Jurassic Park

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Summary: Makes the movie look plain silly
Review: I liked the movie. Until I read the book. The story, in its real version, is compelling and thoughtful. Those who choose not to read a book after having seen the movie it has spawned, consider making an exception. Jurassic Park, the movie, was watered-down and flat-out changed to make it an acceptable family film. The book is far more brutal and honest. Get past Malcomb's character and you've got a great read. Malcomb was the one facet of the movie that improves on the book - the paper version of the mathematician is a one-dimensional, whining character that the author uses as a direct mouthpiece. Transparent and bordering on noxious. Otherwise thoroughly enjoyable.

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Summary: Makes the movie look like $hit
Review: Good book but Chrichton has better like Sphere and Andromeda Strain. Great detail as usual.

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Summary: Terrific...Spellbinding...Another Great What-If Book!
Review: This is a terrific What-if work of fiction. Unfortunately some others like thedoops and MissRaptor listed in the beginning simply miss the point. This is a work of fiction, not something you sit around the table at the library discussing like a doctoral thesis. The premise about the dinosaurs is just that... since no one really knows what the dinosaurs were like or how they acted I found the premise to be very entertaining. If you want true entertainment, read this book. If you want to impress each other, look to the campus archives.

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Summary: Jurassic Park ROCKS!!!
Review: Prepare to stay all night if you buy this book. The surprises never end, each one grabs you and never let go. Even if you saw the blockbuster movie, which you of course did, this book will still be heart-poundingly fun. Be aware of the T. Rex!!

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Summary: One of Michael's finest, no matter what any say.
Review: Well, I know that little guidelines page tells me I must resist the compelling urge to not write about what others say on this fine book...well what can I say? I'm weak. Too weak to resist the pulling force to my keyboard, and typing a review to try and correct all the misleading comments on this fine piece of literature. I liked the book, in fact I loved it. It is truly one of the finest and one of Michael's finest books ever written. I can't be the great author he is and type in his defence, but I'll try. Micheal is a fine writer who has written a fine book, it informs and entertains me, which few novels do. It is true, some of the fact that I am taught is false. Raptors may be quite a bit taller than the book explains them as. Well, I know Michael twisted fact into fiction a bit in the book, but if these facts are so important as many dinosaur super genius' seem to think, well, why write the story at all, why write any story. Fiction IS a distortion of the facts, I mean, if perfect fact is what you strain yourselves to see (or read) then find a nice cozy atlas to curl up by the fire with. Everyone knows that it is impossable to clone dinosaurs with todays technology, the DNA breaks up overtime. But, that is why the book has been placed in the fiction section, IT'S NOT REAL. If fact is issue number one, then all fiction books are too far fetched for you. But action, adventure, and some education on the side is what I found in Jurrasic Park. Of course I know it's not 100% pure unprocessed fact, but that just makes it more fun to read. I doubt the book would be nearly as fun to read if it was more factual about the Raptor size. I can't see everyone running terrified from a pack of 1/2 foot dinosaurs, it's not as scary to most readers, and Crichton knows that, that's why he jacked up their height. The velociraptor was the closes thing he could find to a 6 foot carnisaur. And at that time the "REAL" 6 foot Raptor hadn't yet been discovered. So Michael made the changes for you, the readers, to heighten the reading experiance for us. So, remember that if you are a factual perfectionist if you read this book, and if the twists bug you that much, go to the non fiction section next time. I'm sure they keep accurate records on the proper mating ritual of the duck billed plautipus. If your not that type, prepare yourself for a action packed, on the edge of your seat, and interesting read. (and I know I probibly spelt 'plautipus' wrong so don't all you perfectionists sue me for bad spelling) Thank you. B.A.F

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Summary: One great book!!
Review: I must say, this is one, no wait the best Crichton book!!! Thething is I saw the movie many times before I ever read the book, andthe book helped me understand everything about Jurassic Park!! If the movie had everything the book did, it would have made more money at the box office!! Great book!

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Summary: Ordinary
Review: Certainly nowhere near Crichton's best work. It was mediocreat best and highly predictable. It is however, a heck of a lot betterthan the movie which was embarrasingly awful. No wonder it became our biggest blockbuster ever!

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Summary: Excellent book, few mishaps in the facts!
Review: This was an excellent book! It had a great plot, and lots of gore [I love that]! However, some things about 1 of the dinosaurs was incorrect. The Dilouphasaurs [or however you spell it!] in real life, didn't have the frill, and were a LOT bigger!! I heard that they were auctually around 7-9 feet tall! Other than that, I thought that everthing was pretty much correct. It was an exciting book, and one I wuld recommend for anyone who loves gore [NOT the incredibly boring vice-president!] and excitment! ALSO!!! With you people who are critisizing the book and giving it low ratings because he missed on a few facts, STOP!!! It's okay to make a mistake!! Besides! This is a FICTION book, is it not? ;

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Summary: Crichton's best book to date and then some more!!!!
Review: This book was much better than the movie and I would say thatit is a thrilling techno-thriller. It was more graphic than the movieand it was better than any of Crichton's other works.

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Summary: ACE says "If you haven't read the book, READ IT NOW!!!"
Review: This was a splendid book! I read the book before I watched thewfilm, and I found the book better suited to my imagination, but thefilm was also very good. The way Crichton managed to captivate the reader from start to finish made this a truly excellent "un-put-downable" read! Also, the Lost World is much different to the film; another masterpiece, from the master.