Okay, so I read it....
The author was able to take me to a prehistoric world, and I was terrified at times!
There was a lot of gore, heartbreak, exploration, introspection, and fun.
It is my feeling that the main character in Jurassic Park1 is like the author. And to think that the author worked, lived, taught, only about 200 miles from me, and I have been past the exact area he lived(s) and worked many times. Never knew.
If the early world was as he shows, I am SOOO glad we mammals rule the world now.
Its a little tamer now. Just a little.