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A review by morriganivy
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I've always been a fan of the movie, the orginal, and thought it was odd I'd never really thought to pick up the book. After picking it up I'm not disapointed and honestly thrilled at how different they are. It felt like getting to experience one of my favorite films again for the first time.
The author does have a habit of spending chunks of text explaining science, history, and maths to the reader but it never really slows down the pacing of the book, for the most part. The book starts heavily with some over explinations that could be a bit isolating to a reader. I'm also not a fan of how it treats Costa Rica locals, it feels like it dumbs they down for no reason other than they are the locals.
Aside from that I don't have any other negatives. The author truely understands how to write suspense, horror, and gore in an interesting and thrilling way. The prose is also intelligent but easy to read with how well his sentances are structured. He also understands how to write a cast of flawed individuals and how power is ultimately the root cause of many injustices.
Also the dinos were amazing, the amount of thought and research put into their depictions is a bit insane. Of course a lot by now has been disproven or our perception has changed on how they functioned but there was a good mix of him playing around and using science.
The author does have a habit of spending chunks of text explaining science, history, and maths to the reader but it never really slows down the pacing of the book, for the most part. The book starts heavily with some over explinations that could be a bit isolating to a reader. I'm also not a fan of how it treats Costa Rica locals, it feels like it dumbs they down for no reason other than they are the locals.
Aside from that I don't have any other negatives. The author truely understands how to write suspense, horror, and gore in an interesting and thrilling way. The prose is also intelligent but easy to read with how well his sentances are structured. He also understands how to write a cast of flawed individuals and how power is ultimately the root cause of many injustices.
Also the dinos were amazing, the amount of thought and research put into their depictions is a bit insane. Of course a lot by now has been disproven or our perception has changed on how they functioned but there was a good mix of him playing around and using science.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Gore
Moderate: Child death