Jurassic Park: A Novel


Jurassic Park: A Novel
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2 months, 2 weeks ago at Mar 3 17:01
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Like many movies, the Jurassic Park film by Steven Spielberg has many differences from it's literary source. The book itself, as always, is far more detailed. And honestly, it's as if the film and book are two very different stories. Yes, both revolve around a dinosaur theme park, and yes, many character names are kept. But that's where most of the similarities end.

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Description: 0 0 Amazon.com Review Unless your species evolved sometime after 1993 when Jurassic Park hit theaters, you're no doubt familiar with this dinosaur-bites-man disaster tale set on an island theme park gone terribly wrong. But if Speilberg's amped-up CGI creation left you longing for more scientific background and ... well, character de ... (more)
Manufacturer : Ballantine Books
Release date : 13 November 1991
ISBN-10 : 0345370775 | ISBN-13: 9780345370778
Sci-fi (7), Thriller (6), Action (6), Fiction (5), Adventure (4), Science Fiction (4), Dinosaurs (4), Scifi (3), Series (3), Animals (3), Zoo (3), Theme Park (3), Disaster (3), Survival (3), T-Rex (2), Collection (2), Featurette (2), Large Grossing (2), Explorer (2), Beard (2)
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“Like many movies, the Jurassic Park film by Steven Spielberg has many differences from it's literary source. The book itself, as always, is far more d”

Maggie posted a review 2 months, 2 weeks ago

“Like many movies, the Jurassic Park film by Steven Spielberg has many differences from it's literary source. The book itself, as always, is far more detailed. And honestly, it's as if the film and book are two very different stories. Yes, both revolve around a dinosaur theme park, and yes, many character names are kept. But that's where most of the similarities end.

The book by Michael Crichton is fantastic if you're interested in science. You don't have to be a genius to understand the concepts in the novel, but it helps broaden your understanding of the many steps involved in making the park. It stills centers around Dr. Grant and Dr. Sattler, who are not anything more than coworkers, and still receive the opportunity of a life time to visit a one of a kind resort. They are br” read more

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