I first read Jurassic Park right before the movie came out, around 1993. I was in the 3rd grade and really enjoyed the experience but also a lot of it went completely over my head, especially Chaos Theory, fractals, and the big moral quandaries presented. I was just YEAH DINOSAURS! Dinosaurs eating people!

Now, as an adult, I enjoyed the story even more and I'm excited to discuss with my book club. I run a "Book to Art" club at the library I work at, meaning we make a fun project while chatting about that month's book. For Jurassic Park we'll be dabbling in resin pour!

As with the movie, I really love Dr. Ian Malcolm and wish this quote had made it into the film:

Hammond shook his head. 'Who could have imagined it would turn out this way.'
Ellie said, "Apparently Malcolm did."
"I didn't image it," Malcolm said. "I calculated it."