-
Jurassic Park
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy for $31.49
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
The Lost World
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end - the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public. But there are rumors that something has survived.
-
-
A little disappointing, to be honest.
- By Bunny on 07-26-18
By: Michael Crichton
-
Congo
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists are mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes. Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and torn, equipment scattered in the mud alongside dead bodies - all motionless except for one moving image - a grainy, dark, man-shaped blur.
-
-
Fantastic - better the second time around
- By hgpilot - MM on 11-28-15
By: Michael Crichton
-
Sphere
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A classic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton, Sphere is a bravura demonstration of what he does better than anyone: riveting storytelling that combines frighteningly plausible, cutting-edge science and technology with pulse-pounding action and serious chills.
-
-
Crichton: Good storyteller, Bad writer
- By Daniel Chalenburg on 10-25-19
By: Michael Crichton
-
The Andromeda Strain
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: David Morse
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The United States government is given a warning by the preeminent biophysicists in the country: current sterilization procedures applied to returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere.
-
-
Interesting but soooo slow
- By Amazon Customer on 09-15-18
By: Michael Crichton
-
Timeline
- A Novel
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Modern science meets feudal France...dinosaurs still walk the Earth...a secret world of killer gorillas...only in a Michael Crichton thriller! Check out our full selection in our Crichton store!
-
-
Only get this recording if you find an unwavering backdrop of "tv static" and chatting technicians to be in anyway desirable.
- By Mega on 03-10-17
By: Michael Crichton
-
Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, Ready Player One is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed.
-
-
Thanks, But No Thanks
- By Joshua Simpson on 01-27-19
By: Ernest Cline
-
The Lost World
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end - the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public. But there are rumors that something has survived.
-
-
A little disappointing, to be honest.
- By Bunny on 07-26-18
By: Michael Crichton
-
Congo
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists are mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes. Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and torn, equipment scattered in the mud alongside dead bodies - all motionless except for one moving image - a grainy, dark, man-shaped blur.
-
-
Fantastic - better the second time around
- By hgpilot - MM on 11-28-15
By: Michael Crichton
-
Sphere
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A classic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton, Sphere is a bravura demonstration of what he does better than anyone: riveting storytelling that combines frighteningly plausible, cutting-edge science and technology with pulse-pounding action and serious chills.
-
-
Crichton: Good storyteller, Bad writer
- By Daniel Chalenburg on 10-25-19
By: Michael Crichton
-
The Andromeda Strain
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: David Morse
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The United States government is given a warning by the preeminent biophysicists in the country: current sterilization procedures applied to returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere.
-
-
Interesting but soooo slow
- By Amazon Customer on 09-15-18
By: Michael Crichton
-
Timeline
- A Novel
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Modern science meets feudal France...dinosaurs still walk the Earth...a secret world of killer gorillas...only in a Michael Crichton thriller! Check out our full selection in our Crichton store!
-
-
Only get this recording if you find an unwavering backdrop of "tv static" and chatting technicians to be in anyway desirable.
- By Mega on 03-10-17
By: Michael Crichton
-
Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, Ready Player One is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed.
-
-
Thanks, But No Thanks
- By Joshua Simpson on 01-27-19
By: Ernest Cline
-
The Martian
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet.
-
-
I love Wil Wheaton but why not R. C. Bray?
- By L. Newman on 01-11-20
By: Andy Weir
-
It
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Steven Weber
- Length: 44 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome to Derry, Maine. It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real. They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But the promise they made 28 years ago calls them reunite in the same place where, as teenagers, they battled an evil creature that preyed on the city’s children.
-
-
You’ll go deaf
- By Laurie on 07-25-20
By: Stephen King
-
Dune
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, and others
- Length: 21 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
-
-
This classic deserves better
- By Matthew Salvo on 07-01-21
By: Frank Herbert
-
Eaters of the Dead
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The year is A.D. 922. A refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful Caliph of Baghdad, encounters a party of Viking warriors who are journeying to the barbaric North. He is appalled by their Viking customs - the wanton sexuality of their pale, angular women, their disregard for cleanliness...their cold-blooded human sacrifices. But it is not until they reach the depths of the Northland that the courtier learns the horrifying and inescapable truth.
