Jurassic Park / Congo
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Average rating4.5
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Ratings2
Average rating4.5
Two breathtaking adventure novels in one bumper volume
Jurassic Park
On a remote jungle island genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park. Then a rival firm tries to steal embryos, and the nightmare begins.
Congo
Three intrepid adventurers plunge into the heart of Africa in a desperate bid for the fabulous diamonds of the Lost City of Zinj.
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Read Congo for a reading challenge to read two similar bills with similar plot (Amazonia was the second book). Michael Crichton books are a staple in my library. This is a book I've had for decades, I know the story so well- in and out. Clearly these exploration stories are fascinating to me - the thrill of the trail, the mysteries and challenges within, the raw power of nature, the new species (the creativity of the authors in creating them!). Unfortunately, almost always, the humans come out of the entire episode empty-handed, having destroyed (or nearly destroyed) whatever they set out to find - it was the same in Amazonia, in the movies like Anaconda etc. Pity!
Oh, and of course, Amy, the teen gorilla who communicates in sign language, was the best character ever.
