#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-TimesAn astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. … 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
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Makes you believe in a currently make-believe scenario…. Book is way better than the movie, which is one of the best ever.
I read it when it fist came out, but not since. It was the first resurrected DNA book I’d read and gave me lots to ponder.
The world lost a treasure when Michael Crichton passed away. A modern classic…
Like most — book was way better than the movie!
Book is very good and I enjoyed it. I did notice that it did not follow the movie at all. Still, I really enjoyed the book.
Truly a scientific thriller for all ages.
I read all the Jurassic books and loved them all!
Wonderful romp, better than the movie!
Fantastically entertaining! So much better than the movie!
Inventive and action-packed science-fiction. The science is believable. It answers just about everyone’s curiosity about placing people in the dinosaur’s world. In a sense it is a variation on Frankenstein – tragic results of what happens when man plays God.
This book really made me wonder if extinct animals could be recreated. I enjoyed it.
I read this years ago and loved it.
Action packed
Amazing! Love everything by him.
great read – just GLAD we don’t have the technology to Really do this!
So much better than the movie!
I love this book. I’ve read it at least as many times as I’ve seen the movie, and that’s a lot. It does a great job of balancing action and science, and even though I know what happens, I still have trouble putting it down sometimes. Also, there’s so much in the book that never made it into the movie, and even some things that made it into the …
Great science fiction based on credible science,
If you haven’t read the book you don’t know what you’re missing. Makes you think about things in new and different ways.
The questions i: “simply because we can [read a book], should we?” My answer for THIS book is a resounding “YES!”