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kfquarium's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Cursing
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexism, and Vomit
kittycatlover's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Vomit, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Car accident
omair's review against another edition
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Cursing and Animal death
Minor: Vomit and Child death
geilie's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gore, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Classism, and Excrement
amorpr4eterna's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
O que falar quando se fala de Juraasic Park? Fala bem!
Esse foi um livro que comecei a ler faz anos, parei, voltei esse ano, procrastinei por semanas e meses e terminei hoje. E nada disso foi por conta de pouca qualidade ou falta de interesse. Foi só a vida mesmo, mas enfim!
Jurassic Park é uma narrativa tão detalhada e planejada que dá gosto de ler mais de 20 (30?) páginas apenas de cientistas analisando coisas em laboratórios sem ao menos mencionar a palavra dinossauro uma única vez. Os capítulos iniciais ajudam o leitor a adentrar esse mundo gradualmente assustador e eu ainda me lembro da sensação de me sentir assustado pela ideia de dinossauros pela primeira vez desde que era pequeno.
No fim de tudo, o que tenho para falar são elogios e duas críticas importantes, viu?
1) O tratamento e a presença da Ellie na história. Queria MUITOOOO mais da minha diva.
2) A personagem da Lex é extremamente irritante. Muito. Mas o meu problema não é esse. O meu problema é que o autor decidiu criar um personagem tão raso e repetitivo em vez de trazer pro livro uma possível dinâmica de irmãos que poderia ter sido o centro emocional ausente para a história.
Esse foi um livro que comecei a ler faz anos, parei, voltei esse ano, procrastinei por semanas e meses e terminei hoje. E nada disso foi por conta de pouca qualidade ou falta de interesse. Foi só a vida mesmo, mas enfim!
Jurassic Park é uma narrativa tão detalhada e planejada que dá gosto de ler mais de 20 (30?) páginas apenas de cientistas analisando coisas em laboratórios sem ao menos mencionar a palavra dinossauro uma única vez. Os capítulos iniciais ajudam o leitor a adentrar esse mundo gradualmente assustador e eu ainda me lembro da sensação de me sentir assustado pela ideia de dinossauros pela primeira vez desde que era pequeno.
No fim de tudo, o que tenho para falar são elogios e duas críticas importantes, viu?
1) O tratamento e a presença da Ellie na história. Queria MUITOOOO mais da minha diva.
2) A personagem da Lex é extremamente irritante. Muito. Mas o meu problema não é esse. O meu problema é que o autor decidiu criar um personagem tão raso e repetitivo em vez de trazer pro livro uma possível dinâmica de irmãos que poderia ter sido o centro emocional ausente para a história.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Vomit, Murder, and Gore
belladonnashrike's review against another edition
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*
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.
story: 5/5
characters: 2/5
writing: 3/5
nostalgia: 27823/5 🦖
*jurassic park theme intensifies*
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Violence, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Gore, Vomit, Child death, and Medical content
justkellyann's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Excrement
angryluna's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Gore
Minor: Vomit
justmeandmybooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Cursing and Animal death
Minor: Vomit, Fatphobia, Child death, and Sexism
doggamn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
tense
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? It's complicated
4.25
Mostly had a blast with this one! Hit a snag when my library checkout expired and I couldn't get it back for a couple weeks, but really enjoyed this.
Crichton writes so accessibly, even when detailing scientific and mathematic concepts readers may be unfamiliar with. Jurassic Park has some banger quotes, mostly from Ian Malcolm, who rocks. Second Crichton I've read, the other being Prey when I was around 11. I might pick up a few more of Crichton's works in the near future. Dude just delivers a specific brand of sci-fi thriller that doesn't absolutely terrify me but still keeps my interest until the end.
Jurassic Park had tons of overlap with the movie adaptation, which I also love, so it was easy to keep track of details. I think that the changes the film did make to the novel's structure, plot, and characters were very effective and definitely deliver an exquisite cinematic experience. That's not to say that the movie is better--I do think I personally prefer the movie to the book, but there was a ton in the book I really enjoyed. As stated earlier, there are pages upon pages of banger quotes and descriptions. The book really has some breathtaking writing in it. Furthermore, it's so exciting to read a novel where the author knows how to write clever characters. There were plenty of moments in the book where you could solve whatever problem the characters encountered if you paid enough attention. Some others, which I didn't catch, still managed to feel exciting because the information had been established logically and following a character's thinking via Crichton's excellent third-person narration was wonderful.
Overall, I think Jurassic Park is great. Easy enough to make reading it a breeze, despite having a higher page count than a lot of popular novels; challenging enough to maintain mystery and intrigue, leading the reader to critically think about the issues at play rather than knowing everything upfront.
I absolutely adored experiencing Jurassic Park through a new lens and I can't wait to revisit the movie, already one of my favorites of all time.
Crichton writes so accessibly, even when detailing scientific and mathematic concepts readers may be unfamiliar with. Jurassic Park has some banger quotes, mostly from Ian Malcolm, who rocks. Second Crichton I've read, the other being Prey when I was around 11. I might pick up a few more of Crichton's works in the near future. Dude just delivers a specific brand of sci-fi thriller that doesn't absolutely terrify me but still keeps my interest until the end.
Jurassic Park had tons of overlap with the movie adaptation, which I also love, so it was easy to keep track of details. I think that the changes the film did make to the novel's structure, plot, and characters were very effective and definitely deliver an exquisite cinematic experience. That's not to say that the movie is better--I do think I personally prefer the movie to the book, but there was a ton in the book I really enjoyed. As stated earlier, there are pages upon pages of banger quotes and descriptions. The book really has some breathtaking writing in it. Furthermore, it's so exciting to read a novel where the author knows how to write clever characters. There were plenty of moments in the book where you could solve whatever problem the characters encountered if you paid enough attention. Some others, which I didn't catch, still managed to feel exciting because the information had been established logically and following a character's thinking via Crichton's excellent third-person narration was wonderful.
Overall, I think Jurassic Park is great. Easy enough to make reading it a breeze, despite having a higher page count than a lot of popular novels; challenging enough to maintain mystery and intrigue, leading the reader to critically think about the issues at play rather than knowing everything upfront.
I absolutely adored experiencing Jurassic Park through a new lens and I can't wait to revisit the movie, already one of my favorites of all time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, Violence, and Animal death
Minor: Fatphobia