Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton
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Author: Michael CrichtonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1991-11-13
ISBN: 0345370775
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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- ISBN13: 9780345370778
- Condition: New
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Book Review: "Linden approved"
Summary: 4 Stars
Having been the first book I read by Michael Crichton, I must say I could only hope the rest of his books are on par with Jurassic Park.Crichton truly wrote a page-turner having kept me thoroughly entertained from start to finish even having seen the movie. Unless you were born yesterday you have seen Jurassic park, and liked it. In short, a diverse group of inspectors travel to ambitious Dr. Hammond's island where they find the doctor decided to play god and take dinosaurs off the extinct species list. On the island they find themselves and Hammond's grandchildren in a slight predicament when Ian Malcolm's chaos theory takes effect, and the dinosaurs break free. Crichton devises plenty of colorful and outright brutal ways to bite the dust as the group encounters troubles in their efforts to get off the island to safety.
Unlike the book, the movie leaves many of the juicy details/entrails out for the practicality of viewer friendliness. With that said, the book Jurassic Park is delightfully gory, and more explicit. Several pages into the book you'll notice stronger plot and character building. In effort to not divulge all details I'll say that several major scenes are omitted from the movie such as baby-eating, chicken-sized dinosaurs found on another island other than the doctor's "Isla Nublar" subtly hinting at a sequel from the start of the book.
Jurassic Park was a great book that I would recommend to anyone looking for a culmination of action, suspense, and stunning realism.
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