic/systemic, so why did Malcolm’s wounds turn septic in like 6 hours?? Besides that, this book felt well thought out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Medical content
Minor: Classism
bookycnidaria's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death
melchncookies's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
The book is better. Mostly, I found a lot of similarities between the book and the movie, except towards the end 1/3 of the book. It’s hard to write a review of the book when I grew up with the movie as my main point of reference.
Anyway, the scenes in the book are much more gruesome than the movie. The characters are much more sinister, especially Nedry and Hammond. Overall, I would recommend this book.
Anyway, the scenes in the book are much more gruesome than the movie. The characters are much more sinister, especially Nedry and Hammond. Overall, I would recommend this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Gore
Minor: Gaslighting and Classism