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The Lost World

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It's London， 1907。 Journalist Edward Malone， rejected by the woman he loves because he is too prosaic， decides to go in search of adventure and fame to prove himself worthy of her。 Soon after， he meets Professor George Challenger， a scientist who claims to have discovered a 'lost world' populated by pterodactyls and other prehistoric monsters。

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Nathan Ethridge ，

Going with Goodreads explanation of 3/5 stars to mean - I liked it。 The Lost World is a classic adventure novel that sits on the shelf of other "must-reads" in its class。 If you've read enough of these， you will see a pattern to them and pick up on a lot of the positive and negative qualities of reading classic lit。 Classics are generally more grounded and believable， no matter how fantastical the adventures may become， and it's this quality that I love about them。 There seems to be a reasonable Going with Goodreads explanation of 3/5 stars to mean - I liked it。 The Lost World is a classic adventure novel that sits on the shelf of other "must-reads" in its class。 If you've read enough of these， you will see a pattern to them and pick up on a lot of the positive and negative qualities of reading classic lit。 Classics are generally more grounded and believable， no matter how fantastical the adventures may become， and it's this quality that I love about them。 There seems to be a reasonable explanation for everything that's happening， and the authors are all too eager to bombard you with every detail imaginable in convincing you of the tale's validity。This quality is not unique to The Lost World and is the same style that tons of classics like Dracula， Treasure Island， and 20，000 Leagues are written in。 The positive aspect of this is that the books are generally water-tight， meaning they contain fewer plotholes than modern lit。 The downside is that it can occasionally feel as if you're reading a list of facts and pointless details instead of getting to the heart of the drama。 Interesting character interactions and introspection take a back seat to the author's tight grip on making sure the work is grounded in the sensory。。。in other words， much energy is spent convincing you that this all makes sense。 Modern books， in contrast， are less worried about convincing you and assume that if you bought the ticket you must be along for the ride。 Very few people would want to go to the lengths that Verne did in 20，000 Leagues by charting out all the courses and time scales and what plants and fish were native to the current location。 I remember as a kid thinking something like， "Jesus H， I've been reading about fish for like 5 pages"， and putting the book down。 But all this was done so that you， the highly invested reader， could use your encyclopedia and globe and track the novel beginning to end in your study and have "fun" immersing yourself in Verne's underwater world。 There's something to be said about this， and it shows how much of a shit the author gave， but it can be quite tedious to read if you're not planning on tracking it all beginning to end。 Much like the Bible， it starts off great until you hit the awful pages of lineages， and then it loses all that energy it built up in Genesis。 So what the hell does any of this have to do with The Lost World？ Well， that's essentially it。 If you'd like to go on a reasonable journey with reasonable enough explanations and be bombarded with the details of said journey， then this will please you。 If you'd rather go for something that focuses on scene and mood maybe try something else like Stephen King， or maybe you'd like a more forgiving and considerate author that gets to the point like Vonnegut。 Maybe Harry Potter just has too many plot holes and is too liberal with its use of convenient explanations and deus ex machinas saving the day to do it for you， this is understandable， but there are many modern authors that are still believable and grounded， they just cut out some of the unnecessary bits。 Crichton is another great example while we're on it。 And maybe I've ruined this book to a degree by reading his novel of the same name first， which has some build-up but is a lot more energetic （and in some ways is MORE believable than this）。 That being said， I'll forever be fascinated by what fascinated humans that were living in 1912， and I'm still surprised at just how far along scientific thought had gotten during that age。 They seemed to know a lot more than I remembered people from 1912 knowing。 The scientific characters in this book frequently call back to things like Darwin and his influence on Zoology within the book， which is sadly better than most people over a century and a half after it was published。 But I digress， if I fight that windmill anymore I'll be put away for insanity。 Overall， The Lost World is a must-read， despite my personal peeves about the style of the time。 The language isn't too archaic or difficult compared to other classic lit。 It has a pretty long build-up， but the pacing helps this a bit and the chapters usually aren't overly long。 This really gave me a good impression of Doyle and I imagine I'll like his Sherlock Holmes series a bit better。 。。。more

