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dark
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
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Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Mostly had a blast with this one! Hit a snag when my library checkout expired and I couldn't get it back for a couple weeks, but really enjoyed this.
Crichton writes so accessibly, even when detailing scientific and mathematic concepts readers may be unfamiliar with. Jurassic Park has some banger quotes, mostly from Ian Malcolm, who rocks. Second Crichton I've read, the other being Prey when I was around 11. I might pick up a few more of Crichton's works in the near future. Dude just delivers a specific brand of sci-fi thriller that doesn't absolutely terrify me but still keeps my interest until the end.
Jurassic Park had tons of overlap with the movie adaptation, which I also love, so it was easy to keep track of details. I think that the changes the film did make to the novel's structure, plot, and characters were very effective and definitely deliver an exquisite cinematic experience. That's not to say that the movie is better--I do think I personally prefer the movie to the book, but there was a ton in the book I really enjoyed. As stated earlier, there are pages upon pages of banger quotes and descriptions. The book really has some breathtaking writing in it. Furthermore, it's so exciting to read a novel where the author knows how to write clever characters. There were plenty of moments in the book where you could solve whatever problem the characters encountered if you paid enough attention. Some others, which I didn't catch, still managed to feel exciting because the information had been established logically and following a character's thinking via Crichton's excellent third-person narration was wonderful.
Overall, I think Jurassic Park is great. Easy enough to make reading it a breeze, despite having a higher page count than a lot of popular novels; challenging enough to maintain mystery and intrigue, leading the reader to critically think about the issues at play rather than knowing everything upfront.
I absolutely adored experiencing Jurassic Park through a new lens and I can't wait to revisit the movie, already one of my favorites of all time.
Crichton writes so accessibly, even when detailing scientific and mathematic concepts readers may be unfamiliar with. Jurassic Park has some banger quotes, mostly from Ian Malcolm, who rocks. Second Crichton I've read, the other being Prey when I was around 11. I might pick up a few more of Crichton's works in the near future. Dude just delivers a specific brand of sci-fi thriller that doesn't absolutely terrify me but still keeps my interest until the end.
Jurassic Park had tons of overlap with the movie adaptation, which I also love, so it was easy to keep track of details. I think that the changes the film did make to the novel's structure, plot, and characters were very effective and definitely deliver an exquisite cinematic experience. That's not to say that the movie is better--I do think I personally prefer the movie to the book, but there was a ton in the book I really enjoyed. As stated earlier, there are pages upon pages of banger quotes and descriptions. The book really has some breathtaking writing in it. Furthermore, it's so exciting to read a novel where the author knows how to write clever characters. There were plenty of moments in the book where you could solve whatever problem the characters encountered if you paid enough attention. Some others, which I didn't catch, still managed to feel exciting because the information had been established logically and following a character's thinking via Crichton's excellent third-person narration was wonderful.
Overall, I think Jurassic Park is great. Easy enough to make reading it a breeze, despite having a higher page count than a lot of popular novels; challenging enough to maintain mystery and intrigue, leading the reader to critically think about the issues at play rather than knowing everything upfront.
I absolutely adored experiencing Jurassic Park through a new lens and I can't wait to revisit the movie, already one of my favorites of all time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Vomit
Minor: Fatphobia
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Medical content, Gaslighting
Minor: Sexism
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
no expense speared
except for where it matters (safty)
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
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
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Medical content, Medical trauma
adventurous
dark
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:
Complicated
This book really surprised me. Loved the movie growing up, but I found the book to be quite enjoyable. Really liked the way the author set up the scenario and sort of wish I didn’t already know what it was leading to so I could have experienced it fully. I liked most of the characters and the ones I didn’t weren’t so insufferable that I couldn’t read them. It felt like a lot more happened in the book than the movie and the ending was quite different. I also think Crichton did a good job of keeping the science digestible and plausible for the everyday reader. Would recommend for a quick entertaining read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Blood
Minor: Fatphobia, Misogyny
adventurous
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:
No
Jurassic Park is a very solid science fiction novel, one that walks the very fine line between Science Fiction and Horror, something that Michael Crichton did remarkably well.
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).
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).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical trauma
adventurous
informative
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexism, Sexual harassment
adventurous
dark
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Fatphobia, Car accident
Minor: Child death