June Mod Pick- The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly

[Tanecia]

Discuss as you read, but please use SPOILERS for those of us who haven't gotten as far as you!!! (Check out the 'some html is ok' box above the post box for spoiler tags.)

Happy reading

[Imani]

I absolutely loved The Great Zoo of China. It is definitely one of my favorite books this year. It is filled with action and suspense. The action moves quickly. The characters are well developed. This book is so much better than Jurassic Park. (view spoiler)[I was extremely happy that CJ managed to save Lucky and the other yellowjacket dragons from annihilation. Great book and great ending! (hide spoiler)]

[Sheri, Bookworm]

Janet, please use spoiler brackets! Adding spoiler alert at the top of your post isn't enough in threads like these. Click on the "some html is ok" link right above the comment box to see how to add brackets.

[Deborah]

Janet wrote: "Sheri wrote: "Janet, please use spoiler brackets! Adding spoiler alert at the top of your post isn't enough in threads like these. Click on the "some html is ok" link right above the comment box ..."

No, your spoiler is still showing. Just before the words "I was extremely happy," you should insert the word "spoiler" (without quotation marks) inside the sideways brackets. After the word "annihilation," do the same thing but add a slash before the word "spoiler."

[Tracey]

I definitely get all of the comparisons to Jurassic Park. A zoo that has the potential to be amazing ends up with a bloodbath. Now I've never read the book by Michael Crichton but I have seen the movies and the similarities are plentiful. I won't spoil the creatures of this park but I will say that China should have known better. Like seriously, why would you want to have a park full of...(view spoiler)[DRAGONS (hide spoiler)]? How can you think that it will end well for anyone involved? Except the main character CJ, apparently. She is absolutely kick ass on the point of being ridiculous. I had to suspend my disbelief several times. But other than that, I was completely enthralled with this thriller. The ending was very sweet and it put a smile on my face. After all that carnage, it was the perfect way to end the story.