Nicolle ，

Eu li em português。 E 3，5 na verdade。É muito legal， bem divertido， embora eu esperasse mais pq quem me indicou disse que "ria alto" com algumas passagens。 Eu não ri alto。É um livro bastante antigo， em várias passagens fiquei incomodada com a forma que as características das pessoas eram descritas。 Como introdução do livro， o ebook traz uma apresentação do Conan Doyle sobre o personagem do professor Challenger e sobre Sherlock Holmes， dizendo que o primeiro é o favorito do autor。 Bom， eu ainda pr Eu li em português。 E 3，5 na verdade。É muito legal， bem divertido， embora eu esperasse mais pq quem me indicou disse que "ria alto" com algumas passagens。 Eu não ri alto。É um livro bastante antigo， em várias passagens fiquei incomodada com a forma que as características das pessoas eram descritas。 Como introdução do livro， o ebook traz uma apresentação do Conan Doyle sobre o personagem do professor Challenger e sobre Sherlock Holmes， dizendo que o primeiro é o favorito do autor。 Bom， eu ainda prefiro o segundo。 。。。more

Michael Manas ，

This is one of if not the first pieces of popularized dinosaur media and Jurassic Park would likely not exist without it。 It’s interesting to hear how they described dinosaurs so incorrectly in 1912 and how far we’ve come with scientific research。 One thing I could criticize the book for was how they described non white people， which while not overly offensive it is certainly out of date but it was a different time so I didn’t want to lower the score for that。 But all in all it was a great exper This is one of if not the first pieces of popularized dinosaur media and Jurassic Park would likely not exist without it。 It’s interesting to hear how they described dinosaurs so incorrectly in 1912 and how far we’ve come with scientific research。 One thing I could criticize the book for was how they described non white people， which while not overly offensive it is certainly out of date but it was a different time so I didn’t want to lower the score for that。 But all in all it was a great experience and a ton of fun to read！ 。。。more

Nada madhat ，

الشيء السعيد في الأمر أنها لم تكن بدايتي مع كونان دويل وإلا كانت ستكون الأخيرة كذلك。。سطحية ، طفولية ، مجردة حتى من المتعة 。。وفكرتها شبيهة جدًا ب"رحلة إلى مركز الأرض" لچول ڤيرن الشيء السعيد في الأمر أنها لم تكن بدايتي مع كونان دويل وإلا كانت ستكون الأخيرة كذلك。。سطحية ، طفولية ، مجردة حتى من المتعة 。。وفكرتها شبيهة جدًا ب"رحلة إلى مركز الأرض" لچول ڤيرن 。。。more

Bhuwan Chand ，

Its a wonderful alternate route taken by the writer most famous/ known for the eccentric detective。 In fact the detective is more famous than the writer who created him。I loved this adventure， the way book ends， it leaves the possibilities of many such adventure ahead。。。

Micha ，

So much fun to discover that I enjoyed this just as much as Sherlock Holmes！ A great， well written story。

Linosha Bartes ，

This is really a good book。 It made me think a lot of things。 All I wish is if I could have finished it sooner。 Journalist Edward Malone， rejected by the woman he loves because he is too prosaic， decides to go in search of adventure and fame to prove himself worthy of her。 Soon after， he meets Professor George Challenger， a scientist who claims to have discovered a 'lost world' populated by pterodactyls and other prehistoric monsters。 “There are times， young fellah， when every one of us must mak This is really a good book。 It made me think a lot of things。 All I wish is if I could have finished it sooner。 Journalist Edward Malone， rejected by the woman he loves because he is too prosaic， decides to go in search of adventure and fame to prove himself worthy of her。 Soon after， he meets Professor George Challenger， a scientist who claims to have discovered a 'lost world' populated by pterodactyls and other prehistoric monsters。 “There are times， young fellah， when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice， or you never feel clean again。” 。。。more

