A review by mmkn_99
The Lost World: The Junior Novelization by Gail Herman

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Definitely different from the movie, but still really good. I did a lot of digging for context about why the book was written the way it was, and found out that Crichton was pressured into writing a second book. This known, it explains why

Ian Malcolm is still alive

. The reason for the return to the dinosaur filled islands is different than the movie, but I did enjoy the exploration of what extinction means and the quest for unobtained knowledge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore