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A review by jennaaps
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.75
I thought the book was pretty brilliant, though despite being written by a white man born in the 40s—the way the female and non-white characters were written was very questionable. That truncated worldview didn’t really affect this story much.
Oh, but the Rosalind Franklin erasure was criminal.
It also was difficult to keep track of all the middle aged white dude characters since that was kinda all we had to go off of.
The story was very much alive and it was a good ending. Ian Malcolm was an amazing asshole, just such a great character. And he had some of the most poignant dialogue in the book.
“Let’s be clear. The planet is not in jeopardy. We are in jeopardy. We haven’t got the power to destroy the planet—or to save it. But we might have the power to save ourselves.”
Or the more concise
“The planet has survived everything, in its time. It will certainly survive us.”
The dialogue about the unchecked power of science was also marvelous. I’m not going to write them out but pages 342-343. And pg 319.
I just loved this book.
Oh, but the Rosalind Franklin erasure was criminal.
It also was difficult to keep track of all the middle aged white dude characters since that was kinda all we had to go off of.
The story was very much alive and it was a good ending. Ian Malcolm was an amazing asshole, just such a great character. And he had some of the most poignant dialogue in the book.
“Let’s be clear. The planet is not in jeopardy. We are in jeopardy. We haven’t got the power to destroy the planet—or to save it. But we might have the power to save ourselves.”
Or the more concise
“The planet has survived everything, in its time. It will certainly survive us.”
The dialogue about the unchecked power of science was also marvelous. I’m not going to write them out but pages 342-343. And pg 319.
I just loved this book.