Marriott Reviews ，

This pace kept up through all the book and I found the two main characters interesting。 A very entertaining book。

Manouka ，

Ignoring the opinions and phrases that come with a book being written in the early 1900s， I really liked this。 It was bit different from my usual which I'm all for， and， obviously， had descriptions of animals and environment which I enjoy。 Clear images （also liked the illustrations）， captivating descriptions of action， fitting characters， it was an overall good read although this is a classic which always makes me feel like I don't need to leave a review？ Although I'm doing it for me anyway so。I Ignoring the opinions and phrases that come with a book being written in the early 1900s， I really liked this。 It was bit different from my usual which I'm all for， and， obviously， had descriptions of animals and environment which I enjoy。 Clear images （also liked the illustrations）， captivating descriptions of action， fitting characters， it was an overall good read although this is a classic which always makes me feel like I don't need to leave a review？ Although I'm doing it for me anyway so。It definitely made me think more seriously about studying something ecology related。Last thing: I didn't read this （gorgeous） edition， I read it in greek which also makes me feel smarter now lol 。。。more

Richard Larned ，

Excellent classic Great book written in old world style which I enjoyed。 I remember watching the 1960 movie many years ago。 Highly recommended。 Must check out some more Sir Arthur titles。

Eldora ，

Add Lost World: Being an Account of the Recent Amazing Adventures of Professor E。 Challenger， Lord John Roxton， Professor Summerlee to your reading list。

Rebeka Locksley ，

This is a good old adventure book。 Very much like Jules Verne style maybe a bit less descriptive nature。 Exactly down my alley

Burt Ratings ，

The characters are very well-developed。

Laura McLain ，

As with Burroughs’ THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT， the paleontology and anthropology is outdated but the story holds up a century later。