-
-
Time well spent
- By Amazon Customer on 01-07-17
By: Michael Crichton
-
Prey
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: George Wilson
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the Nevada desert, an experiment has gone horribly wrong. A cloud of nanoparticles (micro-robots) has escaped from the laboratory. This cloud is self-sustaining and self-reproducing. It is intelligent and learns from experience. For all practical purposes, it is alive. It has been programmed as a predator. It is evolving swiftly, becoming more deadly with each passing hour. Every attempt to destroy it has failed. And we are the prey.
-
-
Starts slow but picks up lots of momentum
- By Michael Kellogg on 05-06-05
By: Michael Crichton
-
Pirate Latitudes
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For Captain Charles Hunter, gold in Spanish hands is gold for the taking, and the law of the land rests with those ruthless enough to make it. Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is awaiting repairs in a nearby harbor. Heavily fortified, the impregnable harbor is guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself. With backing from a powerful ally, Hunter assembles a crew of ruffians to infiltrate the enemy outpost and commandeer El Trinidad, along with its fortune in Spanish gold.
-
-
Want Your Buckles Swashed?
- By CW1138 on 07-28-19
By: Michael Crichton
-
The Great Train Robbery
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Michael Kitchen
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive?
-
-
UTTERLY DELIGHTFUL!
- By stevenk1155 on 09-20-17
By: Michael Crichton
-
The Stand
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 47 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides - or are chosen.
-
-
A Masterpiece
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 06-16-20
By: Stephen King
-
The Maze Runner
- Maze Runner, Book 1
- By: James Dashner
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He's surrounded by strangers - boys whose memories are also gone. Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It's the only way out - and no one's ever made it through alive. Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying: Remember. Survive. Run.
-
-
The Maze Runner
- By Amanda on 05-23-17
By: James Dashner
-
Artemis
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Rosario Dawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
-
-
Finally a book I didn’t want to turn off…
- By Love me some on 02-27-18
By: Andy Weir
-
Primordia
- In Search of the Lost World
- By: Greig Beck
- Narrated by: Sean Mangan
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A journey into the deepest, darkest jungles of the Venezuelan Amazon...and a primeval place and time that mankind was never meant to exist in. Ben Cartwright, former soldier, home to mourn the loss of his father, stumbles upon cryptic letters from the past between author Arthur Conan Doyle and his great-great-grandfather who vanished while exploring the Amazon jungle in 1908. Amazingly, these letters lead Ben to believe that his ancestor’s expedition was the basis for Doyle’s fantastical tale of a lost world inhabited by long-extinct creatures.
-
-
Greig Beck Nails It!!!
- By BEANX4 on 07-24-18
By: Greig Beck
-
Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
-
-
Pure Science Fiction
- By Leif on 05-04-21
By: Andy Weir
Publisher's Summary
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
“[Michael] Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.” - Chicago Sun-Times
An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them - for a price.
Until something goes wrong...
In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller.
Praise for Jurassic Park
“Wonderful... powerful.” - The Washington Post Book World
“Frighteningly real...compelling... It’ll keep you riveted.” - The Detroit News
“Full of suspense.” - The New York Times Book Review
Critic Reviews
"Scott Brick brings a chilling calm to the complex story with his deep, even tone and clear enunciation.... He does a particularly fine portrayal of John Hammond, the creator of the controversial park, giving the character a raspy edge that suits the dark agenda beneath his grandfatherly facade." (AudioFile)
Featured Article: Book vs. Movie—Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton's 1990 sci-fi best seller became a cultural phenomenon with Steven Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster film adaptation. But what are the key differences between the novel and the movie? One of the most beloved sci-fi adventure films ever made, Spielberg's juggernaut Jurassic Park is a feat of animatronic work, impeccable casting, and wildly perfect pacing. No less incredible, still, is the novel on which it's based, Crichton's masterpiece. But just how similar are the two? If you're looking for the major differences between Jurassic Park the book and the movie, we've got you covered.
