#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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This is a classic not to be missed — in addition to the movie.
The book is way better than the movie. Best book I have read in a long time.
I read this one with my husband. It started out interesting, but the writing became dry after a while, really slowing the action down.
Michael Crichton’s book about science run amok is filled with frightening dinosaurs produced when scientists cloned dinosaur DNA and produced creatures extinct for
eons. They built Jurassic Park where these creatures roam until something goes wrong.
Great exciting read.
Wow great adventure, hold on to your hat!
More nuanced and creepier than the movie.
Very imaginative and engrossing. I couldn’t put it down. And a warning about genetics. ” Just because we can do something, doesn’t mean we should.”
Better than the movie!
Great read. Kept me wanting to continue reading.
Great fun!
I’m a sucker for this classic dinosaur tale by Crichton!! Still one of my long time favorite reads!
it was awesome
The book that spawned one of the greatest movies of the 1990’s is amazing. The science behind the re-emergence of the dinosaurs was realistic and well portrayed.
A perfect example of the book being much better than the movie.
It’s Jurassic Park…
Great for all ages. This book taught my dyslexic preteen that reading could be fun and entertaining.
I couldn’t put it down. Until I got so scared I couldn’t stand to read it and had to put it down. For a few hours anyway. It was the part where the children are in the kitchen and the raptors are hunting them. If you haven’t read this book it is a must!
Michael Crichton always has a great way of taking something that could happen in science and then have something go wrong with it!
Jurassic Park is such an original story! Quite a bit of time has passed since it was first published and what they accomplished in the book is now becoming reality with the reanimation of baby mammoths. Everyone should read this book.