Tarissa ，

Chapter-by-Chapter Notes。 Read along with me！Chapter 1: My thoughts while reading this first chapter mostly consisted of。。。 "Am I reading a romance novel？！？ Like。。。 WHAT IS THIS？" I suppose that a passion had to be lit in Ned to make him want to attempt such a scary adventure as he assumingly is about to launch into。Chapter 2: This chapter is a LOT closer to how I expected this story to begin。 A favorite passage from chapter 2: "How's that？" I asked， triumphantly。"Well， if your conscience can st Chapter-by-Chapter Notes。 Read along with me！Chapter 1: My thoughts while reading this first chapter mostly consisted of。。。 "Am I reading a romance novel？！？ Like。。。 WHAT IS THIS？" I suppose that a passion had to be lit in Ned to make him want to attempt such a scary adventure as he assumingly is about to launch into。Chapter 2: This chapter is a LOT closer to how I expected this story to begin。 A favorite passage from chapter 2: "How's that？" I asked， triumphantly。"Well， if your conscience can stand it--""It has never failed me yet。"Chapter 3: WOW， that was a bunch of violence！ It's SO dangerous just to visit the crabby-apple-apoplectic professor。 And we're not even in the jungle yet？！ My， my。。。 （I would really like to see that "battle scene" acted out on screen。） 。。。。 "His head was enormous， the largest I have ever seen upon a human being。" （This line just really tickled me， for unknown reasons。。。）Chapter 4: *howling with laughter over the pedestal scene* What kind of snicker-wack-a-doodle is this professor？！ He's just so crazy。。。 that it makes for a comically fabulous story！ （view spoiler）[Chapter 5: It looks like the "gang" is forming， readying themselves to go find some dinosaurs。 What a fascinating prospect！ Oh， and I looked up Tapir photos， and they sure are some odd creatures to look at！ I noticed that it seems like the little babies have white markings on them， which remind me of fawns！ That seems like a strange similarity between vastly different animals。 Chapter 6: I now have QUITE an appreciation for the phrase "young fellah-my-lad"， when pronounced all as one word。 Also quite intrigued with the "Irish imagination which makes the unknown and the untried more terrible than they are"。 LOL！ Another excellent quote， which I feel like it sums up the whole book all in one sentence: "I've tried war and steeplechasin' and aero-planes， but this huntin' of beasts that look like a lobster-supper dream is a brand-new sensation。" The farewell scene was all rather touching and charming。。。 but WHY oh WHY is Challenger not going on the journey？！ I just assumed that OF COURSE he's going。。。 Chapter 7: Well， well， well。 A plot twist！ Also， in this chapter， when Ned was describing Professor Summerlee， there are some aspects of his character which greatly remind me of Sherlock Holmes， such as this sentence: "His TALL， GAUNT， STRINGY figure" （！！！） 。。。。 "is insensible to fatigue， and his dry， half-sarcastic， and often wholly unsympathetic manner is uninfluenced by any change in his surroundings。" 。。。。 "In temper he is NATURALLY ACID and SKEPTICAL。" （If that's not Sherlock Holmes， I don't know what is！） Summerlee also smokes a pipe， but I suppose a lot of men at that time did， so that's not as great of a point， but still。。。 Perhaps it's all just a coinky-dink anyways？？？ --- Oh， and Gladys should have been there to see Ned off！ What if he goes on this amazing journey and returns as a brave， macho man， only to find out that Gladys didn't even know he left？！Chapter 8: I'm definitely on Team Pterodactyl！！ --- I liiiive for the angst between Summerlee and Challenger。 I found great joy in the fact that one Professor had to be put into each canoe， for separation purposes。 LOL！ --- My general interpretation gathered from the laborious landscape descriptions: Green jungle to the North。 Green jungle to the South。 Green jungle to the West。 Green jungle to the East。 Chapter 9: My FaVoRiTe QuOtE of the day is Ned saying that Challenger "has a way of alluding to me as if I were a school child ten years old）"。 I was completely amazed that Maple White had previously drawn arrows in chalk， which never washed or rubbed away。 Apparently they just don't make chalk like they used to。 Oooh！ We caught another glimpse of our dear friend， the pterodactyl！ And with little， gleaming TEETH， to boot！ Chapter 10: Poor Ned only has ONE pencil to do all his writing！ --- At last！ We "saw" a new type of dinosaur！ （Haha。 I feel like I'm on the journey with these characters， so I keep thinking things like "YAY！ I got to see real， live dinosaurs today！） And today's variety of dino happens to be in the shape of "monstrous kangaroos"。 I was further amazed when Summerlee stated that Iguanodon footprints are found all over southern England。 （Wouldn't that be wonderful to go see one day？！） But then， one of my favorite phrases in this chapter is。。。 "a rookery of pterodactyls"。 Chills just went all through me！ What a magnificent scene that was。。。 until things went awry。 Chapter 11: I am VERY proud of Ned too for his heroic undertaking of being able to create the chart they so desperately needed in order to get out of their situation。 I feel like he's a bit of an underdog， riding alongside these professors and scientific men。 But LAKE GLADYS？？？？？？ NO。 Nooooo-noooo-nooooooo。 BOOOOO！ I somehow don't think that she deserves to have an exotic lake named after her。 Alas， I am QUITE UNSETTLED about the appearance of the Ape Man。 I am here for the dinosaurs， not evolution。 I rather wish the "missing link" stayed missing。 --- I DO believe that Challenger does respects his comrades！ -- especially since they're the first batch of educated people that he has been able to show LIVING， BREATHING DINOSAURS to。 Since the rest of civilization back home in England has just kind of discounted his previous research， I think he's seeking a little bit of validation through them。Chapter 12: Ned's nighttime prowl was rather brave to go at it alone！ （Brave or possibly stupid to attempt， actually。） But "we" got to see a new dino today because of it！ Always a fascinating experience， of course。 So now we can add a stegosaurus to our growing list of dinos we've spotted。 I wonder what wrecked their camp though？！ Chapter 13: This stuff about Challenger having an ape-man doppelganger is just bizarre。 Apparently， ACD is just seriously trying to hone in on the "connection" between apes and humans。 It is a funny scene though！ My mind was slightly relieved when Challenger asked Ned not to print anything about the resemblance， so as to not "go public" with that information。 （But then in the next second I realized that Ned wrote about it and shared it anyway， or else we wouldn't be reading it！） Chapter 14: I was pleasantly surprised by the spectacular sighting of a new Plesiosaurus。 Even more so after I looked it up to see pictures， only to be met with a happy glimpse of our dear friend， the Loch Ness Monster！ --- Oh， wasn't it just AWFUL when the Indians brought out the Iguanadon to be slaughtered？！ I just wasn't expecting it。 （（Sidenote: That was somehow more tragic to me than the monumentous battle that takes place later in the day。 Heheh。 --- Not to be irreverent to the men [and ape-men] who lost their lives on the battlefield。）） Chapter 15: The horrid "springing" beasts were terrible！ But then！ Even worse！ Their DEATH！ --- Wherein the hearts did not stop beating until 3 days had passed。 My mouth is still hanging agape at that horrendous image in my mind。 But WHAT were those things？！ The beasts were never named， to my knowledge？ --- OHHHHHHHH！！！！ I don't know if I laughed so hard at anything in this book as I did about Roxton's portable cage protection from the pterodactyls！ THAT WAS HILARIOUS。 --- Well， we indeed got some hot air balloons in the jungle！ However， they may be the goriest ones I've ever heard of。 Would you attempt the ride， in order to travel back home？Chapter 16: I was intrigued with this phororachus that was mentioned。 An introduction to another intriguing dino-bird！ Why， oh why， did the ape-men have to ransack the photographic evidence。 I suppose ACD had to include some doubt into the final scenes， of course。 One of my favorite lines from this chapter is Challenger saying， "'Come， then， pretty， pretty！' in a coaxing voice。" ~~~ oh my word！ I didn't know it before， but is THAT how a person talks to a 'dactyl？！ --- I am THRILLED TO BITS about the re-naming of the lake。 *harrumphs* Wash that Gladys away！ --- Still， 'tis sad that a T-Rex never appeared。 Alas， it was not meant to be。 Anyways， I'm just sad overall that this EPIC JOURNEY is now over！ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Alan Tomkins-Raney ，

