Jurassic Park: A Novel

By Michael Crichton

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read “[Michael] Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.”—Chicago Sun-Times An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them—for a price.   Until something goes wrong. . . .   In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller. Praise for Jurassic Park   “Wonderful . . . powerful.”—The Washington Post Book World “Frighteningly real . . . compelling . . . It’ll keep you riveted.”—The Detroit News   “Full of suspense.”—The New York Times Book Review

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Published Sep 25, 2012

464 pages

Average rating: 8.34

587 RATINGS

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Readers say *Jurassic Park* is a fast-paced, thrilling scientific novel darker and more complex than the film, praised for vivid dinosaur descriptions...

taryn_hunt5
10/10 stars
Loved this novel a lot more than the movie.
Bell’s books
9/10 stars
Very engaging, easy to follow, interesting to see the difference between the book and movie!
Thriller Reader
10/10 stars
Even better than the movie. Engaging from the beginning to the end. Crichton always did his homework, creating a totally believable story. He is missed.
jggmbllt
9/10 stars
The movie did this book so much injustice, it’s criminal. Spielberg needs to be in jail and write formal apology to Crichton
Sara
8/10 stars
3.5 stars rounded up

Really enjoyed the differences between the book and the movie. I only wish the rest of the book had the same shock and horror as the first few chapters. I think there was a touch too much Ian Malcolms drug addled rants, and they needed a good edit.

The Ending lacked some lustre and felt a little forced.

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