654 reviews for:

Congo

Michael Crichton

3.43 AVERAGE

kwoolsey's review against another edition

4.0

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I read this a long time ago. I can vividly recall scenes and emotions, which means it must have been really good.

belindablumenthal's review against another edition

2.0

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I finished this book out of pure spite.

chaoticwineauntie's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous informative mysterious tense 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

rj_clark_writer's review against another edition

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Wild. Literally. Captivating mix of history and folk history and fiction.

longbearius's review against another edition

4.0

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Physical copy

tvojr's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

monicaa_d's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was fun to read- Crichton's pacing is perfect, and the characterization is thorough without being expositional. Tension is maintained throughout the book, even though the main conflict only appears at the beginning and end. 

The conclusion felt more rushed than the rest, but wrapped things up well enough. 

Impact: ⭐⭐⭐
Enjoyability: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

tyg3rl1ly's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cat_parker2906's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

rhino210's review against another edition

2.0

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Michael…you’ve let me down with this one. I incredulously exclaimed ‘what?’ approximately 10 - 15 times throughout this book - and not in a good way. (It’s okay though, Michael. We’ll always have JP and Sphere. That’s enough.)