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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
I fell in love with Dinotopia in elementary school, and turns out I still love it as an adult. Gurney's artwork is beautifully detailed, and immersive, making the reader wish they could see everything with their own two eyes! Absolutely wonderful!
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Beautiful and incredibly fun story and illustrations, but it's interesting how early-90s this feels. I can't see such a pacifistic (vegan!) utopia flying in the era post 9/11. It's so hopeful. We just decided to leave systemic prejudice and injustice behind and moved on to utopia! Yeah, that doesn't ring quite true.
It's an interesting indictment that the social utopia is the part which I find most unbelievable, not the talking intelligent dinosaurs.
It's an interesting indictment that the social utopia is the part which I find most unbelievable, not the talking intelligent dinosaurs.
This is just a fun, feel-good book. Not much of a story but thats really not the point. The point is the gorgeous illustrations. So worth reading and I would love to get the rest of the series.
This was easily one of the most formative books of my childhood; every time I re-read it I get a lovely warm glow of nostalgia. The illustrations/paintings are remarkable, the story full of the same energy and whimsy and wonder of the great adventure classics like Journey to the Center of the Earth and Treasure Island, and the characters -- human and saurian -- are great. (But yeah, weren't the early 90s AMAZING for the dinosaur-obsessed? Jurassic Park, Dinotopia -- hell, even the Power Rangers had dinosaur-shaped Zords!)
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-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
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I grew up on the TV miniseries and always wanted to grab the book, but could never find it. Now I have it, I regret not getting it sooner!
For some reason, I was expecting this to be more of narrative book – instead it follows the journal entry style of classic adventure stories (like Edgar Rice Burroughs, for example) and uses mostly illustrations to pad out the text. The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, so I'm hardly complaining, but it makes it pretty short and lacks a lot of the world building I was looking for. Weird thing to say when this is entirely the recordings of a scientist discovering a new world and goes into a lot of detail...I'm just greedy. I will probably just treat this as an artbook in the future, but the story is equally lovely and worth the time.
Honestly, if you're a fan of world building, fantasy/sci-fi illustrations, and DINOSAURS, this is absolutely worth grabbing.
For some reason, I was expecting this to be more of narrative book – instead it follows the journal entry style of classic adventure stories (like Edgar Rice Burroughs, for example) and uses mostly illustrations to pad out the text. The illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, so I'm hardly complaining, but it makes it pretty short and lacks a lot of the world building I was looking for. Weird thing to say when this is entirely the recordings of a scientist discovering a new world and goes into a lot of detail...I'm just greedy. I will probably just treat this as an artbook in the future, but the story is equally lovely and worth the time.
Honestly, if you're a fan of world building, fantasy/sci-fi illustrations, and DINOSAURS, this is absolutely worth grabbing.
A fun read aloud to share with my dinosaur loving 6 year old. I liked the journal entry feel and the illustrations. It was a little low on plot, but overall enjoyable to both of us, and a quick read!