Book: The Lost World

 Book: The Lost World

Author: Michael Crichton

Pages: 432

This is my 133rd read for the year

6 years since Jurassic Park and rumors have surfaced that not all the dinosaurs perished.  Ian Malcom has revealed that he survived the ordeal on Isla Nubar.  He follows a rumor of dinosaur like animals on the shores of Costa Rica.  He discovers that InGen had a Site B where they were raising dinosaurs - on an island called Isla Soma.  18 months later a man name Levine heads out to find the dinosaurs on Isla Soma before the Costa Rican government can destroy them.  Malcom finds out he went and goes after him.  Malcom finds him, but Levine is not grateful.  A third group has set out intent on stealing eggs for a company called Biosyn (rival to InGen).  Now all of these people need to figure out how to get off the island alive and make sure that the dinsoaurs don't follow them.

This book wasn't great.  I liked the first one - Jurassic Park - but this one was dry.  IT was so technical and there were so many characters that I had a hard time staying interested.  There was a lot of jargon and not much action.  I KNOW that the movies take that to the extreme here, but come on.  It is an island with dinosaurs!  Too much chatter from the characters.  

Stars: 3