This is great! Thanks! Just joined. I have noticed as well that most groups are just people posting their links and there's not much interaction.

Tasteful swearing I can tolerate, but swearing just to be 'edgy' is an old and tiring trope, in my opinion. No I can’t stop reading a book. My brain will keep nagging me about it.

Great job with the review, Ted! I know it’s never easy to review a book that you don’t particularly enjoy. It takes a lot of skill and honesty to remain objective and constructive.

Great idea, way to go, and thanks again, Ted! Looking forward to seeing how the project develops.

Awesome, I'll have to join in! This is great!

I appreciate that you set this up and I am loving the community so far!

It is great! I highly recommend to join!

I also tried the link and it said it was invalid or expired, it didn't know.

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Hey Ted! When I click the link it says it is invalid or expired. I was wondering if it was on my end or not.

You made it farther into this series than I ever did. After book 2 I started feeling like all the characters were just Brandon Sanderson in different situations and gave up.

TRIBE = Ted Read Instead : Book Enthusiast (too late, I have declared it so :D )

So, you're saying you rooted for the villain? 😅

Dang, you pretty much left this book in the state the killer left the victims. Oh well. It sounds like much of the town and this book both "needed killin'" anyway. 😂 Sure, I DNF on occassion (overall, it's pretty rare), but I don't have hard and fast rules about it. Sometimes I get a ways in and it gradually dawns that I'm not interested or that the book just isn't clicking for me. Other times, I'll get only a few pages in and there's something about the style that irritates me so badly that there's no way I can tolerate even a full chapter. Wish I had a more clearly defined answer. Have a good one!

Thanks for the forthright, careful review - books need to exist within an honest & robust critical culture.

Wow, wonderful conversation, I haven't seen the films or read the books (& I adore Sam Neil), so must get to this (the books & the films). Really enjoyed your discussion & intelligent reviewing of the franchise. I am really excited, you both have me so curious - thank you.

That stinks it wasnt a good book. I normally DNF if i dont like a book after 50ish pages

Demon possessed chicken?!?!? You mean a, GASP, poultrygeist?!?!? (I'll put myself in timeout)

Awesome, video @TedReadInstead and @Already-Overbooked! Congrats on the first buddy read. This was my first time reading it and I wasn't sure what to expect, but I think I like the idea more than the execution. The first thing I noticed was that the characters were pretty unlikeable in the book, and, having rewatched the movie last month, I think Spielberg made a good call by changing their personalities. And you're totally right that the baby scene towards the beginning was terrifying. I can't imagine walking in and seeing a compsognathus eating a baby alive. That one is going to linger with me and it's no wonder it didn't make the cut in the movie adaption. On a different note, not sure if you guys are gamers, but you should try Jurassic World Evolution 2. Building a a dinosaur habitat is hard! Those suckers are always escaping and eating my tourists! - Todd

Great convo! Great.

Yay! Can’t read the book and not hear John Williams score playing in my head.

I’m only 8 minutes in and I’m already sold. Guys… I’m trying to shorten my TBR not add to it!

One of my favorites of all time!!! Look at these two good dudes talking Crichton! Love it.

Great discussion! I'd have spent way too much time wringing hands over the science Crichton got wrong. And I'm not talking about the obviously speculative stuff regarding the cloning of extinct organisms. I'm talking about some basic uncontestable biochemical facts. 😜 Yeah, it's been many, many years, but I remember THAT baby scene very clearly. And I always thought it was a shame that the waterfall and pterodactyl river sequence didn't make it into the movie, but I've been told that some of that stuff shows up in the sequels (haven't seen them). Finally, I always thought it was lame that Crichton decided to resurrect a certain character for The Lost World. I know he claims that this, along with the title, is supposed to be an Arthur Conan Doyle homage, but I suspect he probably did it because the movie left that character alive. But then again, he didn't do the same with another character that the movie spared, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. 🤪 So people complained about the kids screaming too much in the movie? The Richard Attenborough scream is the one that always cracked me up. 😁 And it's not unusual for Crichton to include some know-it-all mouthpiece character to deliver lectures about whatever's currently on his mind. It's just that Jeff Goldblum was able to make the film version of that particular one somewhat likeable. Oh, and I'll just note that since I grew up around herds of livestock, those "piles" from the movie never seemed all that extraordinary to me. 😂 Once again, very enjoyable discussion. Have a great week!

This was such a great conversation! Thanks for having me Ted!

I don't believe this book is for me but I did enjoy the review. I also enjoy that Green jacket? that you have on. I like that. Take Care -James & Bella!

I've heard the smart aleck definition of magic realism given as "Latin American fantasy," but apparently, it's not really that simple. I'm under the impression that "One Hundred Years of Solitude" is supposed to be the big quintessential exemplar of the genre, but I haven't read that one yet. 😊 However, I am a fan of Jorge Luis Borges, and he's apparently considered a sort of "founder" of magic realism. But anyway, the book sounds interesting, and you always manage to put together a nicely structured and fun video. And yeah, pleasnt surprises are often the best. Have a good one!

I came so close to picking up this book when I was at the bookstore last time. One of the main reasons I always finish books is because they might surprise me at some point. I can’t really think of any books with magical realism that I read. Will have get back to you on that one. Thank you for the review, Ted.

While I enjoy romance to some extent, I found myself more interested in Opaline's storyline as well. For a recommendation I suggest "Grimm Curiosities" by Sharon Lynn Fisher. It has a slightly heavier dose of magic but still firmly rooted in the real world, it also has a romance plotline so just a heads up if that's not your thing. I found the story beyond the romance to be very fascinating (also in a bookshop setting) with a few twists and turns I didn't foresee.

My goodness, I love the way you put together your videos, really clever & creative editing. This book is right up my alley, I'd love this, must search this one out. Thanks for this generous spotlight on a book I have to read.

Nice review Ted! I don't know of any magical realism books. I need to give these types of books a try

I think what sounds most appealing is a fantasy novel that's less than 300 pages. There are so many modern fantasy novels that could have easily been trimmed down. Also, I don't know if I have a favorite fairy tale, but I do like Grimm's Little Red Riding Hood. I remember it being much darker than I expected so it was a fun surprise. - Todd

It's Lonely at the top isn't it Ted? I hope fellow booktubers join in. Good Luck! -James

I loved this!! I love T Kingfisher! So many great books. Beauty and the Beast was always my favorite fairytale growing up but, I haven’t really thought about it as an adult.

I wonder if this is one of Patterson's ghost written books. He's a bit infamous for writing an unbelievable number of books per year.

Thank you, Ted!

Here's the link! discord.gg/78s6TE3C

I'm SO far behind on the cosmere :D Elantris, Mistborn, and Way of Kings (I THINK I read Words of Radiance, but I can't swear to it) :P

I am interested in this book. I’ve seen a few people really enjoy it now. It’s already on my TBR, but I might have to bump it up!

Hmm, I'm suddenly in the mood for a chicken leg-ion, for we are many. Ew, that was terrible, even by my standards. 😔 Sounds like a lot of fun. I often enjoy these kinds of fairy tale retellings. Favorite fairy tale? I recall being quite taken with Hansel and Gretel as a kid. To be truthful, I probably liked it because it's so dang messed up. It's actually a pretty sick story to be telling young children when you think about it. 😂 Have a good one!

Sounds interesting, Ted. Fairy tales are some of my favorites. My favorite fairy tale is probably The Juniper Tree, and the reason I like it...? Probably because of how dark it gets with that bowl of soup.😉

My favorite fairy tale is town mouse, country mouse

I have never heard of this book. It sounds really intriguing!