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Audio CD Description Written in the wake of Jurassic Park's phenomenal box-office success, The Lost World seems as much a guidebook for Hollywood types hard at work on the franchise's followup as it is a legitimate sci-fi thriller. Which begs the inevitable questions: Is the plot a rehash of the first book? Sure it is, with the action unfolding on yet another secluded island, the mysterious "Site B." Is the cast of characters basically the same? Absolutely, from a freshly minted pair of cute, compu-savvy kids right down to the neatly exhumed chaos theorist Ian Malcolm (who was presumed dead at the close of JP). But is it fun to read? You betcha. Hollywood (and Michael Crichton) keeps telling us the same old stories for a very good reason: we like them. And the pulp SF formula Crichton has mastered with Jurassic Park and The Lost World is no exception. --Paul Hughes

Customer Reviews whats going on crichton???????? i shall start off this review by tell you that jurassic park is my favourite book, and for an 18 year old, i know that is kinda sad. the lost world film was my favourite out of the trilogy, way better than the first, but is let down teribly by the t-rex being taken to san diego. thats just crap man. but the lost world book? what is going on? ian malcolm is the lead character in it, yet he died in the first book? crichton decides that t-rex doesn't have amphibian based visual accuity, yet in the first book it was one of the major points? velociraptors have no idea of social behaviour in the lost world, yet in jurassic park they have a striking social hierarchy? the whole story falls to bits and it isn't as gripping or even as bloody interesting as the first one. (...) A Page Turner This book is just so...great. This would have to be the best book I've ever read. Theres a great blend of action as well as charector development, theres also a great blend of Science inserted in as well. Michael Crichton knows how to write with suspence. Unlike Jurassic Park(Which I also loved), this book gets quickly to the point, it introduces some great charectors like Richard Levine for instance. The book can be gory at some times though but it wouldn't be that bad to read even if your not into gore and such(The killings are pretty descriptive though) maybe even more so than the first Jurassic Park. When I read this book I literally could not put it down. I had read around ten-fifteen chapters in one single day, thats how good the story is. This book just keeps you riveted and makes you ask for more. Theres one scene involving Dr. Sarah Harding and Kelly Chester on a motorcycle and it involves a Velociraptor, that would have to be one of my favorite scenes. Bottom line: This book is worth you hard earned money, I only paid like $7.00 but I would have paid $15.00 if I had to. I actually liked it better than the first. Highly recommended. A major flop It was with great anticipation that I read this book. I have been a Crichton fan for a long time and think the 'Jurassic Park' was one of his best books. This book is the sequel and continues where the first book left off. To my knowledge, Crichton had never written a sequel to one of his books prior to this one. After the original novels success and the blockbuster movie based on the book, one can not help but think that Crichton felt some pressure (from Hollywood, fans, and the big payday - who knows) to continue the story. Well, this book falls far short of the original. This book seems to follow the same script as the first book, but the characters are changed a little. It just isn't very creative regarding the characters, the premise of the story and without those it has nothing. I actually got the feeling when reading this book that some of it was written with movie scenes in mind. My advice would be to read the original and skip this book all together. You will not be missing much.