Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

69 reviews

readingsofaslinky's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Fatphobia, Body horror, Animal death, Misogyny, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

_bookish_bee_extraordinary's review against another edition

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

5.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal death, and Gore

Minor: Alcoholism

stinkylou's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Child death

the_cheerful_necromancer's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Partially ported over from my now-abandoned Goodreads:
Listen. This one is a classic for a reason and you should give it a go. It might not be your thing, but if it is, it'll blow your socks off (as it did mine) with its themes, messages, and of course the DINOSAURS. Seriously. Well-thought-out exploration of the dangers of marketisation, the ethical implications of genetic manipulation, AND DINOSAURS. What's not to like? I love a good dinosaur, that's for sure. Can you tell I like this book? You might like it too. Check it out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Medical content

A lot of people get killed by dinosaurs in this book. Some of it is very VERY graphic, even described via POV at one point. Seriously, the book is quite a bit gorier than the movie. There's also several depictions of medical treatment as a result of the aformentioned dinosaur violence, and some of that is pretty unpleasant too. This book is pretty close to a full-on horror book.

spookylettuce's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is, and remains, one of my all-time favourite books. A dinosaur-filled cautionary tale worth suspending your disbelief for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

patriciacbs's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore, Death, and Animal cruelty

axeltheredpanda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

montybonty's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.75

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Excrement, and Animal cruelty

blackheart's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death, and Gore

Minor: Racism and Sexism

ginbat's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

4.0

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Child death, Medical content, and Car accident

about the triggers:

the dinosaurs gruesomely kill and eat lots of people