This adventure story from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle， written in 1912， was a great surprise to me and just a hell of a lot of fun to read。 It's filled with colorful characters， loads of action， and prehistoric creatures such as dinosaurs， pterosaurs， plesiosaurs， and icthiosaurs， as well as a murderous city of ape-men。 If you enjoy the early sci-fi classics from H。G。 Wells and Jules Verne， this will be right up your alley。 This adventure story from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle， written in 1912， was a great surprise to me and just a hell of a lot of fun to read。 It's filled with colorful characters， loads of action， and prehistoric creatures such as dinosaurs， pterosaurs， plesiosaurs， and icthiosaurs， as well as a murderous city of ape-men。 If you enjoy the early sci-fi classics from H。G。 Wells and Jules Verne， this will be right up your alley。 。。。more

Deborah ，

I thought it was a good story。 It is wise to keep in mind when this was written。 It's age shows in the way it identified other ethnicities。 I thought it was a good story。 It is wise to keep in mind when this was written。 It's age shows in the way it identified other ethnicities。 。。。more

Mukul Ram ，

Fun adventure romp。

Krzysztof ，

An exorbitantly pleasant read。 I haven't been caught so much into a single story for a long time。 Mostly read in one sitting。 An exorbitantly pleasant read。 I haven't been caught so much into a single story for a long time。 Mostly read in one sitting。 。。。more

