The Lost World
by Michael Crichton
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Read in March, 2008
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No living creature on earth. Except silverfish. They need the fiber.
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Read in February, 2008
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those who enjoy science-based fiction
Basically the usual good Michael Crighton stuff, interesting ramblings and speculations about science (in this case, the role of extinction in evolution). Certainly readable and enjoyable, but the plot line was not as solid as it could and should have been.
[Plot discussion follows]
1) Having the two kids come along was artificial and contrived, whereas in Jurassic Park it was natural. Did he include them here as a compulsory element in the case the book became a movie? (Note: having the k...more
[Plot discussion follows]
1) Having the two kids come along was artificial and contrived, whereas in Jurassic Park it was natural. Did he include them here as a compulsory element in the case the book became a movie? (Note: having the k...more
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Masochists and the illiterate
What I learned from The Lost World: The only people worthy of surviving in Crichton's world are geniuses. Everyone else is destined to be fodder/feed for terrorizing thunder lizards.
The Lost World suffers from two things: First off, if you've ever read Jurassic Park, then you know that TLW's protagonist, Ian Malcolm, is, in fact, dead. That's right... he died in Jurassic Park, but since they couldn't convince Sam Neill to return for the movie, Cric...more
The Lost World suffers from two things: First off, if you've ever read Jurassic Park, then you know that TLW's protagonist, Ian Malcolm, is, in fact, dead. That's right... he died in Jurassic Park, but since they couldn't convince Sam Neill to return for the movie, Cric...more
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Read in May, 1995
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Sci fi readers, pop readers, dinosaur lovers
Whereas Jurassic Park at least doubled as an excuse to teach people a little about genetics, Lost World is an unabashed adventure book cashing in on the fame. To that end, Crichton sets out a quirky story of people sneaking onto a dinosaur-infested island, screwing around, and ultimately running for their lives. There is a little interesting science to it, mostly touch-ups; since the publication of the first book there was a good theory that t-rexes could see more than just moving ...more
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Read in January, 1996
This was the book that made me stop reading Michael Crichton for ten years. It's not even that this sequel to Jurassic Park (excellent novel & film) had to bring back to life a couple of characters who died in the novel, but survived the movie, which made it terrible. I've watched enough soap operas to suspend my disbelief if compelled to, the problem was that I wasn't. I read this wondering why did he even bother wasting time on such a tired storyline, that in the end wasn't even the mai...more
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Read in January, 1996
The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.
DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT...I say again, different from the movie adaptation. Although I liked, no... loved Jurassic Park (book & movie) and despite some poor reviews of this sequel, I was captured by Crichton's imagery and good plot. I'm 55 and still a dinosaur enthusiast, so this Crichton thriller still terrified me.
I especially like that the chaos theorist, Ian Malcolm, was somehow miraculously resurrected and then was agai...more
DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT...I say again, different from the movie adaptation. Although I liked, no... loved Jurassic Park (book & movie) and despite some poor reviews of this sequel, I was captured by Crichton's imagery and good plot. I'm 55 and still a dinosaur enthusiast, so this Crichton thriller still terrified me.
I especially like that the chaos theorist, Ian Malcolm, was somehow miraculously resurrected and then was agai...more
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Read in November, 1995
I was incredibly disappointed in this book. I’d been eager to read it because I did think that Jurassic Park was a really fun read. I got through it, but immediately felt that it shouldn’t have been written/published. I’m giving it more than 1 star because I did feel some enjoyment, as well as annoyance, while I was reading. But it’s probably worthy of only 1 ½ stars. My suggestion would be to read Jurassic Park and skip this one. Jurassic Park had some intelligence in it and was very s...more
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Read in March, 2001
This was the first book by Michael Crichton that I read. All I can say is: Thank god my brother had a copy lying around so that when I got bored at home, I picked at it, got hooked, and proceeded the wild roller coaster ride that is the world of Michael Crichton fiction. I still remember being curled up on my bed, my eyes popping out and my mind going, "OH MY GOD I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED..." The quotes about entropy between the chapters seemed especially intelligent to me...more
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Read in January, 1999
This book was dreadful. Read just like he was setting up the movie scenes in each chapter. I'm not surprised that the movie was nothing like the book; who'd want to follow that formula? I was SHOCKED at how poorly written and executed the entire thing was. I ESPECIALLY hated how kids, somehow, HAD to be insinuated into the plotline (for family friendly ratings on the movie-to-be). Utterly ridiculous and a waste of anyone's time. I was also not surprised to see that this was rated the most unp...more
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The thrilling sequel to Jurassic Park, I find it to be just as good. Ingen had a Site B and they left it. Who would have guessed? Then a young, rich man named Richard Levine believes he has found it. A company called Biosyn wants to retrieve dinosaurs like they tried to do in Jurassic Park via Dennis Nedry.
