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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Just as beautiful and captivating as I remember from my childhood obsession 💜💜💜
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
My husband is part of an online community with which we recently watched the 1990s miniseries of Dinotopia, and now the original book has been assigned for the community's book club. It's the journal of an American and his son who were shipwrecked on an unknown continent on my birthday in 1862 and who discovered that in this land, humans and sentient dinosaurs have been living in harmony for many generations. The illustrations were done with oil paints, with considerable detail, and many of them are altogether gorgeous. The story is also fun. The entire book is delightful, and the 20th anniversary edition, which we have, also has extended commentary at the end from the author, with bonus illustrations.
I've always loved reading, looking, staring at this book for years. I'm sad that the cover ripped and that there are stains on the book front cover as well (I was a kid! lol so sue me!), but the book itself has held up inside almost perfectly.
Anyway, the story itself is truly timeless in many ways. Discovering the world alone for the characters was interesting. There is so much more than meets the eye when reading more than once. I've learned about many things that maybe weren't in the made for tv movie they did about 9-10 years ago on ABC.
This is one of those type of books that I think it just great to collect and have in general as well. The cover art alone would make people go "oOoOo" and "Ahhhh" very easily because of the details.
All in all, this is just one of those books that is good to own. There is so much that I could say, but it'll mostly be about the art work that the story lol
But seriously, the artwork is something that would make even an adult want to buy this book... I believe it to be something of a rare gem in the book world with how amazing the artist too the the time to create such a vivid imagery.
Anyway, the story itself is truly timeless in many ways. Discovering the world alone for the characters was interesting. There is so much more than meets the eye when reading more than once. I've learned about many things that maybe weren't in the made for tv movie they did about 9-10 years ago on ABC.
This is one of those type of books that I think it just great to collect and have in general as well. The cover art alone would make people go "oOoOo" and "Ahhhh" very easily because of the details.
All in all, this is just one of those books that is good to own. There is so much that I could say, but it'll mostly be about the art work that the story lol
But seriously, the artwork is something that would make even an adult want to buy this book... I believe it to be something of a rare gem in the book world with how amazing the artist too the the time to create such a vivid imagery.
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
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
adventurous
funny
informative
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Dinosaurs and humans create a wondrous socialist utopia, accompanied by gorgeous art. Also some pleistocene mammals for good measure.