48. The Lost World (Jurassic Park #2) Michael Crichton. 1995. 448 pages. [Source: Library] [adult science fiction, 5 stars, dinosaurs]
First sentence: The late twentieth century has witnessed a remarkable growth in scientific interest in the subject of extinction.
Premise/plot: One scientist, Richard Levine, is on a mission to prove that there is a LOST WORLD of dinosaurs. He is following clues here and there--which leads him to Ian Malcolm among others. But he has no proof, just a dream, a goal, a quest. Ian is keeping the whole surviving dinosaur thing hush, hush, hush. Only those who have heard his nightmares would ever suspect that he might be keeping big secrets. Still no one--at the start--is quite sure WHERE this alleged lost world might be. When Levine appears to be completely and totally in distress--moments away from being a dinosaur's snack--Malcolm leads a team (Thorne, Sarah Harding, two kids (Arby? Kelly?) to try to find him on an island. Piecing together the clues that Levine left behind. Bringing the best (though untested) equipment. But they are not the only ones looking for the "Lost" World.
My thoughts: I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this one. I loved how there were fewer characters. I loved how there was more story. It seemed less gimmicky to me, perhaps. OR maybe I'm just so invested to the story that I'm stopping the overthinking enough for me to love the story completely and fully. I was less annoyed with this one as well--in terms of the "kids" in the story. Though offhand, I'm not sure how old these kids were supposed to be--well, that or in the original. I also loved that the story wasn't all dinosaurs attack people 100% of the time always and always.
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