Reviews with content warning for Animal death - Jurassic Park

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Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

241 reviews

readingsofaslinky's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous 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: Yes

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kissfist's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Crichton's Jurassic Park is a gripping and terrifying exploration of whether science should do something just because it can. Crichton heavily critiques the arrogance of scientists, corporations, and billionaires in developing products without ethic, a parallel that powerfully resonates in our modern day. Be warned, the novel is much darker than the film, but just as thrilling and thought-provoking.

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_bookish_bee_extraordinary's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked this book much more than the movies... It had much more excitement and build up of emotions. I felt as though I was more engaged in the scenarios - the depth and detail that went into this book was amazing. Not only this but the dinosaurs' true identities are profoundly exhibited - they are not perpetrated as what many think them to have been (terrifying animals that once roamed the earth 65 million years ago) but as what they were (much like the animals that are around today).

When reading this book I truly wondered if all prospects could happen I real life. The wonder of it all really hit me. However, so did reality - our world could never comprehend or live alongside that of the Jurassic!

Would I recommend?
Yes.
16/18+
Due to depth of deaths and some rather complex theories being explained.

Would I read the second book - The Lost World ? Definately.

Would I read more books by this author?
Yes.

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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging 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

This is a case where the movie ruined the book for me. I understand why Lex was written the way they were but I absolutely hated reading anything they were doing. I found none of the characters charming and aside from the very violent scenes I was a bit bored. This was not a hit for me and I usually prefer stories that are slower to the scare.

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charming_killerqueen's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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

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axeltheredpanda's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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montybonty's review against another edition

3.75

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: Complicated

If you're going into this book expecting a play by play of the movie, you're in for quite a surprise. Maybe that's why this book was a bit of a tough read for me since I knew it was different from the film but...wow.

The fact just about everybody dies before they explode the island- I'll be honest, I was not expecting that whatsoever

Overall, it was a good read. Incredibly tense and had me on the edge of my seat multiple times. I'll be honest though, I 100% could have done without Lex's character in this book. Crichton really captured the spirit of an annoying child because I was ready to strangle her at so many points. Aside from that, solid sci-fi read!

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blackheart's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was fun to read the book that started all the movies. It was a good read and it was interesting to know what was the same and what changed for the films.

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ginbat's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

I wasn't expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did, especially since I had already seen the movie. But it was fun to read, a page-turner, and unique structurally. Sometimes it felt like there was too much of one person (usually Malcolm) just talking for way too long.

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ehamlett's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous informative reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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