A review by meganpbennett
Congo, by Michael Crichton

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

3.0

Congo is an interesting Micheal Crichton novel, though it has a very slow start from the prologue to them arriving in Zaire. Not just slow, but, boring slow. It's very much an infodump about the technology and history. There's far too much emphasis on the history of exploration of the area of Africa where they are, and it's hard to tell what's real from historical accounts and what was made up by Crichton for the plot. 
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