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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Weird and schlocky but kind of interesting
I really enjoyed this book! Although technology has changed so much since this book was written, I was still sucked in learning about it. Quick and fun read!
adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
While I fully understand why people might not like this, I enjoyed myself a lot. It's a quick read, fast paced action scenes and fairly typical in plot building to other of Crichtons Sci-Fi stories. The tech stuff may be wrong, but I wouldn't know, so that doesn't bother me, and it made for interesting reading. One thing I noticed is that this book felt a lot more like a recollection of an expedition than an actual novel. The coversations weren't written too personal, and sometimes it seemed that sections would be deliberately left out. It was almost like a written down version of one of those dramatised History Channel documentary, but that was something I actually really enjoyed. As usual the ending was a bit meh, but because I still felt very well entertained, I'm not going to judge that too harshly (and I've read far worse endings to Crichtons books - Sphere, I'm looking at you!).
Amy! My favourite character in the whole book. :)
A good adventure into the Congo!
A good adventure into the Congo!
I like this book because it has gorillas, and I like gorillas. It is also a good example of Crichton’s cautionary fiction and heavily researched backdrops, emphasizing the real science behind science-fiction.
Only the vaguest of recollections about this. And most of them rather half-hearted.
I watched the Jurassic Park (1993) and Congo (1995) films as a kid. I enjoyed these films based on Michael Crichton's stories. To actually have the whole story is so much more satisfying and complete. There is a lot more tech talk and more presence of the foreign competitors in the story. You'd think that since the book was published in 1980 that the tech talk wouldn't go in one ear and out the other, but some of it did go into detail that I skimmed over.
If you've seen the film: It is exciting to go through the story again. I sort of forgot how each conflict was solved as I arrived at scenes I remembered from the film. The biggest highlight was to see Amy the gorilla return to her roots of Congo Africa. At least, if no one found any diamonds, Amy's experience could lead to a better understanding of gorillas and animals returning home after confinement. Next, I'm reading Jurassic Park and maybe the Lost World after that.
If you've seen the film: It is exciting to go through the story again. I sort of forgot how each conflict was solved as I arrived at scenes I remembered from the film. The biggest highlight was to see Amy the gorilla return to her roots of Congo Africa. At least, if no one found any diamonds, Amy's experience could lead to a better understanding of gorillas and animals returning home after confinement. Next, I'm reading Jurassic Park and maybe the Lost World after that.