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"HARROWING THRILLS . . . FAST-PACED AND ENGAGING." --People It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public. There are rumors that something has survived. . . . "ACTION-PACKED." --New York Daily News "FAST AND GRIPPING." --The Washington Post Book World "A VERY SCARY READ." --Entertainment Weekly "AN EDGE-OF-THE-SEAT TALE." --St. Petersburg Times
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"This book is incredibly fast paced and keeps you hooked throughout. It is well written and and make you feel as if you are watching a motion picture but somehow and somewhere it lacks the magic set by its prequel "Jurassic Park". But it gives total entertainment to first time reader and definitely worth to give it a try!"
— Narendra (4 out of 5 stars)
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#1 New York Times bestseller
The Lost World: A Novel Listener Reviews
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" Pretty good, but not as good as the first. Still worth reading though "
— Thea, 2/15/2014 -
" Jurassic Park was one of my favorite childhood movies. Reading the book made me understand the true knowledge behind the whole book. This book is not only insightful but also a fun read. "
— Jordan, 2/12/2014 -
" I noticed this book got quite a few bad reviews. Myself- I could barely put it down, it was very exciting and very scarey. Maybe that's because I read it when I was very young, and had an unhealthy fascination for all things dinosaur. My 20 year old self recommends it. "
— Annie, 2/10/2014 -
" The sequel to the best-seller. Not as elegant as the first foray into resurrecting dinosaurs, but a suitable follow-up. "
— M, 2/6/2014 -
" My third favorite Crichton book after Jurassic Park and Timeline. "
— Kimberly, 2/6/2014 -
" The film was pretty good as far as blockbuster sequel films go. But the book is an even better sequel. I think I may have even liked this book slightly better than the original. Fun! just like the movies. "
— Philip, 1/26/2014 -
" It was kinda boring. Random stuff happening. I feel movie was much better. "
— gagsays, 1/17/2014 -
" The movie has nothing to do with this book. I thought this book, as great as Jurrasic Park is, eclipsed the first one. Oh yeah there's no King Kong story here. The movie BLOWS!!! "
— Russell, 1/16/2014 -
" Saw this movie long time ago. Book was much more detailed. Just a good entertaining action book. "
— Gordon, 1/1/2014 -
" Action packed, fast moving, and well written. "
— Caitlin, 12/24/2013 -
" I went through a long Michael Chrichton phase in Jr. High maybe part of high school. "
— Owen, 12/8/2013 -
" Follow ups are usually not as good as the original blockbuster. I read this so long ago and I don't remember much about it. No way near as good as the first. "
— Cindy, 12/5/2013 -
" Probably the worst sequel I ever read. "
— Nick, 11/29/2013 -
" Not quite as good as "Jurassic Park" in my view; however i know many people that liked this one more. Kind of a violent book. "
— Darrell, 11/23/2013 -
" Not as good as the first. And the movie is completely different. Basically they only used some of the same dinosaurs. "
— Steph, 11/22/2013 -
" This wasn't as good as Jurassic Park, but it still rattled along and was entertaining enough! "
— Boneist, 9/20/2013 -
" I read one chapter of this book. I was so upset to see that he started the sequal where the movie ended... not his book, that I set it down and never read anything else he wrote. "
— Agent, 7/25/2013 -
" another example of a classic crichton book. a good sequal equally filled with logic, suspense and adventure. "
— Kenric, 6/2/2013 -
" A very gripping book.Loved it!! "
— Manish, 2/18/2013 -
" I liked it, but that might have been because I was still riding high from Jurassic Park. Others seem to hate it. "
— Brian, 2/4/2013 -
" It was alright. I liked it better than the movie. A whole lot of differences between them both. "
— Guntrotingidiot, 10/27/2012 -
" Good book. Dont waste your time seeing the movie, the book puts the movie to shame 100%. Isnt that the way it always is? "
— Lisa, 2/10/2012 -
" Classic Michael Crichton. Very worth reading. "
— Heather, 8/2/2011 -
" OK, once is enough - did we really need a rehash of his original, great book? "
— Patrick, 7/19/2011 -
" I liked Crichton's intelligence and probing of the edges of known science. Even the sequel is a decent read. "
— Greg, 6/26/2011 -
" This book was good don't get me wrong but it feels kind of rushed and the ending was.....confusing to say the least. so yes i much prefer the first novel "
— Chris, 5/22/2011 -
" A worthy sequel to an excellent novel. Even after this one ended, I was hoped Michael Crichton would visit this subject again. "
— Gary, 5/10/2011 -
" good stuff on paleontological theory wrapped in a cheesy plot "
— jeff, 5/10/2011 -
" Action packed, fast moving, and well written. "
— Caitlin, 5/2/2011 -
" Preferred the first one, but this was still good. "
— Jess, 5/1/2011 -
" A strange book about dinosaurs recreated on an island in Costa Rica. Not of of the best Chrichton's I've read. "
— Alice, 4/30/2011 -
" Actually I read this book in portuguese "
— Adriana, 4/29/2011 -
" Pretty good. Most interesting than Jurassic Park because the animals weren't contained and I love Malcolm. All and all it was pretty good! "
— Jamie, 4/27/2011 -
" very interesting but it was a good for the family/friends to read <br/> "
— S.alex, 4/27/2011 -
" Disappointing, read it once ages ago, liked it better as a kid. "
— Sjoerd, 4/24/2011 -
" Good but not as good as Jurassic Park, a little disappointing compared to some other of his work. "
— Jess, 4/14/2011
About Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton (1942–2008) is one of the most prolific bestselling authors of all time with over 200 million copies sold worldwide, in forty languages, including Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Sphere, Next, Prey, Disclosure, Eaters of the Dead, and Congo. His books have been adapted into fifteen films, most notably Jurassic Park directed by Steven Spielberg which launched one of the highest-grossing entertainment franchises of all time. A remarkable and versatile talent, Crichton wrote and directed several films including Westworld, The Great Train Robbery (based on his novel), and Coma and created the television series ER. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. After writing novels under the pseudonyms John Lange and Jeffery Hudson while he was still a medical student, his first bestseller as Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain, was adapted into a classic film.
About Anthony Heald
Anthony Heald, an Audie Award–winning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in television’s Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. He has also won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narrations.