Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park

By Michael Crichton

  • Release Date: 1990-11-07
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
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Description

#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

Reviews

  • Great read, couldn’t put it down

    5
    By inquisibro
    I haven’t read this much in a long time. Thoroughly enjoyed the book, and though it was lengthier than the movie in its content, it was tense throughout. Going into it for the first time had me surprised at how different it is from how the movie turned out.

  • First Time Reading It...

    5
    By MolinaRJ
    It’s wild how much all the Jurassic Park sequels ended up pulling from just this one book. And honestly, the first movie feels so straightforward compared to this - in a good, refreshing way. The book had twists that really caught me off guard, like certain character deaths and who actually made it out alive. Definitely a page-turner. Shame it took me so long to finally read it!

  • Grew up with the movies. Finally read the book!

    5
    By Katsghostie
    Whoa. As someone who does not read often, I was surprised at how quickly I became immersed by this book. Crichton does a great job of utilizes illustrations of computer graphs and screens in key parts. I felt like I was looking over Dr. Grants shoulder, learning about these creatures in real time. The story we all know and love takes a while to get started. The characters from the movie don’t get introduced till a third of the way in- persevere though! Once everything starts falling apart, it definitely gets exciting. 10/10

  • Hold onto your butts

    5
    By Lynzeeeeee
    Modern classic for a reason. First time rereading in almost 30 years and it was still a thrilling experience.

  • Only saw the movie

    5
    By KaelebWilliams
    Went into this having only seen the movie and I am astounded at how different it is from this book. The movie heavily focuses on dinosaurs and I loved it as a kid but this book is about the hubris of man in trying to control and tame nature. Technology advances that haven’t improved quality of life for people, yet we laud them as our saviors. Living in the shadow of AI, this message rings especially true in today’s day and age. Truly excellent I highly recommend.

  • Jurassic park - classic

    5
    By D-Fresh324
    This book was great. Simple to read and very entertaining.

  • Excellent Book

    5
    By Btt Hockey
    While the book might be a little detail heavy in parts, the story was incredible. As a long time fan of the movies, reading this book gave me a new appreciation for parts that weren’t fully explained. The story is vastly different from the movie, and worth a read. If you are a fan, you will like this book!

  • Totally different from expectation

    5
    By LmG200447
    It was very different from the movie in a great way, I wish the movie had done it justice

  • Simply the best

    5
    By Mixer mike
    I honestly believe this is the greatest book ever written. From the detail to the science to the description and of the dinosaurs this book is simply not matched. Michael is fantastic thank you for this piece of inspirational art!

  • Excellent - better than the movies

    5
    By cayuga11x
    Shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone - the books are always better. But this was phenomenal, I finished in two days. Onto the Lost World!

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