Tyrannosaur Canyon
by Douglas Preston
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Read in January, 2008
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Dannyrecommends it for: Anybody with a few hours to kill
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Read in April, 2007
recommends it for:
Dinosaur nuts, speculative science readers
Douglas Preston's Tyrannosaur Canyon is unfortunately compared to Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, which does neither book good service. Preston's book has no living dinosaurs, except for the flashbacks to 65 million years in the past that follow the life of a female t-rex. Where Crichton's book was a clever way to get people to understand cloning research, Preston's is all about paleontological speculation, with strangely less hard biology. So Tyrannosaur Canyon is an ulti...more
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Read in March, 2008
recommends it for:
Hardcore Preston/Child fans only
I loathe the idea of giving a Douglas Preston book only two stars, since he and his frequent writing partner Lincoln Child have never failed me before. Tyrannosaur Canyon, however, was just so difficult to get into. Nothing propelled me forward the way the Preston/Child books did. There wasn't a sense of mystery, and the big revelation towards the end is really ho-hum.
After also being less than thrilled with Preston's The Codex, I'd worry that he isn't worth reading on his own, but his newe...more
After also being less than thrilled with Preston's The Codex, I'd worry that he isn't worth reading on his own, but his newe...more
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Read in February, 2008
An engaging diversion / entertainment in the suspense/thriller genre that was fun for escape but a bit overblown and melodramatic. For me the story tried to pack too many devices into its multi-threaded plot. Some where between two-thirds and three fourths through it fell apart for me and I forced myself to finish just to see if the ending would be as pat as I expected. It was. Not a bad story for an amusement ride but also not entirely satisfying to me. A good book for an airplane trip perh...more
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Read in December, 2006
recommends it for:
Someone Looking for a Beach Read or Plane Read
Douglas Preston can usually be relied upon to deliver solid, interesting mystery stories. I was surprised when thisone fell short of the mark. The idea behind the story, that there is a full, intact, well-preserved Tyrannosaurus Rexburied in the desert that holds a secret people would kill for is a good one. Good science and archeology based mysteries are few and far between, so I was quite excited to pick this book up. Read the Rest of This Review: books.bgwe.org/?p=5
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Read in August, 2007
A near-perfect fossil of a T Rex has been discovered in the desert of New Mexico, and some people will stop at nothing to get their hands on it.
Tyrannosaur Canyon reads like a movie. There is fairly nonstop action and the book presents an intriguing situation. The characters were good, although one-dimensional. The bad guys were bad, the good guys were good... I'd recommend it for dinosaur buffs, but you don't have to be interested in dinosaurs to enjoy it.
Tyrannosaur Canyon reads like a movie. There is fairly nonstop action and the book presents an intriguing situation. The characters were good, although one-dimensional. The bad guys were bad, the good guys were good... I'd recommend it for dinosaur buffs, but you don't have to be interested in dinosaurs to enjoy it.
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
dinosaur lovers, conspiracy theories
Having just visited the Field Museum in Chicago and seeing Sue the most complete T-Rex found to date, I decided to read this book. I love the Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child Agent Pendagrass series (Relic, Reliquary, Cabinet of Curiousities etc.).
It has a dying man with a secret...the government gets involved and it links to the last Apollo flight...I don't want to say more than that. In my imagination it played out like a good movie!
It has a dying man with a secret...the government gets involved and it links to the last Apollo flight...I don't want to say more than that. In my imagination it played out like a good movie!
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Read in January, 2007
I did enjoy listening to this book although I only gave it three stars. There just wasn't anything in the story for me to push it into the "really like it" category. I would have given it 3.5 stars if I could.
I thought the story was well written and performed. There were some great twists and a few neat "oh wow" moments. It's worth a go if you like Michael Crichton type sci-fi.
I thought the story was well written and performed. There were some great twists and a few neat "oh wow" moments. It's worth a go if you like Michael Crichton type sci-fi.
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Read in September, 2006
I picked this one up because it looked fun and I enjoyed one of his earlier books, The Codex. I was surprised to find that this was a sequel of sorts-- it featured the main brother who appeared in that one. Again, this was a fast, fun, furious story. Action-packed, with some fun paleontological tidbits thrown in. Nothing inspiring, but enjoyable.
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Read in November, 2007
Douglas Preston (along with his often writing partner Lincoln Child) is one of the more enjoyable action/adventure authors that I consistently read. Not too heavy or in depth, these stories always provide just the right amount of mystery, suspense and excitement while providing a rather quick and light read.
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Read in January, 2008
A thriller that wasn't exactly what I'd expected when I bought it. I expected something more like Jurassic Park, but it was more shoot-em-up escapist thriller; there were no dinosaurs, except a large fossil. But for what it was--a way to pass the time on the train into Chicago--it was fine.
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Read in March, 2007
recommends it for:
one who needs a fun break - adventure and biology and dinosaurs
An ex-CIA agent turned novice monk, an unscrupulous museum paleontologist (and his brilliant lab manager), a "dinosaur prospector," a secret (black ops) government agency, and an honest rancher...fun read for a break from the heavy stuff!
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
my worst enemy
Preston and Child write some entertaining paperbacks together, but on their own... woof. Couldn't even get a third of the way through. So boring it almost put me to sleep while listening on the road.
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
Preston fans, Sci-Fi Buffs
This book was a quick, easy, yet heart-pounding undertaking. There are well-written elements of science fiction, murder, investigation, and history. I enjoyed it immensely.
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Read in January, 2006
Very suspenseful and leaves you questioning a lot of what is common scientific theory. If you like Dan Brown's scientific suspense novels, you will enjoy this one.
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Read in October, 2007
Listened to this audio book a while ago...if it wasn't an audiobook, I probably wouldn't have finished it. Murder mystery, fossilized dinosaur, yadda yadda.
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Read in November, 2006
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A lot has happened since I read this book. I only remember that I really enjoyed it and it was so suspenseful that I missed my metro stop on two occasions.
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Read in November, 2007
Eh. The plot keeps your attention, but this writer's crutches (chases through isolated environments, etc.) are beginning to wear on me.
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Read in April, 2007
murder! intrigue! science! DINOSAURS!
I went on a bit of a dinosaur kick this past spring. I loved this book. So much fun to read.
I went on a bit of a dinosaur kick this past spring. I loved this book. So much fun to read.
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Read in December, 2007
A pretty good thriller - loved the bit with the dinosaur fossil. Enjoyable, but ultimately forgettable - a good beach read.
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