Jurassic Park. Still one of the best Crichton books to date.

      Mind blowing, stunned,  left breathless.  These are just a few reactions I found myself experiencing after reading Jurassic Park.  I really felt like I was there and the detail in each scene seemed to coarse out of the pages into my living room
      This is certainly not a book for those who can't handle blood and gore.  I mean you have Dino's eating people and taking over an island!  There are going to be some casualties.
 
WARNING:  This section contains spoilers
     
      Set in Isla Nublar.  An Isle adjacent to Costa Rica,  a scientific experiment proves successful.               ( Re-animating the fossilized DNA of ancient dinosaurs)  And thus the race to profit from it begins.

      The Plot line of Jurassic park follows in classic sci-fi style of Murphys law.  IE:  Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong.  And it does, right before the readers eyes.  Things break down,  dinos get loose and a flurry of exciting adventures take place.

      The main character John Hammond (the parks owner, promoter and CEO)  needs some scientific endorsement which he entices paleontologists Alan Grant Ellie Sattler to provide.  Along with a famous mathematician, a lawyer ( representing the investors interests) and his own grandchildren the park also houses computer technicians and a grounds keeper.  The characters interact wonderfully and add to the suspense of an already spinning out of control situation.  There is so much to glean from this work of fiction including laws in nature and the adaptability of a species.  I encourage any reader that enjoys science fiction of dinosaurs get into this book quick!