As odd as it may sound to some people, I chose this book before I even knew we would be doing an independent reading assignment. As a stereotype, I should be reading a book about a relationship, or maybe some other feel-good style story. Instead, I chose a book that will probably end up a little gory, with few people making it out alive and the rest come out of the experience traumatized in some way or another. (But only if the book ends like Jurassic Park did!)
So, why did I choose it?
Well, for a few main reasons, I suppose. I chose this book first and foremost because I loved Jurassic Park when I finished it over the summer (I read it on the way to a college visit and back home.) As the sequel to one of my favorite novels, I had to read it. I also chose it because I have seen the movie, and I know that typically, the book is far better than the movie. So far, it has not disappointed. But I also chose this book because the whole Jurassic Park series has been an important part of my life. My grandparents and parents used to joke that they would have to start learning some dinosaur names to be able to talk to me and they were even shocked when at four, I was reciting names like Tyrannosaurus Rex and Pachycephalosaurus.
I also picked this book because I thought it might challenge me a little. The material is a lot harder to understand than a lot of the materials written for people my age, and I get bored with it all very easily. I am focusing on this book, and devouring it with the hunger of a bookworm. It's a great book, well written, with no real 'hero' to be outlined as a savior or romances to look at in depth.
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