The Lost World: A Novel

Michael Crichton

Jan 2001 · Jurassic Park Book 2 · Sold by Ballantine Books

About this ebook

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo comes the sequel to the smash-hit Jurassic Park, a thriller that’s been millions of years in the making.
 
“Fast and gripping.”—The Washington Post Book World
 
It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end—the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, and the island indefinitely closed to the public.
 
There are rumors that something has survived. . . .
 
“Harrowing thrills . . . fast-paced and engaging.”—People
 
“A very scary read.”—Entertainment Weekly
 
“Action-packed.”—New York Daily News
 
“An edge-of-the-seat tale.”—St. Petersburg Times

Ratings and reviews

This book tends to stagnate a bit, but that's partially because the first book was so original. What drew me in the first book was the illusion that this could all really happen, something the second book hadn't tried to do much. The book attempts to tie in characters from Jurassic Park, which it succeeds in doing, even expanding and devoloping on a couple. The gore and action scenes are more intense in Lost World, even if they are bit harder to believe. Some of the tangents the book goes off on are mildly interesting at best with a few thought provoking ones. The character polarities stand out, and the author does a nice job of hopping around between them to keep the reader engaged. I rate the book a 3, but it could easily be a 4.

Not as good as Jurassic Park, but a very good read. It's full of detail, character depth, and science. I'd give it five stars easily but it drags a bit in spots.

Do not be put off my the movie, the movie is nothing like this, they may as well have not even named it after this novel. It was great. I love Michael Crichton's writing. It's simple, yet complex, and he doesn't assume the reader knows everything. He makes it easy to understand the science behind it. The action, once they finally get to the island, is almost non-stop. The characters are all lovable. And Ian Malcolm is an even bigger dick in this one (which is wonderful). I would highly recommend this novel.

About the author

Michael Crichton’s novels include The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure, and The Lost World. He was as well the creator of the television series ER. Crichton died in 2008.