
Jurassic Park: A Novel
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#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
- Listening Length15 hours and 10 minutes
- Audible release date12 May 2015
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB00V3QHIMS
- VersionUnabridged
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Listening Length | 15 hours and 10 minutes |
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Author | Michael Crichton |
Narrator | Scott Brick |
Audible.com.au Release Date | 12 May 2015 |
Publisher | Brilliance Audio |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B00V3QHIMS |
Best Sellers Rank | 1,063 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 2 in Fantasy Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins 3 in Science Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins 4 in Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-In Fiction |
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By Brynn on 16 August 2020

Crichton was THE master of the page turner and within Jurassic Park the tension is palpable. I own three different versions of the book from trade paperback to first Ed hardcover and the MP3 audiobook as well, it is one of my all-time favorite books and one I keep on going back to. I first read this as a lad of 13 in 1997 having been a fan of the movie since its release in 93 with Dinosaurs arguably being my favorite thing in my early years as a lad in the late 80s.
If you have never read the book but love the movie I still DO recommend a read of this classic. Certain aspects are different and in terms of characters, the movie may of made some alterations for the better, the only book-to-film I can think was a success in that regard. Crichton's inner world building with the science aspect is fascinating and his attention to detail in the tense moments will have you shifting positions constantly waiting to find out what happens next. As with ALL Crichton sci-fi/ techno thrillers the first fifth to a third of his books are a backdrop of the science involved in the book, after that he truly unleashes the story on you and you cannot put his novels down and Jurassic Park is peak Crichton in that regard.
For those interested in the audiobook/ MP3, as I own that as well I can give a quick review on that as well. Scott Brick does an amazing job of building the story and it is one of the the better narrations of I heard. So if that is the path you want to go in your experience with one of the greatest books ever written you won't be disappointed in the audiobook.
Crichton's Jurassic Park is a novel that all lovers of the written word SHOULD read at least once in their lives. The idea of a Dinosaur themed park is indeed the story's highlight but the underlining theme of humankind trying to play god in the science lab is still just as prevalent today as it was in 1989 when he was writing it.
This classic book is truly worth anybodies time.

By Old Grim's Reviews on 25 June 2019
Crichton was THE master of the page turner and within Jurassic Park the tension is palpable. I own three different versions of the book from trade paperback to first Ed hardcover and the MP3 audiobook as well, it is one of my all-time favorite books and one I keep on going back to. I first read this as a lad of 13 in 1997 having been a fan of the movie since its release in 93 with Dinosaurs arguably being my favorite thing in my early years as a lad in the late 80s.
If you have never read the book but love the movie I still DO recommend a read of this classic. Certain aspects are different and in terms of characters, the movie may of made some alterations for the better, the only book-to-film I can think was a success in that regard. Crichton's inner world building with the science aspect is fascinating and his attention to detail in the tense moments will have you shifting positions constantly waiting to find out what happens next. As with ALL Crichton sci-fi/ techno thrillers the first fifth to a third of his books are a backdrop of the science involved in the book, after that he truly unleashes the story on you and you cannot put his novels down and Jurassic Park is peak Crichton in that regard.
For those interested in the audiobook/ MP3, as I own that as well I can give a quick review on that as well. Scott Brick does an amazing job of building the story and it is one of the the better narrations of I heard. So if that is the path you want to go in your experience with one of the greatest books ever written you won't be disappointed in the audiobook.
Crichton's Jurassic Park is a novel that all lovers of the written word SHOULD read at least once in their lives. The idea of a Dinosaur themed park is indeed the story's highlight but the underlining theme of humankind trying to play god in the science lab is still just as prevalent today as it was in 1989 when he was writing it.
This classic book is truly worth anybodies time.

I was read Timeline, but many, many, many years ago. In essence this is my first Crichton book. I will try another one where I haven't seen the film. Which might be tricky!
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Surprisingly I feel the movie did a great justice to this novel - they pruned what was necessary and nothing was really lost. I particularly like the following adjustments (which aren't spoilers, not really I promise!):
1) They made Hammond a decent human being in the movie - in the book he's a right ruthless bastard (he doesn't care for his grandkids and it's him who wants to charge thousands for tickets to the park, not the lawyer!).
2) They gave the main female roles - Ellie and Lex - proactive, strong roles in the film - in the book they are much more secondary characters, although Ellie is still a precocious, confident individual who holds her own. However, Lex is really 8 years old - not nearly 15 - and is much more of a drag, relying heavily on her brother to bring her safely through the park (understandable but still, annoying and whiney!).
I loved the dinosaurs - they had great, individual personalities and interesting, justifiable behaviour -, the park was much more realistic and there was a lot more background information and world building than I expected. I can see they pruned a lot of the ideas for the second and third movie from this original book, which lets you know how packed it is with cracking plot lines.
I cannot wait to grab a copy of The Lost World.

I won’t spoil it for anyone, but there is a lot more background to the story here than the film. The opening chapters (of which there are many) follow a few loose ends and covers the background, plot and some characters that don’t really figure in the main story, but show the overreaching effects of the park’s development. Unlike the film, this novel doesn’t really have to depend on the dinosaurs and action set pieces to intrigue. There’s hardly any dinosaur action in the opening 200 or so pages easily, it is quite the slow burner, but when it hits the fan, it hits harder than an angry T Rex! It really does go through the gears fast, so strap in!
The characters are vastly different from the the film too, Genaro is almost the total polar opposite of the cowardly, snivelling, greedy lawyer in the film and that characters’ fate is reserved for another character. Lex is a total airhead brat, Dr. Satler hardly features at all and a certain disgruntled Park employee is even somewhat of a sympathetic character...who still does a terrible thing. Dr. Malcolm’s chaos theory goodness is expanded upon greatly and Alan Grant is more macho than Sam Neill’s portrayal. Everyone’s backstory and the reasons they do the thing they do appear more logical. There are other characters that don’t get more than a background cameo in the film that are significantly more fleshed out here, oh, and don’t assume that just because someone survived the film that they’ll get through the novel...I’ll leave it at that!
The dinosaur rogues’ gallery is more or less identical, barring a slight different in species in some of the lesser characters and there is one action set piece in particular that is lifted to one of the original films’ sequels. Another watery set piece is somehow even more thrilling than seeing it ever could be.
Overall, this book is exactly what I’d hoped it would be. Similar enough to the film that I am nostalgically happy and satisfied and different enough that I’m learning something knew of the Jurassic Park lore. Michael Crichton was an excellent novelist and this book still stands as his Magnum Opus.

I never thought I would read this book. I'm not a huge fan of movies and whilst I like the Jurassic Park film, I loved the book. I was surprised that a relatively long book was so packed full of action from start to finish. Characters die who don't die in the film, there is no T-Rex vs raptor face off, Hammond is pure evil, the scenes are darker and more graffic and Lex is younger and extremely irritating! Crichton makes you think about the issues raised, making the book much more than an entertaining thriller.
Would definitely recommend.

It certainly didn't disappoint!
The book better explained the Mary-Shelley-style creation of the dinosaurs. It is quite heavy in scientific descriptions - having studied genetics, I found this to be an easy read. The language wasn't too technical, and there wasn't much jargon, so even if you don't have a background in genetics, I think it would still be reasonably easy to grasp.
There are a few differences that I think the movie did a little better. The strong women we know from Spielberg's movie weren't as notable in the book. Though Ellie is present and strong, albeit a watered-down version of the Ellie we know from the movie, Lex is a lot different. In the book, she isn't the smart, capable, teenage hacker who grows in strength - she's a frightened 8-year-old. And while her youth certainly explains her meekness, it was nice to see that the movie had created stronger female roles.
The description of the dinosaurs was fantastic, and I found myself hungrily devouring this book!
It's a 4.5/5 for me!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2019
It certainly didn't disappoint!
The book better explained the Mary-Shelley-style creation of the dinosaurs. It is quite heavy in scientific descriptions - having studied genetics, I found this to be an easy read. The language wasn't too technical, and there wasn't much jargon, so even if you don't have a background in genetics, I think it would still be reasonably easy to grasp.
There are a few differences that I think the movie did a little better. The strong women we know from Spielberg's movie weren't as notable in the book. Though Ellie is present and strong, albeit a watered-down version of the Ellie we know from the movie, Lex is a lot different. In the book, she isn't the smart, capable, teenage hacker who grows in strength - she's a frightened 8-year-old. And while her youth certainly explains her meekness, it was nice to see that the movie had created stronger female roles.
The description of the dinosaurs was fantastic, and I found myself hungrily devouring this book!
It's a 4.5/5 for me!

