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bottlecaps's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
emilywemily6's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Medical content
Minor: Classism
mollyb13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Love that there is something for everyone here - it can be read purely as a thriller/adventure or kick start a lot of thoughts about ethical scientific practices. A classic case of 'just because you can, doesn't mean you should'. The book has held up really well over time and I think the questions Crichton brought up are just as relevant today as they were in 1990 when the book was published.
And on a side note, this is the only example I can think of where the book and movie completely complement each other. They are both perfect and one doesn't take away from the other.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, and Blood
bellestallard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Vomit and Medical content
vi_holmes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'd heard that it would be scarier, but I had no idea what I was in for finally picking up the book. I caught myself holding my breath during several scenes and stayed up until my vision got blurry because things just kept happening and I didn't want to put it down.
I only have a couple complaints. Mostly that the first 100 or so pages were filled with so much boring bs. I was here for science, dinos, and horror, I did not care to read all the lawyer bs with throw away characters that could have been discussed later in small paragraphs. Nor the times the action was broken up for Hammond and Wu to have the same argument again and again. I will tell you right now, I started skipping those in the last 150 ish pages and the reading experience vastly improved.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
bookycnidaria'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death
leeseloadenny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Child death and Sexism
bwoo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Fatphobia
foolishfish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexism, and Vomit