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adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I just reread this and while I still enjoyed it, I think I liked it more when I was a kid. Sarah, Kelly, and Arby stand out so much in my memory as being THE BEST from when I read this at, like, 14 years old. This reread I found it a bit slower, and my memories of the dinosaur bits were a much bigger part of the book than they actually take up. Still, I really like the dinosaurs and the disasters, and Dodgson's arc had such a satisfying ending. Will continue to read every few years, probably.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Gore
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Car accident
adventurous
informative
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
After being surprised by how good Jurassic Park was even after knowing the plot from the movie, I decided to give the sequel a try. Overall, I was much less impressed with this book. It felt too much like it was just trying to recreate Jurassic Park. This trip to a dinosaur island is focusing on the extinction event and what wiped out the dinosaurs. Unfortunately it does the same slow build to revealing that the book is in fact about dinosaurs.
My rating system
1 - Did not enjoy
2 - Not irredeemable but has too many flaws to say I enjoyed
3 - Enjoyed it
4 - Great book but didn't love it
5 - Amazing book
My rating system
1 - Did not enjoy
2 - Not irredeemable but has too many flaws to say I enjoyed
3 - Enjoyed it
4 - Great book but didn't love it
5 - Amazing book
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood