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The late twentieth century has witnessed a remarkable growth in scientific interest in the subject of extinction.

The Lost World by Michael Crichton

October 12, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is probably the fifth time I’ve read this one, the sequel to Jurassic Park. I remember eagerly awaiting this one coming out when I was in high school, getting it from the library, looking at the illustrations on the inside covers, and even the goofy promise of “A NEW DINOSAUR” on the front cover, which pops up for like one minute very late in the story. It’s a solid adventure novel that writes itself into the sub genre of lost world novels pretty squarely, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Michael Crichton, the lost world

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:551 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Michael Crichton, the lost world ·
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He was too absurd to make me angry.

The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle

June 3, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Lost World In a short length rant against skeptics, Arthur Conan Doyle presents us with Professor Challenger. I jest, but almost not so much. This novel is another kind of quintessential novel we see made, remade, and parodied in a lot of other forms of culture. Think the evil the explorer character in Up, for example, as a Professor Challenger kind of character, the scientific explorer, left without proof having experienced something amazing. This book is also a kind of proto King Kong, and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Arthur Conan Doyle, his last bow, the lost world

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:308 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Arthur Conan Doyle, his last bow, the lost world ·
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