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The Lost World: Vergessene Welt by Michael Crichton, Klaus Berr

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separatedhats's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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suneaters's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Not as good as the first book, The Lost World follows Ian Malcom going to another dinosaur island. It’s not as interesting, but still a good thrillers that keeps the reader on the edge of his or her seat. I liked the child characters and felt their ages were better suited than Lex’s. However, the fact that only three BioSyn guys show up…I think the movie made the right choice in having it be this entire team that does meet and conflict with Malcolm’s. It adds man vs man in with this man vs nature thriller. Plus, the raptor field scene is way better in the movie than just one guy running for a tree.

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judassilver's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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crlpedigo's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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omair's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

In the sequel to Jurassic Park, a book that I had not read without visuals imprinted from a film, the Lost World had a blank canvas. New characters, save for the two holdovers, and a new environment promised much more than I felt delivered.

The scenes and depictions of the dinosaurs carry the same vivid and calculated descriptions as the first novel, but lack the same bite for me. Hindered by the repetition of the same villainous dinosaurs, and with characters that felt barely relatable - constantly reminded by their status as leaps and bounds ahead of their peers in every way - the figure set in often.

The action is still fast, with the stories of each individual mostly overlapping, but it is too frequently broken up by the excessive ramblings of the characters. In smaller doses, they would have been fine, but alas.

I remember my first reading much more fondly than this latest, but one segment stands out just as wonderfully. And it makes sense - it brought the same awe and fresh fear of the first Jurassic Park. You'll know of what I write when you reach it. It was a stretch that truly had me gripped and I could not turn the page fast enough.

And that, maybe, is what I felt I lost over the two books. The sense of uncertainty, almost dread. Even knowing what would happen in Jurassic Park, I could get lost between paragraphs and the immersion paid off to great effect. Here, I felt mostly as if the magic had dissipated and I was left listening to a prerecorded lecture, like the one the kids watched when we were introduced to them.

I wish I could separate this from the first, but without it, I can't overcome what I expected: a thrilling ride with the haunting unknowns on the other side of every ridge. And what a shame it is to be left with that.

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