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Feb 24, 2024InnisfilTeenReads rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book is written as a recounting of events based on the accounts of a young man named William Johnson. His time growing from rich snobby university student to a man who’s had to face death multiple times is, in my opinion, executed…
Oct 31, 2023Einer2 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Certainly not as polished as the work he is best known for. However it should be an inspiration to beginning writers to keep working at their craft!
Feb 27, 2023Griffeth rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Time for some lighter fare for the summer. Ostensibly the tale of dueling archaeologists fighting over dinosaur bones in the 19th century American West, this novel quickly becomes a plot exercise as our harebrained hero moves mechanically…
Oct 07, 2022jimbo_yosemite rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The story is loosely based on the real rivalry between paleontologists Edwin Cope and Charles Marsh. This book is fun to read but the real history of their struggle to dominate 19th paleontology is better.
Aug 02, 2022mwgorman rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Michael Crichton wrote many very good books, but IMO this isn't one of them. He probably knew that, which explains why it wasn't published during his lifetime. Although loosely based on historical persons and some events, the plot seems…
Jul 21, 202210000mefest rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Michael Crichton, late author of Jurassic Park, set this tale in 1876 America . A high stakes veteran paleontologist rivalry takes center stage along with an 18 year old student with no interest in fossils. Due to a casual bet this…
Jul 06, 2022StarkStaff_ChrisN rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Exciting in the typical Crichton fashion. You can definitely tell the manuscript the published book was based on wasn't finished, however (due to Mr. Crichton's untimely passing), and the ending just kind of happens. Still, it's about as…
Jun 08, 2022Chrissie_3 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Dreadful. Historical garbage, written through "white" eyes. Dreadful.
May 24, 2022jeff5716 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Is a very entertaining Michael Crichton book. You will like this one too.
Jan 06, 2020richmole rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Dragon Teeth is the third novel published after the author Micheal Crichton's death in 2008 (the first two were Pirate Latitudes and Micro--completed by journalist/author Richard Preston). It's an engaging story, breezily, simply told.…
Jul 18, 2019Dan48House rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A little bit of history, a little bit of fiction. The story held my attention throughout. Admittedly, the main character is a very nice courageous young man, probably someone who could never exist, and at the end of the book the author…
Mar 26, 2019Alyssa_RR rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
At first I thought it may drag out but I enjoyed the read. It had a story within a story almost.
Oct 09, 2018
Wow! Amazing read for Indigenous readers to relate to on the side of the wild wild west. Reading about Sitting Bull and his warriors being feared amongst the new world settlers. Hearing the story from the settlers side of discovery of the…
Sep 26, 2018
Three stars. Spoiler alert - no dinosaurs. Historical novel, lots of action and adventure. Starts slow, but becomes real page turner. Half a point off unsteady pace and half for lack of emotional depth. Result: three…
Sep 13, 2018saltie rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Obviously an early effort but good fun all the same. Simplistic and maybe lacking any variety in tempo. A better read if you like dinosaurs and paleontology is The Dinosaur Hunters by Deborah Cadbury, non-fiction but a great read.
Mar 17, 2018JLMason rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
One wonders if Crichton wrote all his books like this where the first draft contains the complete skeleton of the story that he would flesh out with more description and character development in further revisions. It's an interesting…
Feb 10, 2018
impulsive. can't-stop-reading
Nov 15, 2017jimg2000 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A rich spellbinding historic fiction on bone wars, real dinosaur hunters, a sheltered young man coming of age, the lawless wild west, Indians and cavalries, coach ride through Wyoming and Montana and beyond. A vivid page tuner for me.
Oct 31, 2017
A fast-paced historical novel with believable characters in a setting that I could picture as I listened. Will miss Crichton's writing. Strong readalike to Kenneth Oppel's YA novel, Every Hidden Thing.
Oct 25, 2017sandra80 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Not the best Creighton, but a good read. Was very interesting. I'd love them to make the movie.
Oct 23, 2017chrstphrbrwn rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A quick read, page turning historical fiction novel of fossil hunting during the Westward Expansion. The book strikes me as possible first draft, incomplete novel, or even a manuscript to pitch the idea for film. Not a challenging read by…
Oct 11, 2017tjdickey rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Whether he is writing about the past, current events, or a plausible future, the late Michael Crighton can always turn out a good story. A new discovery, this novel offers us a quick-paced yarn from the Old West, with feuding fossil…
Oct 03, 2017fred98115 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Not too challenging a read about a Yale student who accepts a bet to go west with a paleontologist to hunt for dinosaur near the Dakota Badlands. He experiences hard work, warring Indians, and bad whites - both male and female.
Sep 25, 2017MplsTA rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I am not much into historical fiction but I enjoyed this book. Part history lesson and part travel diary. I would not care to live in the old west during that time but I do like reading about it. And Crichton's books are so well written…
Sep 24, 2017tirjan rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Been a long time since I've read a Crichton book and it'll be a lot longer before I do again. In fact Dragon Teeth was published posthumously in 2017 and Crichton had died in 2008 so it is hard to know how it would have turned out had he…