Not even the best book with its title (Arthur Conan Doyle wins hands down, unsurpisingly), but I have to admit that this novel was what I believe people label - rightfully - a page turner.
The pace is quick, the chapters short, the actions packed over the span of 24 hours (or maybe 48 or thereabouts? I've read it a while ago and don't quite remember) and dinosaurs remain fascinating creatures (though this isn't quite a Crichton invention).
The prose is terrible, the vocabulary limited and the science (or science fiction) feels a bit too accessible for someone who only ever did a bit of basic biology and chemistry in school, but the book is ultimately a good couple of hours of pretty good low-maintenance entertainment.
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