Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Jurassic Park
Book Review: A Jurassic Review
Summary: 5 Stars
As the reader cracks open, and begins to read the first few pages of this 400 page novel, one may start to think that it is realistic fiction. It is fiction indeed, but more along the lines of science fiction.Jurassic Park, created on an island privately owned by Dr. Hammond, a certifiable dinosaur fanatic, is the home of the latest, and most successful dinosaur cloning techniques. It is unknown to the public, but when finished, with everything from the smallest, duck-sized compys, to the enormous, supreme Tyrannosaurus Rex (commonly known as T-Rex), it is going to be a tourist attraction; kind of like a zoo.
The main character in the story, Dr. Alan Grant, is a paleontologist with a vast knowledge of dinosaurs, and happens to know a lot about reptiles as well. Ian Malcolm is also a vital component o Jurassic Park. He is a mathematician with a lot of logical sense, and is very book smart as well. In fact, he has his own theory called the Malcolm Effect. He uses this to predict catastrophic changes in the latter parts of the story. Dr. Wu is the biologist responsible for creating and duplicating the dinosaur DNA. Arnold is a systems manager who plays an important role managing the parks power supply and security systems. Dennis Nedry is the man in charge of running all of the parks computer programs and security systems. He is Arnolds boss.
The problems start in Jurassic Park when Nedry shuts down the main power to the park, in the middle of a storm, to make an illicit transaction worth 1.5 million dollars. When he shuts the main power down, power to the electrical fences that contain the dinosaurs is also shut down, leaving the park extremely vulnerable to a dinosaur takeover. Nedry never completes the transaction, but is in fact killed by an escaped dilophosaur. Arnold is expecting him to come back to turn the power on, but since he never returns, the power remains off long enough for some very dangerous dinosaurs to escape.
Now the characters of Jurassic Park must face their ultimate fear in- coming face to face with the massive powers of these long extinct creatures. Will they be killed in the powerful jaws of the T-Rex? Or will they be skillfully hunted down by the intellectual raptors? Maybe survival is still in the picture, but nobody knows..
In the eyes of this reviewer, Jurassic Park is a very powerful novel with great insight into the ever-lasting debate of whether science should continue forward, discovering the realms of nature, or reside in peace and harmony with nature. This novel is full of suspense, excitement, and intrigue. Now the reviewer encourages anybody who can get their hands on this enticing book, which provides an educational experience that will leave you thinking.
Book Review: A MASTERPIECE
Summary: 5 Stars
What if we got DNA to clone dinosaurs, creatures we know nothing about, and bring them back to life? Read Michael Crichton's fascinating, yet frightening book. It's so good, I think you'll read it untill you can recite itBook Review: A REAL page turner!
Summary: 5 Stars
Jurassic Park is without a doubt, the best book I have ever read! The story is of course ficticious: a team of scientists create and clone dinosaurs; but as I read it, it seemed to me that a scientist could actually clone dinosaurs based on reading this book! Author Michael Crichton knows how to write a compilcated story and make it enjoyable to read. The book is stuffed with suspense and action packed adventure. Suprisingly, I also learned a little bit about dinosaurs. This is a phenomonal book and if you don't believe ME, go by Steven Spielberg, one of the greatest directors of all time who decided that Jurassic Park was so good, he made a movie out of it. Top reading!Book Review: A ROARing good read!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Jurassic Park is a realistic look at a very unrealistic possibility - the re-creation of dinosaurs using modern day technology. Chrichton is a master of suspense - this book is a definate page turner. The plot is both adventurous and exciting - an extremely rich business owner buys an island and hires scientists to create dinosaurs using amber extracted from rocks. This amber contains dinosaur dna trapped in mosquitos. The plan is to create an amusement park featuring these new dinosaurs. Of course, something disastrous occurs. I highly recommend this book for mature teens and adults.Book Review: A Realistic, Excellent Read
Summary: 5 Stars
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton is an awesome book and defiantly his best book. It is a lot different from the movie but still as good. (...). This book is one of my favourites. He has to be blind to not think this is a great book. Anyway, I would recommend this book to anybody. (...)