It seems like in both Jurassic Park and The Lost World Ian Malcolm is at one point on morphine. Then he goes on a philosophical rant, which was one of my favorite parts of both books.
It seems like in both Jurassic Park and The Lost World Ian Malcolm is at one point on morphine. Then he goes on a philosophical rant, which was one of my favorite parts of both books.
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boo, michael crichton. boo for bringing a character back to life when you clearly killed him. i refuse to consider this a sequel to jurassic park. my theory is that he saw that spielberg didn't kill malcolm in the movie, and resurrected him to make the sequel jibe with the movie. whatever the reason, boo.
also, come on. two kids, boy and girl, two adults, man and woman, trapped by the tyrannosaurus? it's the same story, some new characters, different island. yawn.
also, come on. two kids, boy and girl, two adults, man and woman, trapped by the tyrannosaurus? it's the same story, some new characters, different island. yawn.
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Actually, I liked this book as much as the original. The real shame of this book is the movie version. Such a terrible movie with such a terrible interpretation of the book. They took an incredibly interesting and strong character and made it into Julianne Moore, who didn't fit the character description AT ALL. The ending of the book is quite good, as opposed to the ending of the movie. The movie infuriated me, if you can't tell, because I liked the book so much.
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Read in June, 2007
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I have read this book three times and it is as enjoyable each time. I consider it Crichton's personal best. Incidentally, the only thing it shares with the movie version is a name and an author credit. Might as well be two different concepts. And the book is 1000 times better.
In the book, Sarah Harding carries herself and two larger me out of the trailer as it is going over the cliff. In the movie, she cries. See what I mean?
In the book, Sarah Harding carries herself and two larger me out of the trailer as it is going over the cliff. In the movie, she cries. See what I mean?
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I LOVE this book! I read this and Jurassic Park shortly after the first movie was made. I was SO excited for this movie to come out, as I loved the book SO much! --- Sadly, I have never been more disappointed with a book made into a movie. What a tragedy. The movie really does not follow the book at all - and the story in the book is SO MUCH BETTER! If you've never read this book, you should! I can't imagine anyone not liking it!
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Read in February, 2008
Of course I have to follow Jurassic Park with The Lost World, but it's like that time in 6th grade when we first got cable and Star Wars was one of the seven movies on HBO and I loved it SO much I watched it over and over and over until one day I saw it was on again and dropped everything to watch it again and finally...I just couldn't do it anymore. Done. For years. Yeah, it's like that.
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This has got to be one of the worst sequels of all time. I guess Crichton couldn't come up with any new characters so he brings back to life a character that died in the first book, and decided that dinosaurs can see you after all even if you are standing still so he could put the characters in new situations. I still reread it for the adventure, even though it is truly heinous.
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Ewww ... without a doubt, one of the more blatant cash-ins in pop-literature history. Yikes, this one was so weak I couldn't believe it was written by the same author. (HINT! HINT!)
I mean, there isn't even the slightest degree of continuity between this book, the first book, or the first movie. It begs the question--who wrote this and whose crib notes were they working from?
I mean, there isn't even the slightest degree of continuity between this book, the first book, or the first movie. It begs the question--who wrote this and whose crib notes were they working from?
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Read in March, 2005
I learned how effective it is for authors to establish a bastion of knowledge for the topic in which they are writing. MC set the bar for scientific fiction novelists. It took me a long time to read this book. This was only because I made the decision to absorb the detail. I figured if MC took the time to do the research, I should take the time to appreciate it.
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Read in January, 2012
Another great book by Micheal Crichton. this is the sequel to Jurassic park. There is not need to explain any further about what this book is about because it was made into a movie. but if you did see t, its about a mathematician that went to the park in the first book, has to go into a other island, that is infested with more prehistoric clones.
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With the single exception of Hannibal by Thomas Harris , this is the worst sequel I have ever read . A slow moving plot that ignores many of the events in the first book , coupled with irritating , unsympathetic characters , makes for a miserable reading experience . Very disappointing when compared to the brilliance of his earlier works .
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