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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
Dinotopia has been one of my favorite books since I first discovered it back in elementary school. The illustrations are fantastical and delicious, and just the thought of a mysterious journal chronicling a lost and forgotten island where dinosaurs and humans live together...well, it was magical.
I still get that magical vibe now, over fifteen years later.
I still get that magical vibe now, over fifteen years later.
Earlier this year, after moving into my new place, I dug up some of the boxes in my parent’s basement to consolidate and prune my collections. Of course, digging up some childhood favorites, I had to pause to flip through them again, reminding me of days past when there was plenty of time to read, whether on hot summer days or cold winter nights. Many of these books were Christmas or birthday gifts, of course, the inscriptions from family members still scrawled on the inside covers, 1988, 1990, 1994. How well did they hold up? Find out more at my BookLikes blog, Reading Rainstorm, here!
Beautiful, beautiful illustrations. This book sparked so much imagination in me as a kid.
An extremely inventive tale, with gorgeous accompanying illustrations, Dinotopia is quite the enjoyable, relaxing read. It is engaging without resorting to cheap dramatic methods of suspense. My only complaint is that it ended too soon, with the implication of much more to come without delivering! Time to seek out a sequel...