Book #19 of 2016. 
 Okay, technically a re-read, but since it's been since high school, I had forgotten a lot of things, and I surely did not appreciate some of this story the first time I read it. Re-reading it because I put it on our into 8th grade summer reading list. 
 You know the story. We bring dinosaurs back to life, and it all goes poorly. There is action and adventure and suspense and all of those other things that you loved in the movie in this book. 
 However, I think the movie misses out on the overall "mathiness" of this book. It is all framed around the six iterations of mathematician Ian Malcolm's chaos theory. Woah-- talk about applying abstract math to real life. While Jeff Goldblum does a great job playing Malcolm in the movie, this entire component gets overlooked (like many narrative devices when adapted into a different medium). Personally, I find it interesting in the book. 
 The character changes are also interesting from book to movie. Lots could be said about gender roles right there. There are significantly more characters in the book, but I am not sure that is always a good thing. 
 I'm somewhat mad at myself for constantly comparing this book to its film counterpart, but when it is Jurassic Park, what else are you going to do? As always, the book is superior because of the complexity of the plot (though not always the characters) and the level of detail and research that went into creating this world.