A review by refractionsofray
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

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

3.5

Don't get me wrong I loved reading this, I'm a massive Jurassic Park fan, but because I'm such a fan (and also a fan of character studies) I think that's where although I appreciate this as a source material I was disappointed in how the characters were explored within this text. I found some of the monologues took me out of the text rather than into it further - and the depiction of the POC workers and the female characters is a product of its time - that is to say they were 2 dimensional at best. Not to mention fat phobia- but that was present in the movie as well so no surprises there.
I had a lot of fun seeing what characters didn't make it to the movie/were merged/Malcom dying was a surprise! Am even more curious to read the lost world now!
Overall really enjoyed reading this but I can't justify rating it higher as that would be due to nostalgia for the movies not the text itself. 

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