The Great American Read: Day 97 Jurassic Park

Whoa!  We are finally winding down to the last 4 books.  I decided to just wait till the kids were in school instead of rushing these last books to end on time.  The next episode of The Great American Read is not scheduled to air till September 11 so I have an extra week to get a few more posts in. 


Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton is a book at one time I thought wasn't a real book because of the movie.  I was naive and dumb.  But now I am really excited to know this book is on the list and I will get to read it some day.  This was my first PG-13 movie and yes, I was 13.  My parents were pretty protective so I was raised fairly sheltered.  I loved the movie and as of today all 3 of the movies are streaming on Netflix because now we also have Jurassic World.  But getting back to the book- I was able to read for about 30 min. and it is instantly engaging.  This book will likely be in the top 10 books from the list I am most excited to read. 






While the kids were in school I got to take out their dinosaurs.  These actually use to be my husband's when he was a little boy.  Sadly, I don't own a copy of the book but there is the big book sale in October so cross your fingers!




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