The Lost World

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Summary: An exciting, heart-pounding journey to the Lost World!
Review: This exceptional book is well-written, and definitely worthy of the mantle of a Michael Crichton best-seller! Heart-pounding and full of surprises at every turn! I couldn't put it down! I think this is a great book for anyone who has ever wondered why the dinosaurs had to die out. (Now tell the truth...would you REALLY want to sleep knowing that there were velociraptors hanging out just a little ways from you?) The Lost World is a fascinating journey into the mind of a creative genius. Lost World shows the dark side of human greed and the effects it has on the well-being of those caught in its path. (I loved the book.) The descriptions are colorful, the suspense is mind-numbing, and your heart pounds! I recommend this book to anyone in need of a real scare

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Summary: ONLY THE T.REX SHONE
Review: I give The Lost World a 6 only out of respect for dinosaurs-- which Crichton has little of. First of all, he places them in a ridiculous plot. The plot contains many holes because he tried to make it a movie script. (Although the real script is a far scarrier thing.) He failed miserably at creating a plot, attempting to combine information from both the Jurassic Park book and movie. Second, Crichton has no conception of dinosaurs as animals. Velociraptor mongoliensis was less than 3 feet tall. Crichton's animal is really a Utahraptor ostrommaysi. Tyrannosaurus rex saves the novel with her majesty and determination, but Crichton uses her mate as an audience- pleaser. The male captures the sinister Lewis Dodgson to feed to his children for lunch. How original. As for the Homo sapiens sapiens? To put it simply, they sucked. Crichton brought Ian Malcolm back from the dead so Jeff Goldblum could help the dinosaurs save the film with his humor. Don't even ask me what I think of the cast for the upcoming film. I will see it for the dino f/x, but the actors make the novel's dull characters look like dino droppings--which you can find heaps more of in The Lost World, along with urine. Have fun, because that's all Crichton does.

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Summary: Recapitulation Begets Dinosuars Redux
Review: It seemed like Crichton wanted to explain chaos, but lost the thread of his argument about 1/3 of the way in. Same plot: plucky, smart kids (much smarter this time around). Wacky, chaos doc. Pretty woman who can run circles around intelligence of all men. This time, she's even imperiled. Curious item: evil professor is named just like Lewis Carroll's real identity. Meaningless? As meaningful as the rest of the book. Evolution apparently ends with a whimper, not a bang

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Summary: Very Good Sequel
Review: I though that the book was great. It picks up where the movie lets off not where the original book ends. The reason for this is that Ian Malcomson dies in the first book but not in the movie. Except for this paradox it is very well adapted for anyone who either enjoyed the movie or the book. I read the book first before the movie and loved both.

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Summary: Great book, great sequel!!!
Review: This book proves that Mr. Crichton knows how to write books. It is a good sequel to Jurassic Park. I'd really recommend to anyone before they see the movie, which will come out next year

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Summary: Basically the same story as Jurassic Park
Review: I enjoyed Jurassic Park & I enjoyed The Lost World--I started & finished it on a plane. But I didn't think it was anything original--it had the bloated egoist, the female scientist, Ian Malcolm, a evil character, and two kids who didn't belong there and of course, the dinosaurs. What was new? But I still enjoyed it

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Summary: A wonderful sequal to Jurassic Park!
Review: I must disagree with some of the reviews I've read. I really enjoyed The Lost World. Having seen Jurassic Park (the movie) more times than I care to admit, I realized when reading The Lost World, that I had forgotten some very interesting things about Jurassic Park (the book). Face it, the only thing Jurassic Park (the book) and Jurassic Park (the movie) had in common, were dinosaurs on an island. I thought The Lost World was exciting and adventurous! I've read all Crichton's books and think this one ranks right up there. Imagine, going to an island where the "mechanics" of creating dinosaurs actually took place. The "hidden secret" behind the theme park that so disastrously ended! Step back in time and see what could have happened when 65 million years of seperation between man and dinosaur came to an end! The characters were well presented and the plot was definitely agreeable! Three cheers to Crichton!

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Summary: a big let-down
Review: Yes, it's Jurassic Park all over again, but without the excitement that characterized the first book. I read Jurassic Park before I even knew there was going to be a movie, and it easily ranks up there with Sphere and The Andromeda Strain, but this is just the same story with the names of the characters changed, presumably to prevent Crichton from plagiarizing himself. I used to think Congo was his worst novel. Not any more

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Summary: Despite some contrived situations, a good read.
Review: Likes: This novel features tighter writing than Jurassic Park. It has fewer loose ends and unanswered questions than did its predecessor. Crichton's ending doesn't fizzle out so badly (my only real gripe with this author) that you quit caring how the thing ends with ten pages to go. The dinosaurs are still the stars, and Crichton brings them to center stage right smack in the middle of non-stop, edge-of-your-seat action. The veliciraptors are back, along with new attractions like super-chameleons and some doting T. Rex parents.
Dislikes: First, Ian Malcom. His convenient resurrection smacks of after-the-fact commercialism. I can't help wondering if it's because the movie makers wanted the character back. Second, Ian Malcom. Please, PLEASE -- something eat this man so he will SHUT UP! Third, I don't feel that the veil of secrecy that everyone tries to maintain about existence of the dinosaurs is convincingly explained; why NOT let the world in on it?
The Lost World doesn't quite have the sense of wonder that Jurassic Park did, but this is not a fault of the book. By definition, you can only have that wonderous "First Time" feeling once. This is a better novel and I recommend it

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Summary: SAME AS ORIGINAL, BUT STILL WORTH READING
Review: This books has some flaws in it. For one thing, Ian Malcolm, the main character, has come back from the dead( In JP, Malcolm died). The charachters are similar to the JP charachters( man, woman, 2 kids, raptors, T-rex). The outcome is just like JP; some escape, some are eaten. But this book is still fun to read, even if it is the same as JP