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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A super summer dinosaur read!,
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This review is from: Footprints of Thunder (Mass Market Paperback)
I loved the whole story line and the characters involved. Just the idea of having a time-quilt effect bring the past(millions of years ago) exist with the present was interesting to see what consequences resulted. I loved the New York City portion of the story with the old lady and the Iguanadon, she just took the whole situation in stride with life. The author writes very descriptive of what the country looks like after the quilting happens, I was able to see the steamy jungle like swamp next to the towering New York apartments. I had a great time with this book.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Jurassic Park it AIN'T---but it IS a fun read,
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This review is from: Footprints of Thunder (Mass Market Paperback)
After quenching my dinosaur thirst with 'The Lost World' (a great sequel, by the way) I happened to fall upon 'Footprints of Thunder' quite by accident, and figured the plot sounded decent enough to give it a go. I have to say I was glad I took the risk. As another reader mentioned, the overall premise is at best ludicrous...but c'mon! It's DINOSAURS we're talking about, you pretty much HAVE to suspend your belief in order to fall for it in the first place. But after you DO...well that is when this book takes off.Author David sets us up with all kinds of odd phenomenon that has happened not just in the novel, but in real life, too. Accounts of it raining fish miles away from the nearest lake or river and a few other unexplainable occurances (some of which ARE from the authors imagination). Then, all-of-a-sudden--the landscape of the entire planet is changed in the twinkling of an eye. Parts of earth remain the same, but OTHERS suddenly become earth of the past...the WAAAAY PAST. Now we've got dinosaurs walking the streets of New York City. Sound interesting? I have to admit once I got past the odd premise, I really enjoyed 'Footprints of Thunder' very much. Was it better than 'Jurassic Park'? I don't think it even comes CLOSE. But hey, for a great beach read or something to pass the time on a long flight, it makes for a fun escape into the partial-world of the paleolithic. Overall, not bad.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A top-notch dinosaur thriller!,
By Thomas A. Morrow (Oak Ridge, TN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Footprints of Thunder (Mass Market Paperback)
If you love dinosaurs, whether they're fierce and terrifying or cuddly and sympathetic, this book is for you.If you like violent, bloody, non-stop action, this book is for you. If you like big budget, end-of-the-world disaster epics, this book is for you. If you want a plot that weaves Big Foot, UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, weird falling objects, the Bermuda Triangle, spontaneous human combustion, and ancient Babylonian prophecies into one tidy paranormal thread, this book is for you. If you're looking for a convincing science fiction story about time travel . . . forget it! The plot is outright ridiculous! Billions of people, all over the earth, are transported -- overnight -- into the Late Cretaceous because of hydrogen bomb tests carried out in the 1950s and 60s? I mean . . . really! But if you're willing to suspend your disbelief, this book is fast-paced and entertaining. The dinosaurs themselves are a real treat. I actually liked this book better than Jurassic Park.
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