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Congo by Michael Crichton
2.5
adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked the zoological part of the story about how primates are smarter than people think and are able to learn language and be trained and discovering more about the gorillas in the lost city. However the lengthy technical descriptions and explanations about electronics, equipment etc. literally almost put me to sleep while listening to the audiobook and this level of detail wasn’t really necessary for understanding or moving the story forward.