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Extinction. Wenn das Böse erwacht: Thriller | 'Relic' meets 'Jurassic Park' – der neue Thriller von Bestsellerautor Douglas Preston. by Douglas Preston
16 reviews
mariahkc10's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Misogyny
Minor: Pregnancy
angelmercy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5
I enjoyed the topic and the author's writing style. While being a bit slow at the start the pace got faster about halfway through the book. It's an interesting topic and I really like the descriptions of the de-extincted animals and the place in general, I could easily envision it in my mind. I would have loved to see more of the mentioned animals though, and for a thriller, in my opinion, the pace was a bit too slow, especially at the beginning, but it was overall OK.
The story itself, well, I can just see how this could easily happen someday in the near future. As the main character says at the end "If something can be done, it will be done" ... And many things can go wrong when mankind tries to play God (just think Jurassic Park with creatures from a different period of Earth's history).
While not being the most intense thriller I've ever read, I sure enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to anybody who likes this topic, too, and doesn't mind a somewhat more relaxed pace.
The story itself, well, I can just see how this could easily happen someday in the near future. As the main character says at the end "If something can be done, it will be done" ... And many things can go wrong when mankind tries to play God (just think Jurassic Park with creatures from a different period of Earth's history).
While not being the most intense thriller I've ever read, I sure enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to anybody who likes this topic, too, and doesn't mind a somewhat more relaxed pace.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
I also would like to add, as I read it in a couple reviews: yes, people's physique is mentioned and commented on, but no, in my eyes this would not count as body shaming! I don't know why people tend to be oversensitive to this topic these days, but really, how should someone describe people in a book so the reader can imagine what they look like?? Many of the descriptions given, no matter what kind, in my opinion, reflect the way a character sees a different character or even themselves. No more, no less. It really is not a main topic but I kept reading it in many reviews about this book and thought I'd give my opinion on this, too, as it differs a lot from many others and might help someone decide whether they want to read this book.bigmak207's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
annieisawesome's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I almost gave up in the first chapter when someone is reading a book that the author had written. I loved the twists and turns. Didn’t like a lot of other things. I did predict it pretty early on, but it was still a fun ride. The author is not great at actually making the characters engaging, and there’s a lot of unnecessary parts, but the over all plot is fun.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting
hellocherry813's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
klbreyfogle's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I was so not sold on the first two chapters - I thought we were going to have to follow the rich couple the entire time and I was like you’re KIDDING me… but then they got murdered right at the end of chapter two and it really picked up as the promised procedural thriller! The plot wasn’t terribly surprising - by about the second time they appeared I had nailed down exactly who the killers were, but it was so interesting to read the politics of the different officers interacting and the Pleistocene setting! Plus getting into the motivations was pretty cool and I was honestly very glad they didn’t kill the Neanderthals at the end . Fair warning for animal lovers don’t get too attached to the baby mammoth - I did because he’s such a lil cutie and then they murder him like halfway through :( . I enjoyed this WAY more than I expected to based on the first couple of chapters and I do genuinely recommend it to anyone who likes procedurals, the Pleistocene, and interpersonal politics.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement and Sexism
Minor: Pregnancy
discostell's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
really wish I could rate this more but they had to bring up how fat Frankie is so many times. did that thing about the pecan sticky bun really need to be in the last chapter of the book??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia
chantaal's review against another edition
3.0
The equivalent of a cop Dad Movie you’d watch on TNT on a Sunday. Fun and entirely predictable.
Also: the audio narrator sounded out the military time 2000 as “two thousand hours” and it made me laugh so hard I had to pause and call my sister, a USMC vet, and she started dying as well. MEET AT TWO THOUSAND HOURS LMAOOOO
Also: the audio narrator sounded out the military time 2000 as “two thousand hours” and it made me laugh so hard I had to pause and call my sister, a USMC vet, and she started dying as well. MEET AT TWO THOUSAND HOURS LMAOOOO
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder
clara_h39's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, and Pregnancy
ldsbookgrl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder