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The Dinosaur Hunter (2010)

by Homer Hickam(Favorite Author)

3.33 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0312383789 (ISBN13: 9780312383787)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Thomas Dunne Books

review 1: I found this book an excellent combination of mystery, paleontology, Montana and human relationships. Maybe because I come from a rural background, I really liked the depiction of the ranchers. To say they are rugged individualists would not be overstating it. It may (or may not, I haven't spent much time in Montana) be a reasonable characterization, but I know people who are very similar. That laconic style, where little is said, but much is figured out despite that. I found the paleontology to be well written (except for the flakey paleontologist in charge of the dig). In fact that's probably my biggest complaint--Dr. Pickford is a pretty dodgy dude and pretty lazy too. I have never known someone in charge of a dig to spent so little time working on it. And I don... more't think that any crew would actually follow someone like that either. Was it entirely realistic? I'm not sure that the Russian mafia would actually end up in the ranch country of Montana, but it worked for me in this story. However, dig sites are not so easily found--three spectacular sites in one season? Not likely. However,when I briefly set down the book to get a cup of coffee this morning, I noticed that there was a fire truck in front of my condo complex--I never noticed it pull up. And when I returned to the book, I completely missed their departure too. Totally engrossed, I couldn't even bother to be a bit snoopy. And that's a rural habit too--keeping an eye on what your neighbours are doing!
review 2: This book was selected because it was a free download. I wanted to stop chasing new books and look back. Well, it wasn't a good start. Hopefully, some gems await me. Now about The Dinosaur Hunter.It dragged. The plot was not sufficient to carry to whole story. Three-quarters into the story, although not a violent person, I was wanting someone to die. At the end, I wanted the main character to be the one to die. But, I finished it. There were some positive (short) parts where Homer surprised me. It also earned me a piece of chocolate for finishing it. less

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