More from the same
What listeners say about Jurassic Park
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kindle Customer
- 07-31-18
Fantastic Story, Boring Narrator
I've read this book many times, but this is my first time listening. The narrator reads in a dull, monotone voice that took me out of a story I love very much. I wouldn't recommend the audio book version.
56 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- B.A. Wilson
- 10-06-19
Lots of Science
Well, that was fun and science heavy. I guess I've watched the movies before and never really read the book, so it seemed like time.
The book is far less horrifying to me than the movie, but I startle very easily and have a bad scream reflex. So me watching the movie is far more dramatic than me reading the book, even though the book also has a certain level of stress and suspense.
I liked it.
19 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jim "The Impatient"
- 01-30-16
CHAOS THEORY
DIET COKE SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED
Crichton was a genius. He was a rare kind of genius that could explain complex scientific concepts in an entertaining fun way to us laymen. I have compared him to Arthur C. Clarke, which is high praise indeed. Crichton has probably launched many careers in science with his ability to show the wonder and magic of science.
WHAT ABOUT THE FROGS
The first half of this book is full of all that wonder I mentioned above. Several different sciences were beautifully explained. Crichton also has a scene of tremendous suspense, involving a little girl and a dinosaur. If Crichton had no science in his writing, he still would be a popular writer with his abilities to build suspense, not just say this happened and than that happened. It is my own personal quirk, but I am not a fan of overly long chase scenes, shoot-em ups or things that explode. I know I am rare in that. Had this book ended at the halfway point (about 7 and a half hours), it would have got a glowing review from me. The last half of the book is mostly being chased, eaten, and thrown around by dinosaurs. There is still some science thrown in, but it reads mostly like it was written for the movie. This much running around lost its appeal for me and my mind kept wondering. I got impatient for it to get over with. The whole frog thing was disappointing also. He kept making it sound like some big deal and big secret no one knew about. Anybody with any minor interest in science knew the answer from the beginning. I still gave the book four stars, as the first half was so wonderful.
Slap her please
I would also like to ask from those who read the book, did you want to slap the crap out of that little girl as much as I did. I was hoping they would throw her to the dinosaurs before it was over.
Narrator
Scott Brick is one of the most prolific narrators around. He is hard to ignore, but I actually did for about two years. He used to have a tendency to read every sentence tremendous dramatic flair, even if it was some mundane chore like drinking a glass of water. In this book I was amazed by his performance. He already had the voice, but now his inflections fit the mood of each and every sentence. If you have been avoiding his narration, rest assured that you will love him in this reading.
229 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Customer22
- 05-12-15
Great Narration, Great Story, missing details
The story is obviously great, Scott Brick is an excellent narrator, however for some reason they decided to leave out a lot of details whenever they are reading something that's on a computer screen. The part where Malcolm interrogates the control crew about the dinosaurs multiplying is truncated to the point that you have no idea what dinos have multiplied... it's a small gripe but it's a large plot point.
87 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- kenneth
- 05-12-15
WAITED YEARS FOR THIS!
Would you listen to Jurassic Park again? Why?
I've listened to John Heard's Abridged version of this book for YEARS. I've listened to it about 100 times. It's a CLASSIC. Now we have the FULL VERSION!
Any additional comments?
GET THIS RIGHT AWAY! It's a million times better than the amazing movie.
112 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Chuck Sadler
- 09-25-18
I could have used more from the Performance
I love the Jurassic Park Novel but I found this performance to be lack luster. There were just many periods while listening where it fell flat for me. Jurassic Park is a scientific book and there is a lot of explanation but I found the narrator got into a repetitive tone that would just bore me.
16 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kaz
- 06-03-19
True 5 star book
Their are not many true 5 star books. This is one of the few on Audible. Best of the best books.
Very different from the movie but well worth the listen
15 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Aliette
- 05-18-15
The movie is Great - the Book is BETTER!
Would you consider the audio edition of Jurassic Park to be better than the print version?
Dear Readers - Try to put the movie out of your head and prepare yourself for a far richer, more exciting and "Run for your Life" adventure into Jurassic Park!
I love love love the Movie "Jurassic Park" And like most, Jurassic movie fans, found myself, perhaps "instinctually" comparing the plot of the movie with that of the book….
Fortunately, having read many books, gone movie - I knew to "clear the slate" and begin anew, discovering a story even more exciting.
Naturally, the book covers in greater details the scientific and technical details and there are more characters and greater character development. All of which, fans of Michael Crichton will know to expect.
Have you listened to any of Scott Brick’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have not, but Mr. Bricks is wonderful and believe him to be the perfect choice in Narrator for "Jurassic Park".
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes and No. I fell asleep while listening to the book and dreamt I was being chased by dinosaurs! …..Aaaaggghhh! I would not recommend that to anyone.
Any additional comments?
Final note: I read the book prior to seeing the movie when I was in my 20s. Having seen the movie numerous times, earned a BA, a JD and a few grey hairs, I can tell you I enjoy the story just as much today as I did 20 years ago. - In my book, Jurassic Park is the ultimate summer read.
73 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kathy in CA
- 06-18-15
A Good Listen With Only a Few Minor Quibbles
I really enjoyed the movie more than the book. I thought the special effects really brought the dinosaurs to life realistically--so much so that I even had a dream about that brontosaurus, the one that was peacefully munching leaves high up in the trees.
Perhaps it is an effect of time or failing memory, but I really didn't think the book was THAT dramatically different from the movie. If you loved the movie, you will certainly love the audiobook. But if I was forced to pick between either seeing the movie or listening to the book, I'd pick the movie. Again, this is NOT to say that there is any reason at all you should not purchase this audiobook.
My minor quibbles? The girl, Lex, was endlessly annoying. Her whining was too repetitive and drove me crazy to the point of wanting to swat her. And Malcolm's philosophizings went on for too long and came a bit too often for my tastes. Did these things ruin the listening experience for me? Not at all.
And then, dare I say this? Putting on my helmet for protection . . . Scott Brick has become my least favorite narrator, to the point of not even considering a book narrated by him. It is due to his over emoting. But the reviews of this particular narration bordered on an almost unanimous adoration of the man, so I opted for getting the audiobook, due to the pull of nostalgia. I would say he gave the best possible narration for my ears, and yet that silky, sweet tone of voice at times made me cringe (as it IS a relatively long listen at 15 hours.) If you are a Brick fan, you will most likely be very impressed by this narration. If you are not, you will still love the book.
So there it is.
63 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Heather Bauer
- 10-26-20
Lex should’ve died
I’ve never wished for a child’s death in a novel more than In the case of Lex. If I was her brother I would’ve punched her in the face.
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- D. Micklewright
- 05-19-16
Exciting but flawed
Often when reading a book after having seen a film adaptation of it, you'll find that the book tells the superior story due to the extra depth given to the characters and the extra time afforded to explaining the various plot twists and turns. With Jurassic Park however, the book made me realise how cleverly Spielberg et al had been in their interpretation. The book is exciting and provides a similar sense of wonder, however some of the characters, dialogue and pacing are simply not very well done at times. For example, I spent large parts of the story wishing that one of the younger characters would hurry up and get eaten, they were that irritating. Other characters seem present only so they can spout long philosophising monologues that rarely make much sense. Still, overall it is exciting and fans of the film and the genre will certainly enjoy it.
31 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- William
- 06-21-15
Even if you've seen the film you will enjoy this
Where does Jurassic Park rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I most like fiction, history and fantasy and never really listen to horror suspense books, but i'm glad i did. it is a good book .
What other book might you compare Jurassic Park to, and why?
don'l really listen to many in this genre so i cant really.
Which character – as performed by Scott Brick – was your favourite?
Hammond as he is very different in this to how he was portrayed in the film.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
there were definite gasp moments.
Any additional comments?
I would highly recommend this book to people. I gave it a five star as I'm a huge JP fan but peeps i tell thee its entertaining and tense as hell.
14 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- kmcca5
- 05-20-15
Jurassic Park!
Any additional comments?
An excellent novel, fast paced, exciting, thrilling add in the huge frigging dinosaurs and what else could you ask for?
I used to have an old abridged version of this on cassette when I was a kid and I listen to it so much it eventually wore out so I was extremely excited to see that this unabridged version was coming out.
