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rabidboy's review against another edition
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
3.0
I loved reading the Jurassic Park novel, and I hate The Lost World film, so I was really excited to read this novel. Unfortunately, the set-up is far better than the payoff. Once they get to the island, things get rather repetitive and “mystery” of this novel is not nearly as intriguing nor does the answer to it feel satisfying. Plus, there’s some strange retcons (and I’m not talking about Malcolm’s “resurrection,” which I’m perfectly fine with personally) that make this novel feel disjointed from the previous one. This includes some of the amphibian DNA-dinosaur DNA mix behaviors/traits, as well as Malcolm’s characterization.
What is great about this novel is the characters. The female and child characters are a VAST improvement from the previous novel (though there is WAY LESS reason for kids to be there this time, so…).
Overall, still a fun and easy read, but not nearly as good as the first novel.
What is great about this novel is the characters. The female and child characters are a VAST improvement from the previous novel (though there is WAY LESS reason for kids to be there this time, so…).
Overall, still a fun and easy read, but not nearly as good as the first novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Gore, and Animal cruelty
arianna9's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
4.75
-.25 Malcolm rambles. It can be boring. It was the same way in the first book. Malcolm would ramble on for pages.
This book is not for people without a high school education. A real 21st-century education. You should have at least taken high school biology or physics to understand what's in this book.
This book is not for people without a high school education. A real 21st-century education. You should have at least taken high school biology or physics to understand what's in this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood
brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Cursing, Gore, and Violence
rosieholmes99's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Excrement and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny
metalgeartofu's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The first Jurassic Park was great as a novel and even better as a movie. The Lost World was mediocre as a movie but pretty good as a novel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
bluerooster2112's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
ginbat's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
Same flaws as the first book, but same draw too. Overall I enjoyed it, even more than the first I think.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
Moderate: Animal death and Blood
Minor: Excrement, Confinement, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, and Car accident
Like first book, dinos kill and are killed, lots of blood, gore, etc. describedrowiash's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Last time I was sick, I read The DaVinci Code. This time, I wanted an equally “smarty pants uses smarts to outsmart everything” adventure, and this scratched that itch. I have only vague memories of the movie but could still tell there were massive deviations from the book. Very enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Gore
rayabook's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence
dwhiting's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore