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Michael Crichton's Jurassic World

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Jurassic Park the book is much better then the movie. And so was Lost World. The books were suspenceful and full of great action and the storyies were so much better than the movies.
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H.B.M.C.

Michael Crichton's popular Jurassic Park novels that spawned two blockbuster motion pictures are together, uncut and unabridged, in this spectacular book. If you liked either one of the Steven Spielberg films, this is definitely a must-have, both as companion for the films and for its literary value.

I am part of the iconoclastic ilk who believe a film can be better than the book. Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park" is an example. And that is not knocking Michael by any means. The novel - written three years before the film version - is packed with far more scientific facts, fascinating theories, and interesting techno-babble than the motion picture ever could. Reading "Jurassic Park" is almost like a crash course in paleontology and DNA. However, that aspect of the book giveth and taketh away. Too often it gets bogged down in a superfluity of sometimes boring scientific jargon. The last 15% of the book is slow-going, and the ending is anticlimactic. But there are plenty of adventure/suspense elements and compelling characters (most of which appear in the film) that made this so attractive for motion picture studios. Crichton has a keen ability to delineate vivid images of the dinosaurs. He also has a knack for writing amusing dialogue. The computer screen illustrations lend much-needed visual aid, and it is fun to watch the fractals of Ian Malcolm's "Chaos Theory" grow from chapter to chapter. The pros (and prose) of this book far outweigh the cons.

Now, all those literary purests should be pacified. I think "The Lost World" is far superior to the film (of course, it is almost impossible for it not to be). This is one of those rare books that I actually have trouble putting down before I finish - spent thirteen hours straight reading it. If you can get through an oppressive section early on, the rest of the book is fast-paced and compelling. The plot of the novel is far more credible than the film, and is spared that ridiculous scene in which tyrannosaurus rex wreaks havoc in San Diego. Interestingly, there are fewer characters in the book than in the film. Jack Thorne almost seems like a reverse composite character. A lot of the dialogue in "The Lost World" is comic book caliber, and Crichton occasionally digresses into the tedious scientific lectures prevalent in "Jurassic Park", but not nearly to the same extent. Overall, the "Jurassic World" book is a fine read.

This omnibus has two of the greatest novels of all-time in one volume: Jurassic Park, and the Lost World. But of course you already knew that. If you want to know my opinions on the individual books then look up my reviews for them, but I can tell you that these are two awesome books and each so much better than the (by no means bad) movies. And they're in one volume! If you don't yet own these two books, this is the best way to purchase them, as it is cheaper. On the other hand, if you already own or have read these two novels there is absolutely no reason to purchase this one, as it has nothing new except for slightly different packaging.

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This is Michael Crichton at his best

I have read both Jurassic Park and The Lost World seperately before, however I found that the combination of the two was brilliant! Sure the book was poorly constructed with rough un-cut paper, but at least it stayed together. Jurassic World is a great book.

When I get this book I am going to read the whole thing and enjoy everything about it!

Michael, I would like to say to you that you are the best Author out there and that your books Jurassic Park and The Lost World are the best books in the whole world!

I will enjoy this book called "Jurassic World" and I will tell every one to check it out!

So, to every one who is out there! Read the book "JURASSIC WORLD" by Michael Crichton!

Mitchel

Even though I enjoyed both of these books when they first came out, the conbination of the two was very disappointing. Also, the book was cheaply constructed. The pages felt like toilet tissue.

These are two of Micheal Crichton's best novels. I loved both of them and read the whole thing in about a week. As far as novels go...these two are about as good as it gets