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suneaters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Fatphobia, Medical content, and Sexism
hylian_narwhal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
c_dmckinney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny, Medical content, and Excrement
There is harm to animals and harm done by animalsbelladonnashrike's review against another edition
4.25
thoroughly enjoyed this.
in some aspects, I prefer the movies to the book - especially in terms of the characters. they had more personality in the films. ellie sattler was written in a misogynistic manner and I appreciate how laura dern brought some life into the character. (and I also like how present she was in the movie. she was not entirely important in the text). after reading this, I can only assume crichton is a little misogynistic - it seems like the 2 female characters were throwaways compared to the endless men who had much more to offer other than their long, tanned legs, cutoff shorts, and tiny, delicate, womanly hands.
I loved the story. the writing was very plain yet engaging at the same time - I wasn’t quite bored of the language because the story itself was so compelling I just kept turning page after page without any problem. for the most part, I prefer the story in the book (excluding the lost world - I haven’t read that yet) to that in the film. I do think that the film is an excellent adaptation despite the discrepancies.
story: 5/5
characters: 2/5
writing: 3/5
nostalgia: 27823/5 🦖
*jurassic park theme intensifies*
Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Violence, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Gore, Vomit, Child death, and Medical content
m0usey's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Medical content
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Medical content and Sexism
Minor: Excrement, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Fatphobia
thomas_wright's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
great story its interesting to see what was missing from the first jurassic park movie adaptation
naturally the book's better more character development cirten characters who survive in the movie adaptation do not in the book so it makes me wonder what's different from the next book and its movie adaptation
Minor: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Animal death
daisychainreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, Gore, Cursing, Car accident, and Animal death
Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Vomit
meganpbennett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Like a lot of Crichton novels, all of the things happening at the beginning of the book, before the plot really kicks in, are important. The mysterious reptile bites, the lizard that looks like a dinosaur, the paleontologist in Montana, stuff like that.
Jurassic Park is wonderful example of science and money going far far too far. Recreating dinosaurs through incomplete DNA and making them into a theme park, like a zoo, with no thought as to what would happen should disaster strike. And disaster does strike, with several things happening at the same time - corporate espionage, a massive thunderstorm, and conclusive evidence that there are far far more dinosaurs in Jurassic Park than expected - catching everyone on the island in a fight or flight for their lives.
I remember reading Jurassic Park a few years ago, and it holds up remarkably well on a re-read. I did not like the grandchildren, and thought that they took away from the story. Especially since all they do is complain and cause problems. Compared to the grandchildren, Malcolm was a wonderful character (he's also very right and people should take him seriously).
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Violence
emmaward55's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The book jumps around from character to character, giving us an almost omniscience view of the park and the harrowing events taking place. It keeps the tension up and it gives the book a somewhat frantic feel, even as the characters themselves desperately act to try and save their own lives.
Whilst there is plenty of 'science talk', Crichton does a great job of breaking it down into examples and metaphors that are easy to follow. His fear of unrestricted genetic advancements is palpable, although it is clear that he does not believe humans are capable of destroying the earth. There is an element of climate change denial in Malcom's final talk with Hammond, with the former giving his opinion that life will continue on the earth even if humans wipe ourselves and all current life out. Hammond, who has been painted as a fool and dangerously ignorant of science the entire book, is the one to suggest that matters like the ozone need to be minded and taken action on.
Overall, this is a great book to pick up if you enjoyed the film adaptation. It's thrilling, gory, and full of discovery and wonder. Jurassic Park is truly a modern classic.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Vomit, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fatphobia, and Death
Moderate: Medical content and Child death
Minor: Cancer