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A review by lisawreading
Dinosaur Summer by Greg Bear
4.0
A big, old-fashioned adventure story, Dinosaur Summer starts from the premise that the events of The Lost World (the 1912 novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, not the Michael Crichton novel) are real. In Dinosaur Summer, Conan Doyle and his fellow adventurers discovered a hidden world in South America -- and now, 30 years later, dinosaur circuses are so commonplace that the public is no longer interested. When the last dinosaur circus closes down, 15-year-old Peter and his journalist father accompany the expedition that sets out to return the surviving dinosaurs to their native home on El Grande, the "lost world" plateau where dangerous and unknown creatures still live.
Filled with plenty of action, danger, and lots of bizarre animal species, the story is exciting and moves quickly -- except for a few draggy bits that have more to do with oil politics, indigenous tribes vs local governments, and Hollywood movie producers. The character of Peter is really engaging and interesting, as he starts to grow up, assert himself, and figure out his tense relationship with his father in the midst of this incredible journey.
All in all, quite a fun and entertaining read!
For more information, see my review at Bookshelf Fantasies.
Filled with plenty of action, danger, and lots of bizarre animal species, the story is exciting and moves quickly -- except for a few draggy bits that have more to do with oil politics, indigenous tribes vs local governments, and Hollywood movie producers. The character of Peter is really engaging and interesting, as he starts to grow up, assert himself, and figure out his tense relationship with his father in the midst of this incredible journey.
All in all, quite a fun and entertaining read!
For more information, see my review at Bookshelf Fantasies.