735 reviews for:

Extinction

Douglas Preston

3.75 AVERAGE

jeffdc2010's review

2.0
adventurous tense fast-paced
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wolvenhunter's review

4.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kee523's review

4.0
adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The first 2/3 of the book was pretty typical and at times seemed stupid but once the mystery is revealed it was more thought provoking than I had anticipated. The last 1/3 played out like a movie. Action scenes were well executed and earned my full attention. Definitely better than Eruption.

qlevin's review

1.5
medium-paced
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nbenes's review

3.5
adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nielson3's review

4.5
informative mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No

bmjwestwood's review

5.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

8 out of 10. It kept my interest. It was part detective story, part near future story.