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belladonnashrike's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
4.25
3am review:
thoroughly enjoyed this.
in some aspects, I prefer the movies to the book - especially in terms of the characters. they had more personality in the films. ellie sattler was written in a misogynistic manner and I appreciate how laura dern brought some life into the character. (and I also like how present she was in the movie. she was not entirely important in the text). after reading this, I can only assume crichton is a little misogynistic - it seems like the 2 female characters were throwaways compared to the endless men who had much more to offer other than their long, tanned legs, cutoff shorts, and tiny, delicate, womanly hands.
I loved the story. the writing was very plain yet engaging at the same time - I wasn’t quite bored of the language because the story itself was so compelling I just kept turning page after page without any problem. for the most part, I prefer the story in the book (excluding the lost world - I haven’t read that yet) to that in the film. I do think that the film is an excellent adaptation despite the discrepancies.
ian malcom genuinely seemed like a self-insert at times. his final speech at the end of the book about how the earth will be fine in spite of humanity (which I agree with - life will always find a way and even though some humans act in a parasitic manner, the earth will thrive, with or without us. we may mess with our own future, but long after we are gone, the earth will rebuild herself and be okay.) seemed to reveal personal bias from crichton. I agreed with practically everything up until ian malcom said we simply shouldn’t care about the environment because at the end of the day, the earth will prevail….I think it’s a bit of a twisted view considering what happened in the book …not to mention my personal gripes with that statement (although I believe the earth will be fine in spite of us, we should still nurture her as the temporary caretakers). idk, it just makes me wonder what crichton felt about that particular situation. that statement felt so weird.
story: 5/5
characters: 2/5
writing: 3/5
nostalgia: 27823/5 🦖
*jurassic park theme intensifies*
thoroughly enjoyed this.
in some aspects, I prefer the movies to the book - especially in terms of the characters. they had more personality in the films. ellie sattler was written in a misogynistic manner and I appreciate how laura dern brought some life into the character. (and I also like how present she was in the movie. she was not entirely important in the text). after reading this, I can only assume crichton is a little misogynistic - it seems like the 2 female characters were throwaways compared to the endless men who had much more to offer other than their long, tanned legs, cutoff shorts, and tiny, delicate, womanly hands.
I loved the story. the writing was very plain yet engaging at the same time - I wasn’t quite bored of the language because the story itself was so compelling I just kept turning page after page without any problem. for the most part, I prefer the story in the book (excluding the lost world - I haven’t read that yet) to that in the film. I do think that the film is an excellent adaptation despite the discrepancies.
story: 5/5
characters: 2/5
writing: 3/5
nostalgia: 27823/5 🦖
*jurassic park theme intensifies*
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Violence, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Gore, Vomit, Child death, and Medical content
loongbooy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Hammond was already annoying in the movie but jesus christ is he annoying in the book, it was still a very good book.
genuinely the only not main cast person I cared for was Muldoon and if he died I think I would've cried
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Fatphobia
Moderate: Misogyny
julianavaz's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Xenophobia, Cursing, and Excrement
kailaelders's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
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? It's complicated
4.75
This book really surprised me. Loved the movie growing up, but I found the book to be quite enjoyable. Really liked the way the author set up the scenario and sort of wish I didn’t already know what it was leading to so I could have experienced it fully. I liked most of the characters and the ones I didn’t weren’t so insufferable that I couldn’t read them. It felt like a lot more happened in the book than the movie and the ending was quite different. I also think Crichton did a good job of keeping the science digestible and plausible for the everyday reader. Would recommend for a quick entertaining read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Animal death
Minor: Fatphobia and Misogyny
emory's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, and Racism
Minor: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Alcohol
dsaiz's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Body shaming
Minor: Alcoholism, Dementia, Grief, Misogyny, and Racism
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