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Summary: Good and suspensful
Review: This was the third Micheal Crichton book that I read and I thought that it was wonderful. Better than the first one. Even though the book had some repeated themes like Jurassic Park, this edge-of-your-seat thriller was awesome. Iread it in 1day and a half.It always keeps you wondering what will happen next. It will make you want to drop work and just read.
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Summary: An excellent follow-up to "Jurassic Park"
Review: Picking up the Lost World is a great idea. After reading Jurassic Park I was eager to see what was going to happen in the sequel. Starting out of course is a little slow, introducing characters and such, but Crichton quickly picks up the slack and rushes you into the world he left after Jurassic Park. The characters are wonderful, suspense chilling, and details rich. It's a wonderful book for reading at home, on the go, or on a slow, rainy day. Final word: A page turner so good it will give you papercuts!
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Summary: I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
Review: I read this book when it first came out... I believe in the (old?) saying, "The book is always better than the movie." With this, it rings true. This was the first book, in a long time, that I couldn't put down; where I'd turn off the tv or stop doing things I truly liked, so that I could go read! I sped right thorough it. I recommended it to my cousin, and she loved it as well. When the movie came out, we were so anxious to see it. Boy, what a let down! The movie sucked so much! It didn't even follow the book! There were so many good parts in the book that the movie just cut out! I couldn't believe that. As I said, "The book is better than the movie."
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Summary: The Lost World
Review: This was a thrilling book that I could not stop reading till I was done. It never had a dull moment. The whole book was good from start to finish. This book deserves a sixth star!
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Summary: "The Lost World" My two cents.
Review: I must admit that some parts of this book were very good, especially in the suspense department. But, aside from the obvious tension that grows as the story progresses, the book is pretty much void of any lasting literary quality, like most Michael Chirchton novels. Some parts have you on the edge of your seat, while other parts have you falling asleep. I think that "Jurassic Park" was somewhat better, since it had more of a plot and better characters. Why Chirchton decided to bring back Malcolm instead of Grant (or some other character who was more interesting in the original book) is beyond my comprehension.If you like a quick, easy read that's filled with action, but, as I said before, little or no literary quality, then this book is for you.
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Summary: UPDATE
Review: Well, after I wrote my review of The Lost World, I decided to pick it up and read it once again. Already halfway through it, I can't help but write this update saying that my memory was right. I love this book! I can't put it down and its going so fast! If you think at all that you'd like this book, GET IT! It's that good
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Summary: Put it out of its misery
Review: I loved Jurassic Park. As a result I was excited to read the sequel. I have never plowed through a book so much in my life wishing it would end. The entire book lacked the insight, knowledge, and fantastic ideas that are trademarks of great Crichton books like Jurassic Park, Sphere, and Andromeda Strain.
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Summary: Hollywood cliches for sale
Review: This book is for those who want to close their eyes to logic, consistency and common sense and get cheap thrills. Paper-thin characters serve as dinosaur bait in a short-story-sized plot. Consistency and believability are sacrificed at nearly every turn to keep those thrills a coming. I quickly found myself laughing at the contrivances used to bloat the page count with suspense, and ended up just skimming past many scenes in the hopes of finding something with actual meat. If you love implausible chase scenes, moronic bad guys and made-for-TV style suspense, you'll love this hackneyed effort. Because I would expect more than Hollywood cliches from this author, I have to rate this as close to the worst book I have ever read.
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Summary: Tim's Review
Review: One of the best books I have ever read
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Summary: Review
Review: The book Lost World is like a car in a sense because it starts out slow and then gains momentum and in reference to the book: it just gets better and better. This isn't the first book I've read by Michael Crichton and it probably won't be the last. Crichton has a way of really getting the reader engulfed in to the book and to not want to put it down. It doesn't take long though for the book to really take off and get exciting. Michael Crichton writes as if he were telling you about it himself. You are easily able to get pictures in your mind of the dinosaurs, the environment and the situation. I personally liked this book because it didn't seem like you were reading any sort of fiction but rather chronicles of a journey in to the unknown. To help at times little pictographs are included along with the text like in the situation of computer readings and listings of documents. This book isn't necessarily recommended to all audiences but rather for those with a high reading skill and understanding, a wide imagination, and a small amount of patience for a few dull moments. Most of all, time is required to sit down and read the book that won't easily let you go.
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