Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

117 reviews

cheseliz's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed comparing this to the movie. Where the movie streamlined the plot well, the book dives into more ethical questions and gives more science behind everything. While I liked some of the extra details and explanations, it did slow the pacing in some chapters. The outcomes for parts of the plot and certain characters differ from the movie, so it did feel like a fresh experience. If you do decide to pick this up, be forewarned that the deaths are brutal. 

Contains:
-Violence
-Brutality
-Language
-Mentions of deaths, including some infants

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Child death and Sexism

vi_holmes's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

If you love the movie but wished it was longer, scarier, and that the attacks/deaths were more brutal, read the book!

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

leeseloadenny's review against another edition

adventurous informative 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Child death and Sexism

foolishfish's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

adventurous dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexism, and Vomit

quirkko24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

moxiereads's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

soyabeanos's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

maddydactyl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

Jurassic Park is a classic for a reason, and the movie did a brilliant job of taking 80% of the story and presenting it in a way that audiences lapped it up. The book is significantly more graphically violent, and multiple deaths featured in the movie are further gruesomely detailed within these pages. The novel itself is solidly written and incredibly well researched and fleshed out, and the characters and events are tense and driven. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Violence