Reviews

Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton

unklekrinkle's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

chubbchubbmcgrubb's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

smelliskay's review

fast-paced

2.5

Good enough to finish I guess. Not sure what i expected from a western by a science fiction author that was released posthumously but im very whelmed. Corny as shit and often reads like a fanfic. Entertaining i guess

gillenwaaah's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

gstwilson's review

adventurous informative relaxing tense medium-paced

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

3.5

While I enjoyed this, it was a bit of a slog at times, and some of the added tension was monotonous and frustrating. I'm a fan of Crichton's work, even when he falls into info-dumping, particularly as a method to slow pacing before a climax. But as this was published posthumously, I can see where more editing and polishing was needed, and more potential routes were lost.

The fact this was published from his old notes and research, shelved long before his death, irks me a little. I may be wrong, but that surely suggests he no longer intended publication.

That aside, I'm pleased to have gotten the chance to read it, and have found myself sad when I turned the last page, and keen to learn more about the bone wars (a truly intriguing era of palaeontological history), particularly from Sternberg's writing. 

johnson5509's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

adamkh's review

adventurous informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

bookmotel's review

1.0

DNF. Double spaced words

jmpulver14's review

3.0

Very difficult to get through. I do believe because someone found the manuscript and decided to publish it, that it was hit or miss. A lot of things were left in the book that should have been removed, while there were things missing. I do believe if the author was alive and able to complete it, it would have been an amazing read.

If you are looking for a book about a lot of misfortunes, this book is the book for you. I will state I am glad I did push through the book, it ended on a mostly well note.

jenhurst's review

2.0

I really enjoy Michael Crichton (mostly) but I should’ve listened to my instincts to skip this. I absolutely despise westerns and books published after an authors death are usually not published for a reason by the author. Obviously with things like wheel of time, it’s different because someone was chosen to finish it. I was hoping that my love of dinosaurs and this being a spiritual predecessor to Jurassic park would help me enjoy this more. But alas no.
This is about two warring palaeontologists traveling to find dinosaur bones. I can totally see why others would like it but I personally do not.