Scott Brick was an perfect choice of narrator because he is a master at building up tension when needed in a story telling.
I think I saw the film 5 times at the cinema when it came out and loved it, (I was twelve back then so who can blame me!) but the book is so very much better and that is saying something. CGI effects in film can date with time but your imagination’s special effects never do. I absolutely love this Audiobook.
29 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Sam Folan
- 07-11-15
Just great
Having grown up with the film, the book delivers even more joy as an adult.
8 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- sarahmoose2000
- 05-17-15
Excellent Ride
You all know the plot from the film - mad billionaire creates a theme part full of genetically modified dinosaurs. I have to say though, and a lot of this is to do with the narration (Scott Brick is a favourite of mine), the audiobook is much more exciting.
Despite the T-Rex making the front cover, it is the velociraptors that stole the show; from seemingly adorable babies to cunning, predator adults. Kudos to Dr Grant, if I was him, I would have left Lex behind - she was incredibly annoying and kept putting them in danger, wee pain!
17 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Jordan
- 07-06-15
Loved it!!!
The story was very gripping, of course I had expected it to be different from the film but not as much as it was and I really enjoyed it.
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Amazon Customer
- 06-04-20
You'll never need to guess who's saying what.
Repetitive use of 'X said' which is really off putting. It might be in the book, but if two people are having a conversation it's so annoying.
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Rachel
- 06-25-19
Lex us so whiney I wanted the raptors to eat her
I love the premise of the story but good god that character is annoying and unnecessary
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- AnnieH
- 06-16-15
Brilliant
If you enjoyed the films you'll enjoy this even more and amazing read couldn't put the book down
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Matt
- 06-07-15
Better than the film.
Really enjoyed this book, far better than the film. I would recommend this to everyone
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Anonymous User
- 07-10-19
Make The Lost World available!!
One of my favourite books, now please make the English version of The Lost world available in Australia!!
24 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Brenton
- 01-23-18
Many differences from the movie
Heavily philosophical in parts, and a little preachy, but the storyline is terrific and different enough from the movie to be suspenseful and interesting. I don't know if Speilberg's vision makes it easier, or if it's an impediment to really imagining this incredible world, but appreciating both as separate pieces of art would be my advice.
6 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Anonymous User
- 07-11-18
better than the movie
loved it had a great time with it keeped me interested the intire time better than the movie
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Jen
- 03-19-20
By the end I wanted the raptors to win.
What a great concept and terrible execution. By the end of this story I wanted the raptors the eat all but two characters - everyone else was so annoying and one-dimensional at best.
Let's get the performance out of the way first - I'd happily listen to Scott Brick read the telephone book (if these still existed). Apart from the Muldoon character whose, Nairobi accent sounds Jamaican, all characters are well acted and differentiated.
Apart from Gennero and Wu characters, all others are one dimensional and often that dimension is obnoxious. I'm sure that Crichton must never have met a child in his life - the 8 year old Lex comes across as three year old with no impulse control who is so incredibly annoying that I'd personally feed her to any dinosaur who showed an interest.. The 12 year old Tim seems to age ten years during the story - having adult conversations by the end.
There are lots of close calls with hungry dinosaurs and very unrealistic escapes.
I finished the book but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone or listen to it again.
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- George
- 06-10-15
Great story
Awesome audiobook that's actually really different from the movie.
It was very detailed and informative for a fictional text and very addictive.
Highly recommended...
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Amazon Customer
- 08-20-21
was ok
not as good as i heard the little girl was so whinny and annoying it spoiled whole book
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Anonymous User
- 07-26-21
Must read but beware
ok it's a must read. but please be aware your want to throw the little girl to the rex by the end
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Anonymous User
- 03-28-21
for all the jurrasic park fans out there
One of the best books ever! great difference between this and the film so it can cater for the old fans and the new, loved all the science and excrement.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Amazon Customer
- 11-12-20
Great! But...
Would have given this 5 stars, excellent story, greater technical detail...but for one, incredibly annoying, whiny child.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Miriam
- 06-22-22
Great book and performance!
I love listening to this book and then watching the movie.
The story is great, good performance by the narrator and good action in the book to have you holding your breath!