Congo Kindle Edition

Amazing story ! I saw movie but the book adds the realism of being with Amy on location. A great read for anyone who needs an escape from day to day activities

"Congo" is the second book that I've read by Michael Crichton. The first being "Timeline." It's been quite a few years since I first read that book and I remember enjoying it very much. I failed to see the movie for it and really don't care to, especially now. When the film version of "Congo" hit the screens a few years ago, I enjoyed it thoroughly. It reminded me of all the old jungle flicks from the golden age of cinema. However, now having read the book, I feel somewhat cheated by its celluloid counterpart. This book is so much more engaging that it really is a shame how the movie fails to do it justice.While the core of the story, a team is sent out to find diamonds key to technological advances and they use a young grad student and his signing gorilla as cover to sneak into Africa, is still there, the book contains elements not even mentioned in the film. We get to know the expedition party a lot better in the book. We also have a lot more conflicts and meetings with the locals such as Pygmies, Kigani, and General Muguru and his men. Also, the gray gorillas are given a nice and complete treatment. I felt like I knew them better in this book than most of the human characters in the film.The film added quite a few things. For one, the gorilla, Amy, doesn't wander around in a boxy sign translator. Only Peter Elliot joins the group's escapade to the Congo, not his assistant as in the movie. The grisly death of the first team is found in the movie, but the book mentions nothing of Dr. Karen Ross having any type of relationship with one of the original team's members. In fact, she comes across as very frigid and uninterested in finding a boyfriend in the jungle. Tim Curry's character, while funny in the film, is non-existent here.The book moves at a very quick pace. Even when Crichton goes off on a class lecture about gorilla behavior or the advanced (for 1980) state of communications, he still manages to hold the reader's attention.Overall, this is a wonderful jungle thriller. If you enjoy authors such as Clive Cussler, you're sure to enjoy Crichton. His writing is intelligent, fun, and easy to digest even though it's full of factual information that, in textbook form, would be wretchedly boring.Highly recommended.

Amazing qualty and packaged very well to prevent damage.

This is not a big deal, but right is right.The description in the ad said this book was in "very good" condition. I have to respectfully disagree.There were a dozen or so pages that were "wrinkled", a couple pretty badly, and several had small tears.This is no more than "good".My rating would have been 3-1/2 stars.

My bf son loved this book. We could not find it anywhere but on Amazon.

Enjoyable. Like all Crichton books, well researched. Overall, I put it in the middle of enjoyment for a Crichton book.

As always Michael Crichton weaves an intriguing tale and writes with such brilliance that it will make you stay awake reading way past your bedtime :)

While trying to rate this book, I have a heart emoji over one shoulder and a snoozing emoji over the other waging war. So, I'll compromise and give this book 4 stars.The bad first: I know Crichton books come with their fair share of science. Normally I don't mind, I actually enjoy it. However, this one has a LOT of technical stuff, 1979 tech stuff, for about the first 40% of the book. There were times that my eyes just glazed over and I admit, there were a few paragraphs I had to skip over.Now the good: This was a very good story. A group of unique individuals head to the Congo in Africa for a variety of reasons, all selfish on their parts. And as with the movie, my favorite is Amy, a gorilla that has been living with Peter, a primate researcher in California, who nursed her back to health as an infant and has been studying her ever since. I fell absolutely in love with her and loved the relationship she has with Peter, the way she interacts with him, the rest of the crew, and the other gorillas in Africa.The movie adaptation is one of my all-time favorites and this is probably one of the only times that I can honestly say I liked the movie better. But, in the book, you get to know Amy a lot better than you can in the movie and for that reason, would recommend this to fans of the movie.

Ótimo livro, excelente vendedor.

If you ever wondered who started the techno thriller biz, look no further. This is perfectly paced, and although the technology in it is outdated, it is still a great read

A great book that arrived on time and in good condition.

My family loves this author. Its interesting to see the difference between books and movies

One of the best book I have read. Fast paced and gripping