The Lost World

, #2

Paperback, 393 pages

English language

Published Nov. 25, 1995 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc..

ISBN:
978-0-7522-2441-1
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3 stars (63 reviews)

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, the island indefinitely closed to the public.

There are rumors that something has survived....

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2 stars

That's the greatest scientific discovery of the twentieth century. You can't study anything without changing it.

Unlike my glowing 5/5 review to Jurassic Park, this review of The Lost World will not be that. Something is off with The Lost World that makes the book more of a struggle.

Every location on the island and character felt like a slog. I didn't feel any particular concern if a character from "the good guys" was gobbled by a dinosaur or if one of the "baddies" was eaten, there were no connections to the characters. Each character, young or old, felt formulaic. Everyone was running from one dire situation to another and there was no opportunity to explore who these people were.

The story took place over such a short timespan there is no opportunity for character growth so you have to explore their pasts. There were references to Malcom and …

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