Jurassic Park

I have a strong feeling that people are too blinded by nostalgia of the movie to give it the rating it deserves.

First of all - the movie is definitely better. Laura Derne, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill? Amazing cast.

Second of all - the characters are awful, and it made me angry at Michael Crichton that he'd created these people. Lex is more obnoxious and unintelligent in a way that no child ever is, Ian Malcolm is a total edge lord, and Alan Grant goes from college professor paleontologist to rugged military man with a mind for strategic combat.

The book isn't a bad book, but it certainly isn't a great book. It's the kind of book you pick up for $4 at an airport and steam through on a beach before forgetting you ever read it.