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adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun read that is still exciting even if you've already seen the film (and who hasn't?). The film adaption is very similar, but there's more on the dinosaur behaviour and you see more of the characters personalities. The only thing I didn't like was Hammond's granddaughter, Lex is so annoying, rude and selfish that for a moment I hoped she'd be eaten by the T-rex.
What I found interesting is that Jurassic Park, through the events and the character of Ian Malcolm, deals with environmentalism and the human arrogance of believing they can control nature. It's something I didn't fully understand when I watched it as a teenager.
What I found interesting is that Jurassic Park, through the events and the character of Ian Malcolm, deals with environmentalism and the human arrogance of believing they can control nature. It's something I didn't fully understand when I watched it as a teenager.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexism, Sexual harassment
adventurous
dark
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I have been watching the Spielberg film since I was two, but I've always wanted to sit and finally read the novel. I knew that it was vastly different from the film adaptation, but I was still curious to see how different it truly was.
Geranno, Hammond, and Nedry were exponentially more insufferable in the book. Even at the first meeting of Dr. Grant and Dr. Sattler,Geranno comments how Dr. Sattler is a woman which leads to Ellie immediately hating him due to the blatant "shock" of her status in the field + being a woman. Even more frustrating after his behavior towards her: Geranno is one of the few to actually leave the island alive. Granted, he didn't do anything to warrant needing a gory demise, but his general insufferable personality made me loathe him. Nedry's death, I had heard, is sanitized within the film - of course due to keeping the rating. His death within the novel was far more satisfying now compared to the film due to his behavior in the novel and how he did not genuinely give a damn about doing a good job of the park.
The treatment of the dinosaurs from the staff seems to have glimmers of hope, but it boils down to Hammond slowly not caring as much as he did in order to get the park in operation.
Another disappointment:Hammond's death was not as satisfying as I was led to believe due to his behavior through the novel. In the end, he just gives up as compys find him, and just lets them devour him without a fight because he's a tired, old man.
Overall, Crichton's research shines brilliantly in the science aspect of the novels and his deep understanding and explination for the chaos theory (that is heavily referenced through the book via Ian) was more enjoyable than what is shown in the film. Again, the film had not only a budget and time constraint, but also being mindful with ratings.
Tim and Lex are vastly different in the novel, but I found their book counterparts more enjoyable than the depiction in the film.
For Jurassic Park fans, I highly suggest reading the book that started it all, and I am eager to read what happens within Lost World compared to it's film counterpart!
Keep in mind: This novel was published in 1990 and the research is outdated compared to what we've learned since then. Despite this, it was the best of the science at the time, and as I said previously, Crichton's affection and heavy research for paleontology, genetics, and molecular genetics brings more life to the science behind the dinosaurs. His research made it believable that it could have been accomplished - if someone wanted to take the time, money, resources, and gamble of it.
Don't raise the dead, kids - even if it's an animal!
Geranno, Hammond, and Nedry were exponentially more insufferable in the book. Even at the first meeting of Dr. Grant and Dr. Sattler,
The treatment of the dinosaurs from the staff seems to have glimmers of hope, but it boils down to Hammond slowly not caring as much as he did in order to get the park in operation.
Another disappointment:
Overall, Crichton's research shines brilliantly in the science aspect of the novels and his deep understanding and explination for the chaos theory (that is heavily referenced through the book via Ian) was more enjoyable than what is shown in the film. Again, the film had not only a budget and time constraint, but also being mindful with ratings.
Tim and Lex are vastly different in the novel, but I found their book counterparts more enjoyable than the depiction in the film.
For Jurassic Park fans, I highly suggest reading the book that started it all, and I am eager to read what happens within Lost World compared to it's film counterpart!
Keep in mind: This novel was published in 1990 and the research is outdated compared to what we've learned since then. Despite this, it was the best of the science at the time, and as I said previously, Crichton's affection and heavy research for paleontology, genetics, and molecular genetics brings more life to the science behind the dinosaurs. His research made it believable that it could have been accomplished - if someone wanted to take the time, money, resources, and gamble of it.
Don't raise the dead, kids - even if it's an animal!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Classism
Minor: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Sexism
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I don’t know why I waited so long to read this. What a wild ride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Minor: Sexism
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Crichton is really good at creating tension, so I kinda wish he had stuck to that instead of writing in all the scientific explanation... I'm not a geneticist, but I found myself going "I don't think that's how that works..." several times. I'm going to re-watch the movie to see if I enjoy it as much as I did all those years ago.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Blood
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexism, Vomit, Car accident, Classism
I enjoyed comparing this to the movie. Where the movie streamlined the plot well, the book dives into more ethical questions and gives more science behind everything. While I liked some of the extra details and explanations, it did slow the pacing in some chapters. The outcomes for parts of the plot and certain characters differ from the movie, so it did feel like a fresh experience. If you do decide to pick this up, be forewarned that the deaths are brutal.
Contains:
-Violence
-Brutality
-Language
-Mentions of deaths, including some infants
Contains:
-Violence
-Brutality
-Language
-Mentions of deaths, including some infants
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Child death, Sexism
adventurous
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Child death, Sexism
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexism, Vomit