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Congo by Michael Crichton
3.5
adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I started off with a very different opinion than I finished this book with. I think the tech jargon in the first bit was so mind numbing and i literally could’ve skipped pages but the gorilla and animal jargon was so good and now I want to read a book actually by a congolese author on the congo. The casual racism at the beginning knocked it down many pegs like mike really? so it doesn’t reach 4 stars