A review by mmkn_99
The Lost World: The Junior Novelization by Gail Herman

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Definitely different from the movie, but still really good. I did a lot of digging for context about why the book was written the way it was, and found out that Crichton was pressured into writing a second book. This known, it explains why
Ian Malcolm is still alive
. The reason for the return to the dinosaur filled islands is different than the movie, but I did enjoy the exploration of what extinction means and the quest for unobtained knowledge. 
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