That raptor just ate him!

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Can you imagine reading this book before watching the movie? I have seen the movie multiple times, probably more than 20, and I was still on the edge of my seat at the end. I loved that they changed the details from the book to the screenplay. It made reading the book even more enjoyable. While reading this book I kept reaching for Simon and asking him why they didn’t put certain scenes in the movie. They were incredibly suspenseful and exciting. There were also characters that lived in the movie that died in the book. I thought that was very interesting.

Based from a screenplay that Michael Crichton read, this book is about genetically recreated dinosaurs. The question that this book rises is not whether humans can do things, but should they? Ian Malcolm a mathematician that was brought onto the project of Jurassic Park to give his theory about the outcome of this experiment. He states that when things seem to get better, that is when the bottom is going to fall out. The mathematical chaos theory is what this whole book is about, that and humans trying to escape an island before they become a carnivore’s meal. When scientists think that they can do anything and don’t look into the end result of those decisions, then there will always be consequences for actions either of the scientists themselves, or the people they bring into the picture.

The book was well written and enjoyable. The characters were easy to love or hate. It was a great book that I highly recommend.

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Faith a Large Subject for a Small Book

Have a Little Faith: A True Story by Mitch Albom

This true story starts with Mitch Albom telling the audience the story of his lifelong Rabbi asking him to write is eulogy. At the time he was confused by the request and assumed that the Rabbi must be sick or about to die. Eight years later, Reb Albert Lewis and Mitch Albom grew very close and the book is about their journey. Interspersed within the story is also the story of Henry. Both life stories are heartwarming and stories that will stick with the audience for a while.

This is not my normal book choice. I have read another book by the same author years ago called, The Five People you meet in Heaven. My opinions of that particular book will probably never make the blog, for many reasons. Let’s just talk about two. First it was a very long time ago and I can’t remember any details about the book, the Five People book was suggested to me by a friend. The second reason is I didn’t like it enough to go find the book and reread it and spend time blogging about it. I feel the same about Have a Little Faith.

First of all it was a sweet story, I was glad Albom got to know his Reb before he died, oh, sorry spoiler alert. The book is about the Reb’s eulogy. It’s like I just walked into Star Wars Episode 1 and said, oh that cute little kid is going to be Darth Vader. Anyway, so, I am glad about Albom getting to know him since he was scared of him his entire adolescence. I admit that there were a few times that I cried, and laughed, and I did finish the book, so it wasn’t completely hogwash.

Beyond that, the lessons he learned because of knowing the Reb were ideas that I guess I would have thought a person would learn through life instead of from one man. He learned that religions are different. Being Jewish or being Christian, in the world they can mean the same thing. They can both do good works and the actions come from the heart. Just because you have a horrible past doesn’t make you a horrible person, God can change a person’s life.

To me it comes down to one basic truth, the most important truth. What do you do with Jesus? That is all. I will not go further into my beliefs, I will not condemn anyone because that is not my job. If you like true stories then this could be the book for you. If you are more of a sci-fi, fantasy, thrill seeking reader, then I’m sorry for this blog and stay tuned, more vampires, werewolves, or wizards to come.

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Not remembering could be a beautiful thing... or maybe not.

Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

What would you do, if you wake up in the hospital and you can’t remember the last 3 years of your life? You not only have new people in your life (new friends, new husband), but you look totally different with a new body and new teeth. She walks into a job that she’s the boss from Hades and it looks like someone is after her job. As she’s trying to learn the new her, her new husband, and everything that goes with that, her husband’s architect won’t leave her alone. He keeps saying that she is his lover when all she wants to do is get to know her husband and get on with her life. As she tries to find herself in the plain clothes in her huge closet and the neat and orderly area of her office, she feels even more lost. Will she remember who she is before her life unravels around her?

This book is a beach read. That’s what I like to call a book that you can sit on the beach with plenty of distractions around and still know exactly what’s going on in the book. It’s an easy read with not a lot of action. Actually I got pretty bored with it and wanted it to be over before I finished. I have read a few of her books in the past and they are a fine read, but don’t pick up this book if you are looking for something that will stimulate your brain. If you need something that will distract you from the crazy world you are living in, then go on and pick up this book or one of her other books. But if you think it’s a big waste of time, I’m not going to argue with you.

Sorry this blog stinks.