The Lost World
3 journalers for this copy...
Synopsis (from Barnes & Noble)
The Lost World, first published in 1912, tells the story of Professor Challenger, Professor Summerlee, adventurer Lord John Roxton, and reporter Ed Malone as they travel to a remote plateau in South America inhabited by dinosaurs, ape men, and prehistoric humans. In trying to escape from the dangerous creatures, some of them end up captured by the ape men, and the rest must mount a rescue.
Fraught with action and suspense, The Lost World is one of the seminal works of dinosaur fiction. It has been the inspiration for numerous spinoffs and retellings, including television shows, radio shows, and movies. Readers of all ages will delight in this deftly told tale.
Scottish surgeon and political activist SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (1859-1930) turned his passions into stories and novels, producing fiction and nonfiction works sometimes controversial (The Great Boer War, 1900), sometimes fanciful (The Coming of the Fairies, 1922), and sometimes legendary (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1892).
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paperback
I gave this book to my daughter. I listened to the audio version of this book, and I read the print version which I received as a bookray. I released the print version in honor of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birtday on May 22.
The Lost World, first published in 1912, tells the story of Professor Challenger, Professor Summerlee, adventurer Lord John Roxton, and reporter Ed Malone as they travel to a remote plateau in South America inhabited by dinosaurs, ape men, and prehistoric humans. In trying to escape from the dangerous creatures, some of them end up captured by the ape men, and the rest must mount a rescue.
Fraught with action and suspense, The Lost World is one of the seminal works of dinosaur fiction. It has been the inspiration for numerous spinoffs and retellings, including television shows, radio shows, and movies. Readers of all ages will delight in this deftly told tale.
Scottish surgeon and political activist SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (1859-1930) turned his passions into stories and novels, producing fiction and nonfiction works sometimes controversial (The Great Boer War, 1900), sometimes fanciful (The Coming of the Fairies, 1922), and sometimes legendary (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1892).
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paperback
I gave this book to my daughter. I listened to the audio version of this book, and I read the print version which I received as a bookray. I released the print version in honor of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birtday on May 22.
I'd first heard of this book when my mom started reading it. I knew who Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was, but not that he'd written anything other than the Sherlock Holmes novels. I've been trying to read more lately, recalled enjoying the author's writing style in The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Lost World looked short enough that I could devour it in a few days before I went all ADD and gave up on it. (PLUS I originally thought the movie "Land of the Lost" was based on this novel, and anything remotely having to do with Will Ferrell immediately ups my interest level. It wasn't, of course, based on the novel, but my interest still lingered.)
I didn't have time to read my mom's copy of the book because she was heading home and taking the book with her, so my mother bought me another copy to encourage my self-betterment through reading. (This copy of the book is better, anyhow: it has a more awesome cover.)
The book was a really fast read; there was constant action and not much sitting back, describing what every palm frond in the forest looked like. I liked some of the tongue-in-cheek humor, and felt as though you really got a good idea of all the characters within just a few moments of meeting them by their actions. I can't say that the ending (or anything in the novel, really) was too surprising or unexpected, though. Being from a younger generation, I suppose it just feels like I've heard the story a million times before -- because I have, from the numerous stories that were influenced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work. It's nice to read one of the "original" pieces of dinosaur fiction, and finally understand where books like Jurassic Park got their inspiration.
The ending leaves you wanting MORE, wanting to know what happened to the characters and what other adventures they fell into -- but not wanting so much more than you yearn for a sequel. It's like eating one Twinkie that was so amazing, and then leaving the second Twinkie untouched because you know it could never be as good or as satisfying as the first. (I'm a sucker for really bad analogies.)
The book is going to reside on my shelf for a bit, but hopefully not too long -- adventures like this should never be allowed to sit unshared long enough to collect dust.
I didn't have time to read my mom's copy of the book because she was heading home and taking the book with her, so my mother bought me another copy to encourage my self-betterment through reading. (This copy of the book is better, anyhow: it has a more awesome cover.)
The book was a really fast read; there was constant action and not much sitting back, describing what every palm frond in the forest looked like. I liked some of the tongue-in-cheek humor, and felt as though you really got a good idea of all the characters within just a few moments of meeting them by their actions. I can't say that the ending (or anything in the novel, really) was too surprising or unexpected, though. Being from a younger generation, I suppose it just feels like I've heard the story a million times before -- because I have, from the numerous stories that were influenced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work. It's nice to read one of the "original" pieces of dinosaur fiction, and finally understand where books like Jurassic Park got their inspiration.
The ending leaves you wanting MORE, wanting to know what happened to the characters and what other adventures they fell into -- but not wanting so much more than you yearn for a sequel. It's like eating one Twinkie that was so amazing, and then leaving the second Twinkie untouched because you know it could never be as good or as satisfying as the first. (I'm a sucker for really bad analogies.)
The book is going to reside on my shelf for a bit, but hopefully not too long -- adventures like this should never be allowed to sit unshared long enough to collect dust.
sending to SCOUT-FINCH for CHAMPS
I agree with Cheeseball - this book does have an awesome cover, and it *is* like a Twinkie - at least that's how I remember it from High School or College...I hope some enthusiastic new readers find it at CHAMPS Charter High - thanks for sharing!!
