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The Lost World
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345402882
ISBN: 034540288X
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: September 01, 1996
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: September 01, 1996
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Editorial Review:
Written in the wake of Jurassic Park's phenomenal box-office success, The Lost World seems as much a guidebook for Hollywood types hard at work on the franchise's followup as it is a legitimate sci-fi thriller. Which begs the inevitable questions: Is the plot a rehash of the first book? Sure it is, with the action unfolding on yet another secluded island, the mysterious "Site B." Is the cast of characters basically the same? Absolutely, from a freshly minted pair of cute, compu-savvy kids right down to the neatly exhumed chaos theorist Ian Malcolm (who was presumed dead at the close of JP). But is it fun to read? You betcha. Hollywood (and Michael Crichton) keeps telling us the same old stories for a very good reason: we like them. And the pulp SF formula Crichton has mastered with Jurassic Park and The Lost World is no exception. --Paul Hughes
"HARROWING THRILLS . . . FAST-PACED AND ENGAGING."
--People
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. . . .
"ACTION-PACKED."
--New York Daily News
"FAST AND GRIPPING."
--The Washington Post Book World
"A VERY SCARY READ."
--Entertainment Weekly
"AN EDGE-OF-THE-SEAT TALE."
--St. Petersburg Times
The mega-bestselling author of such exciting novels as Disclosure and Congo unveils the electrifying sequel to his hit book/movie Jurassic Park, certain to be a surefire bestseller!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Pretty good book, I would recommend this book to a friend.
I enjoy most of Crichton's books, they are usually unique and intriguing . I was surprised that he was able to still have more story left after Jurassic Park, but this book was equally entertaining.
Rating: - Good, fun, fast read
I just read this book in little over a week and I am a slow reader. Michael Crichton is a very good writer and this book is an easy read. It picks up a few years later after Jurassic Park. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it was nice to read more about the dino behavior. Overall all a good fun read - you will be satisfied.
Rating:  - Not as good as first
This book fell far from the tree when compared to Jurassic Park. I started reading it and had to put it down because it didn't hold my attention much but a few years later picked it up again and finished it. Just not as intense of Jurassic Park and seemed a little forced.
Rating: - Justice?
Show me the right way to live life. That's the moral of this one.
Ian Malcolm has always been my Favorite Crichton character. He exhibits the true thinking mind.
It's a must have.
(^_^)
Rating: - Not Free SF Reader
Dino somewhat disappointment.
Especially if you are going to take the title of a classic novel with a straight face, also about dinosaurs, etc., and come up ordinary.
It appears that not content to just mess up with the original Jurassic Park there is a second site with such beasts, and they, too, are restless.
Throw another crew together, complete with a couple of kids, and do it all again, just not as well.
An ok book but, but not in the ... Read More
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