Book Review

The Lost World (1995)

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Writer: Michael Crichton; Genres: Fiction, Mystery and Thriller; Publisher: Knopf

In this videogame-like sequel to Jurassic Park, arrogant paleontologist Richard Levine sets out to find a second dinosaur hatchery and gets trapped in Michael Crichton's The Lost World. His rescue party includes Jurassic alumnus Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum in the movie) and a couple of cute adolescent stowaways. There's a lack of freshness to the novel, but it's still a very scary read. B-

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Originally posted Oct 25, 1996 Published in issue #350 Oct 25, 1996 Order article reprints
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