Jurassic Park: A Novel

Jurassic Park is a science fiction feast, and it takes itself seriously in all the right ways. Crichton writes like someone who actually cares about the details, and it shows. The science doesn’t feel slapped on—it feels researched, grounded, and believable enough that you forget you’re reading a dinosaur book and start thinking you’re reading a warning from the near future. The story is intense without trying too hard. The park fails because it was flawed at the core, not because the plot needed a shock moment. The tech was built to track machines, not animals. The animals adapt faster than anyone planned for. The humans trust the system more than they trust common sense. It all spirals, and somehow it feels realistic every step of the way. The dinosaurs are written like real creatures, not monsters. The T-Rex is terrifying because it’s unstoppable, not because it’s evil. The raptors are scary because they pay attention, learn, and work together like nature intended. No superpowers, no drama—just predators doing predator things while a bunch of humans slowly realize they are not in control. My copy showed up quickly and in perfect shape. It looks great on a shelf, but more importantly, it reads even better in your hands. It’s a dense, smart, thrilling book that rewards you for paying attention. If you like science fiction that respects the reader and actually makes you think, this is the standard. It earns its reputation without breaking a sweat. I’ll reread it forever.

Michael Crichton does an outstanding job at merging realism with science fiction with his most popular novel ‘Jurassic Park’. The mix between just enough realistic details and events blends perfectly with the somewhat hard to believe premise of recreating dinosaurs that take over their habitat. Between the excellent setting buildup and compelling characters that have a very strong sense of humanity, this book is perfect for anyone looking for a fun book to read. ‘Jurassic Park’ also has a deep underlining meaning often portrayed through the character Ian Malcolm. Ian Malcolm really describes the situation and boils them down into what seems like a real-life scenario, through his deep philosophical under tones to his description of patterns throughout nature, giving this book a surprisingly thoughtful and concerning tone that correlates with the world around you. Crichton splits the book perfectly as you bounce between characters and scenarios, changing the mood drastically, whilst still maintaining the flow of the novel between chapters. Whilst the first 50 pages or so can seem like a task, as soon as the cast gets on their way and begin establishing these bonds and showing their true character, you will find yourself glued to the book until the final few pages. Once the climax starts, it does not stop until the very last page, where you will find yourself thoroughly enjoying the journey Crichton created. The two young children in this book, Lex and Tim, are also outstanding contributions and are actually really competent for their age, and their journey with Dr. Grant leads to the 3 establishing strong bonds through the countless life or death situations. The description and realism of the process of creating dinosaurs and the dinosaurs themselves makes it immediately apparent that Crichton spent hours upon hours of research to make sure everything he was saying was factually realistic. Between how they obtained the dinosaur DNA and the entire shady and grim process Wu and Hammond do not tell you is really great and surprisingly interesting. Also, the great descriptions of violence and gore is done quite well and Crichton shifts between sudden and intense descriptions, to very subtle small references leading up to certain characters demise. This switch of tones and descriptions really adds to the entire novel through the outstanding use of words. The description of scenery and surroundings is also very adept in this novel, and it makes you almost feel like you are truly in a humid, moist theme-park located in a random island of the coast of Costa Rica. The description of the giant and cumbersome beast’s and the intelligent input Dr. Sattler and other characters bring to the table is also very interesting to watch as it grows and expands almost seamlessly. And no two dinosaurs are remotely alike, they are all so different and portray completely different ideas of what you may know about dinosaurs. This book was truly a joy to read and if you are on the fence about buying it, please do so, you will not regret it. Crichton’s ability to write such a genius piece whilst keeping it thrilling and entertaining with intelligent details and an immersive setting to tie it together is truly amazing and outstanding. This is one of the most compelling novels I have read and I greatly recommend you purchase this book to experience Crichton’s expert abilities.

