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I live a short distance from Canada's badlands. with the badlands being so close, and westerns being an inescapable theme I can't explain how many wonderful notes this book has hit for me. Jurassic Park, is the one piece of storytelling in my life my love for has never wavered from. This book is better than everyone of my favorite moments of JP, even combined.
I love it's focus on the science of paleontology, the social dynamics of the historical events at the time, these touches of historical figures added in nod to the time and never forced. I love Crichton novels, they are always a treat. However, if I am ever asked about his works, or really for any recommendations in the future this will forever at the very least be in my top 3, but I'm very certain this will remain number.one for years to come.
Do yourself a favor and savor this novel

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Great storytelling!

Now one of my favourite Crichton books! The genre was not what I was expecting, but I think that just made the story all the more enjoyable!

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classic Crichton!

Have been a fan of his writing since the first time I picked up Jurassic Park. Never disappointed since.
I recommend anyone to give this new story a try.

Bravo Mr. M.C.
We miss you!

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I enjoyed it more than I expected

Based on some of the reviews, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Simple entertainment with some interesting historical facts blended in. Worth a listen if you are looking for a quick, entertaining, listen.

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A great perspective of the western frontier

A good read, I felt the unknown struggles of what being a scientist in a lawless land might feel like.

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Starts slow, but gets really fun

Great narration, good story, overall really enjoyable audiobook. I found by the end it got very exciting, great build up.

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Keeps you thinking of what will happen

Was a awesome story. I did think the first half was a little slow but the last half made up for it 10x over.

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fascinating story

This was a great story to listen to, I grew up wanting to be a paleontologist, never got to be. but this story was absolutely a delight to listen to. Definitely will be buying this book, along with Pirates of Latitude.

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One of Crichton's Weaker Efforts

This is an enjoyable book but.. to be honest.. kinda boring. The imagined events surrounding this legendary real-life rivalry between pioneering Paleontologists are well-conceived, punctilliously researched, and admirably written (Michael Crichton muses about a fictional scholarly undertaking that evolves into a captivating adventure set in the post-Civil War American Wild West during the Indian Wars).. but this offering almost reads like a 'Travel Book' - designed to introduce readers to exotic locales that few ever saw (e.g Deadwood, South Dakota) and dropping famous names (e.g. Wyatt Earp) - but little else. Crichton proposes what it might have been like to go on a bonehunting expedition in the cutthroat early days that preceeded the development of a new branch of science.. but nothing (other than some famous settings and characters) is terribly unexpected.

Bottom Line: 'Dragon Teeth' is recognizable as a Crichton novel but lacks the fireworks and speculative imaginings that fans are used to.

Scott Brick's performance on this project is exactly what listeners familiar with him have come to expect - impressive but unspectacular. Luckily, the drawbacks in his delivery (drawling diction, somewhat bored nasal tone, and an occasionally odd cadence) are softened somewhat by setting playback speed on the Audible player at 1.15X (I actually recommend the technique every time you encounter him). Still, Brick was a great casting choice from HarperAudio.

I personally think Crichton is at his best when taking solidly plausible science and developing a fantastical plot around it. This book doesn't do that - rather providing strikingly true-to-life conjecture in the milleu of a painstakingly accurate setting (with a little bit of Science thrown in). The book is certainly entertaining, but I can't give it more than 6.5 out of 10 stars. If you're an existing Crichton afficianado, this is definitely worth a download, but his other works are far better options for your Credit. Those new to him should *definitely* start with something else.

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