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A review by midici
Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton
3.0
*3.5 stars
This was a quick, entertaining read. The book contains a lot of historical facts - the dangerous rivalry between Marsh and Cope, the background of the violence and war between the army and the native tribes, the discovery of new dinosaur species are all based on fact. The main character of William Johnson was created for the purposes of exploring this time period and the dangerous activity that paleontology could be in those days.
The language is clear and descriptive, Johnson makes for a sympathetic character, and the descriptions from diary entries makes the novel read almost as if it's all fact instead of only partially. This book follows my personal pattern of enjoying Crichton's historical fictions the most.
This was a quick, entertaining read. The book contains a lot of historical facts - the dangerous rivalry between Marsh and Cope, the background of the violence and war between the army and the native tribes, the discovery of new dinosaur species are all based on fact. The main character of William Johnson was created for the purposes of exploring this time period and the dangerous activity that paleontology could be in those days.
The language is clear and descriptive, Johnson makes for a sympathetic character, and the descriptions from diary entries makes the novel read almost as if it's all fact instead of only partially. This book follows my personal pattern of enjoying Crichton's historical fictions the most.