I have watched the vastly popular film Jurassic Park countless times and remember seeing it on the big screen when it debuted in 1993, so I have been wanting to reading Micheal Crichton’s novel for quite some time and recently finally had the chance to do so. It didn’t disappoint at all, and was as impressive as the film. I like Crichton’s attention to detail, and how he enhances the tension in some of his techno-thrillers all the while exploring important themes and ethics. In the case of this novel, I think we all know the basic premise: specific individuals have created a theme-based park with live prehistoric creatures. John Hammond, a billionaire behind the scheme, along with several others have found a way to clone dinosaurs and creatures using genetic engineering. He intends to wow the public with his newfound creation, and create a themed park that will take the public to another place and time. However, at what cost? Is it even possible, or even ethical, to recreate the past using technology? Or will there be flaws in the system? These are the questions that the book delves into and explores. As far as the pacing and the plot itself, it is quite tense and suspenseful, action-packed and an intense thrill ride until the end. As all know, things go horribly wrong when a team of scientists and others go to the island for a weekend for a preview before the opening. With regard to the film vs. the book, I definitely believe that the book amps up the horror aspect quite a bit more compared to the film. Some of the dinosaur attacks and death scenes are pretty brutal. Crichton structures the plot so we see many different vantage points from characters and see their various dilemmas vs. the creatures play out. The novel is also very intelligent and science-based in some respects, as there is quite a bit of information about the prehistoric animals and their habits contained within. I didn’t think this was much of a deterrent, and gave the novel another added dimension. If there is one knock from the novel (and I know this has been mentioned before in various reviews), it is the annoying children (especially the girl Lex) who accompany the team to the island. Next time leave the children at home! Overall, though, Jurassic Park is a fun, thrilling intense experience of “technology gone wrong.” I want to go back and reexperience the film now, and I look forward to reading the next in the series, The Lost World, to see what happens from here.

Arrived in perfect condition, NEW! No cat ears no crease in the cover. No returns no exchanges. Literally ready to wrap and put under the tree! I bought 2 books from the same author both arrived on great condition. They are Christmas gifts!

Great book for my sons collection

I am an absolutely huge fan of the Jurassic Park movies. Honestly, they are one of my favourite film series ever and I rewatch them at regular intervals, usually when I am home alone and wanting some comfort movies, as I can no longer persuade other people to watch them with me. My friend, Sandra, has been urging me to read the original book for ages, because it is one of her favourites and she thinks it is better than the movies, but I’ve never got round to it before. Then two things happened at the same time. Firstly, I was home alone again for the weekend and went back to the first three movies to keep me company. Then, the next day I saw a Twitter thread which was discussing movies which were better than the source novel and one of the films suggested was Jurassic Park. ‘Really?’ I thought, ‘That’s not what Sandra says.’ So I decided i had better find out for myself. Plus, it’s probably really embarrassing for a self-proclaimed book addict never to have read a Michael Crichton book, isn’t it? Better remedy that, asap. So, I abandoned my pre-planned list of reads for the #20BooksOfSummer challenge again and took Jurassic Park with me on my recent holiday in Cornwall. I have to say, even though I thought I knew the story, I was absolutely hooked from start to finish and raced through it as fast as the demands of my partner that I spend quality time with him on our break would allow. (Men can be SO unreasonable!) This book is eminently readable, particularly if you have seen the movies. Firstly, the chapters are short, which always helps reading go quickly. Secondly, I was having great fun comparing the book to the movies and picking out familiar bits of the story and parts that were different (no spoilers, but there are some shocking differences!) Thirdly, the writing is just fantastic. So, is the book better than the movie? Are the movies better than the book? Which did I prefer. Well, this may sound like a copout but I promise you it isn’t, it is my honest opinion. I liked them both equally because they are very different. Nothing will ever ruin the movies for me. I love them, they are fun and action-packed and include some of my favourite characters ever (plus Sam Neill, yum!) The books are more detailed, more complex and possibly more brutal. Some of the characters are very different (I won’t say more for fear of spoiling the story.) Some things happen differently (one, not in a good way at all!) but work effectively for the story.If you are a fan of the movies, I wouldn’t let it put you off reading the books. I have now ordered three more Michael Crichton novels to read, because his writing style hooked me in and I am keen to see what else he can do. Watch this space.

Good quality and satisfying print size (which is what I fear the most when it comes to Penguin editors as they tend to print in tiny font).

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