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Le Parc Jurassique by Michael Crichton

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minimalistvampyre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

I haven't read a book that genuinely frightened me in a very long time. I read this novel in one sitting, heart pounding in my chest. Definitely buying my own copy soon.

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omair's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As a classic, and the book that led to my childhood love of reading, Jurassic Park will always hold a special place for me. But returning to a story that has spawned the multi-billion dollar franchise does reveal some flaws. Copious amounts of technobabble contracted by characters with much unexplored depth. Little ambiguity in the character personalities leading to short, if at all existent, character arcs. The shift in the pace between the middle-third and final-third. These are all places one might find lacking.

If one can look past those and similar shortcomings, there is brilliance in the work. The vivid descriptions of movement and scenes, the blending of facts and fictitious science to sell a wholly believable concept out of the impossible. The grounded reactions and plausible heroism, the characters never feel larger than life, allowing the focus to remain on the interactions and to frenetically advance the story, with your heart and mind reaching for the next page with a sense of impending doom. But the thrill of the chase never grows too desperate leaving one time to reflect on the actions. There's very few paragraphs that cannot be fully dressed up in one's imagination, a feat so important to making the world feel so tangible, and that is the true genius of the book.

So strap in for a heck of a ride, even if you've seen the movie already, and welcome to Jurassic Park.

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belladonnashrike's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense slow-paced

4.25

3am review:

thoroughly enjoyed this.

in some aspects, I prefer the movies to the book - especially in terms of the characters. they had more personality in the films. ellie sattler was written in a misogynistic manner and I appreciate how laura dern brought some life into the character. (and I also like how present she was in the movie. she was not entirely important in the text). after reading this, I can only assume crichton is a little misogynistic - it seems like the 2 female characters were throwaways compared to the endless men who had much more to offer other than their long, tanned legs, cutoff shorts, and tiny, delicate, womanly hands.

I loved the story. the writing was very plain yet engaging at the same time - I wasn’t quite bored of the language because the story itself was so compelling I just kept turning page after page without any problem. for the most part, I prefer the story in the book (excluding the lost world - I haven’t read that yet) to that in the film. I do think that the film is an excellent adaptation despite the discrepancies.

ian malcom genuinely seemed like a self-insert at times. his final speech at the end of the book about how the earth will be fine in spite of humanity (which I agree with - life will always find a way and even though some humans act in a parasitic manner, the earth will thrive, with or without us. we may mess with our own future, but long after we are gone, the earth will rebuild herself and be okay.) seemed to reveal personal bias from crichton. I agreed with practically everything up until ian malcom said we simply shouldn’t care about the environment because at the end of the day, the earth will prevail….I think it’s a bit of a twisted view considering what happened in the book …not to mention my personal gripes with that statement (although I believe the earth will be fine in spite of us, we should still nurture her as the temporary caretakers). idk, it just makes me wonder what crichton felt about that particular situation. that statement felt so weird.

story: 5/5
characters: 2/5
writing: 3/5
nostalgia: 27823/5 🦖

*jurassic park theme intensifies*

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eims's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this one. How it talks about man vs nature is very exciting. It was quite gory. I would say this is a dystopian horror book. It is not for those that want something lighthearted. It goes dark. However, if you want something reflective, this is amazing. It manages to be both analytical and informative while also keeping a good pace and being very thrilling. Some people dislike gore, and if you are one of those people, don't read this one. But I like gory books, and this was a hoot and a half.

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