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Book Description:
Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists is mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes.
Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and torn, equipment scattered in the mud alongside dead bodies -- all motionless except for one moving image -- a grainy, dark, man-shaped blur.
In San Francisco, primatologist Peter Elliot works with Amy, a gorilla with an extraordinary vocabulary of 620 "signs," the most ever learned by a primate, and she likes to fingerpaint. But recently, her behavior has been erratic and her drawings match, with stunning accuracy, the brittle pages of a Portuguese print dating back to 1642 . . . a drawing of an ancient lost city. A new expedition -- along with Amy -- is sent into the Congo where they enter a secret world, and the only way out may be through a horrifying death . . .
Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and torn, equipment scattered in the mud alongside dead bodies -- all motionless except for one moving image -- a grainy, dark, man-shaped blur.
In San Francisco, primatologist Peter Elliot works with Amy, a gorilla with an extraordinary vocabulary of 620 "signs," the most ever learned by a primate, and she likes to fingerpaint. But recently, her behavior has been erratic and her drawings match, with stunning accuracy, the brittle pages of a Portuguese print dating back to 1642 . . . a drawing of an ancient lost city. A new expedition -- along with Amy -- is sent into the Congo where they enter a secret world, and the only way out may be through a horrifying death . . .
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A gorilla that loves cigarrettes and martinis. That should be all the info you need. Crichton is pretty good. all his books are entertaining. This is not his best but still a good read.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Murdered geologists in an African rain forest.
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Janis K. ("Congo" is not one of Crichton's best but it is still a good book, if you are willing to overlook a few holes in the plot and just go along for the ride. As is often the case with Crichton's work you will be left wondering where fact leaves off and fantasy begins. There is a bibliography at the end which gives a starting point for research. Also the cutting edge technology described is nearly thirty years out of date. Still, a weaker for Crichton is better than most.
Susan B. from SAGINAW, MI wrote on 12/10/2006...As with all Michael Crichton works, this book is a fast-paced adventure that actually has a unique plot. The characters are somewhat generic but the book is an enjoyable read for a weekend or lazy afternoon when you want something fairly quick and not exceptionally deep. Crichton definitely deserves points for creativity and believability in this novel.