Jared Byrne
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I strongly recommend this book to anyone who's seeking a good action-fiction read. This is an entertaining read that's also a great follow-up to the first book. I've read The Lost World together with my boys twice, and we enjoyed it both times. There is some foul language that doesn't add any value to the storyline, and which is a disappointment, but overall the book is entertaining and captivating. For those with younger children, there are some graphic descriptions of dinosaurs eating humans; and to anyone who is avoiding the books because you've already seen the movies: it must also be noted that the books are significantly better than their corresponding movies (and we saw three movies first).
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Becca Lynn
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.
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Mad Martigan93
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.