Who Would Like This Book:
Dinosaur fan? Science geek? Adventure lover? You’re in the right place! The Lost World is a turbo-charged thrill ride full of prehistoric creatures, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and enough thought-provoking science to make your brain buzz. Crichton’s gift for weaving real scientific theories into the action keeps things feeling smart and plausible (even when they get wild). There’s plenty of tense, action-packed scenes, and the cast - especially the resilient Sara Harding and two clever kids - really shines. This is a must for anyone who loved Jurassic Park (the book or the movie), or just can’t resist a what-if-dinosaurs-roamed-again story.
Who May Not Like This Book:
If you’re expecting the originality and mystique of the first Jurassic Park, you might find yourself a bit underwhelmed. Some readers didn’t love that the plot feels like a repeat of the original - dinosaurs escape, mayhem ensues - just on a different island. Others found the pacing a bit slow off the mark or were frustrated by scientific inaccuracies and characters who don’t always act, well, realistically. And if you like super-deep character development, a few of these dino-dodgers may leave you cold.
About:
The Lost World is a thrilling sequel to Jurassic Park, where the action continues with more blood, death, and dinosaurs. The book explores themes of science, philosophy, and evolution as characters navigate through dangerous situations on an island full of cloned dinosaurs. Despite some criticisms of repetitiveness and slow pacing, the book offers suspense, adventure, and intriguing technical information about the prehistoric world.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
The book contains medium content warnings for violence and gore, particularly due to the nature of the dinosaurs and their actions.
From The Publisher:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo comes the sequel to the smash-hit Jurassic Park, a thriller that's been millions of years in the making.
"Fast and gripping."-The Washington Post Book World
It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end-the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, and the island indefinitely closed to the public.
There are rumors that something has survived. . . .
"Harrowing thrills . . . fast-paced and engaging."-People
"A very scary read."-Entertainment Weekly
"Action-packed."-New York Daily News
"An edge-of-the-seat tale."-St. Petersburg Times
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3 comment(s)
This book really doesn't need to exist, because there's nothing new about it. Crichton goes to great lengths to make this novel as similar to the first Jurassic Park as he can going as far as to revive the dead Ian Malcolm, create a daughter for veterinarian Harding, and bring in two new genius kids. That being said as unoriginal as it was it's still a quick fun read.
The dinosaur genre is to unexplored in my opinion! Would love to read a lot more if them. Liked this second and final (? I think) in the series. Was very intrigued by the plot and characters. Liked the way Michael Crichton handled giving info about the dinosaurs without feeling info dumpy in any way
The book starts off at a very slow pace, but picks up significantly around the halfway point and steadily improves from there.
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About the Author:
Michael Crichton was a writer, director, and producer, best known as the author of Jurassic Park and the creator of ER. One of the most recognizable names in literature and entertainment, Crichton sold more than 200 million copies of his books, which have been translated into 40 languages and…
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