Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - Jurassic Park

If you're going into this book expecting a play by play of the movie, you're in for quite a surprise. Maybe that's why this book was a bit of a tough read for me since I knew it was different from the film but...wow.

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The fact just about everybody dies before they explode the island- I'll be honest, I was not expecting that whatsoever

Overall, it was a good read. Incredibly tense and had me on the edge of my seat multiple times. I'll be honest though, I 100% could have done without Lex's character in this book. Crichton really captured the spirit of an annoying child because I was ready to strangle her at so many points. Aside from that, solid sci-fi read!

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blackheart's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was fun to read the book that started all the movies. It was a good read and it was interesting to know what was the same and what changed for the films.

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ginbat's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No

4.0

I wasn't expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did, especially since I had already seen the movie. But it was fun to read, a page-turner, and unique structurally. Sometimes it felt like there was too much of one person (usually Malcolm) just talking for way too long.

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pizzaisjesus98's review against another edition

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adventurous informative tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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robbiehuman's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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perthalus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

Velociraptors are fucking terrifying.

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sarasreading's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

First time reading this since I was like 14, and it was a totally enjoyable ride. I took it on a camping trip and couldn't put it down. As an adult I enjoyed the philosophical and ethical discussions, more than the first time I'm sure.

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!

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rayabook's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

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