Cath （Cather。reads） ，

Boy this book is filled with scientific inaccuracies and plenty of white savior tropes， but it is a fantastic adventure novel sprinkled with humor and a phenomenal cast of characters。 Granted--this book was written in 1912 so it's understandable why the dinosaurs are depicted only as well as they knew back then。 This book is something like Robinson Crusoe meets Jurassic Park。 Edward Malone is the main character and a reporter， choosing to go on this mission to prove himself a hero to the woman h Boy this book is filled with scientific inaccuracies and plenty of white savior tropes， but it is a fantastic adventure novel sprinkled with humor and a phenomenal cast of characters。 Granted--this book was written in 1912 so it's understandable why the dinosaurs are depicted only as well as they knew back then。 This book is something like Robinson Crusoe meets Jurassic Park。 Edward Malone is the main character and a reporter， choosing to go on this mission to prove himself a hero to the woman he loves who does not care for him nearly as much as he thinks she does。 Malone， Lord John， and Professors Summerlee and Challenger find themselves stranded upon a remote plateau in the south american jungles and have to survive in a world populated with dinosaurs， ape-men， and other creatures that they never expected to see。It dragged a little bit towards the end， but I absolutely loved this adventure。 And the ending was perfect。 。。。more

Victoria Karlsen ，

It was okay。 I love reading older books because the whole style of writing facinates me。。but omg professor G。E。 Challenger was more obnoxious 5han Doyles Sherlock。 Haha！ But that aside it was still fun， as the whole book is pretty much set up like a good old fashioned adventurers story！ But overall not one of his best works。 It pains this old Dinosaur girl to say that。

F。 Beers ，

I highly recommend The Lost World and all the Doyle's books。 I highly recommend The Lost World and all the Doyle's books。 。。。more

Melany ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 obra que reseñe en las olimpiadas de lectura， de ella dije: Edward Malone， un periodista que quiere impresionar a su amada， Gladys，antes de pedirle matrimonio por lo cual le pide a su jefe que lo envíe a unamisión peligrosa y aventurera， ante esto su jefe le da la tarea de entrevistar alprofesor Challenger， quien es tachado de loco en la comunidad científica porafirmar la existencia de dinosaurios en Sudamérica。Luego de tener una plática con el profesor Challenger， Malone se convence deque lo qu obra que reseñe en las olimpiadas de lectura， de ella dije: Edward Malone， un periodista que quiere impresionar a su amada， Gladys，antes de pedirle matrimonio por lo cual le pide a su jefe que lo envíe a unamisión peligrosa y aventurera， ante esto su jefe le da la tarea de entrevistar alprofesor Challenger， quien es tachado de loco en la comunidad científica porafirmar la existencia de dinosaurios en Sudamérica。Luego de tener una plática con el profesor Challenger， Malone se convence deque lo que el profesor dice es cierto， y cuando es invitado a formar parte （juntocon tres caballeros más） a una expedición para demostrar la validez de susafirmaciones no duda en aceptar。Luego de un viaje sin sobresaltos llegan a una llanura， donde quedanatrapados pues el puente de acceso se rompe， al explorar esa llanura se dancuenta de que el profesor tiene razón y que aún existen los dinosaurios，después de durar unos meses investigando， vuelven mediante un mecanismoinventado por el profesor Challenger。Al llegar son muy bien recibidos y reciben grandes reconocimientos， perodesgraciadamente para Malone， Gladys ya está casada。Me encantó esta novela de aventuras y como contaba lo de los dinosaurios 。。。more

Magen ，

It kept me fully engaged all the way through。

Kasc ，

This was a lot of fun！ I found a very old copy of this book flying around my parents' place so figuring this may be a fun little diversion I picked it up。 Of course， in many respects Doyle's writing feels outdated。 Especially his racist descriptions are problematic to say the least。 However， I am glad to have read a copy as-is rather than an edited one。 In my opinion "cleaning" old books of problematic contents is not the way to go。 I think doing so negates that such racist views ever existed， w This was a lot of fun！ I found a very old copy of this book flying around my parents' place so figuring this may be a fun little diversion I picked it up。 Of course， in many respects Doyle's writing feels outdated。 Especially his racist descriptions are problematic to say the least。 However， I am glad to have read a copy as-is rather than an edited one。 In my opinion "cleaning" old books of problematic contents is not the way to go。 I think doing so negates that such racist views ever existed， which I think is wrong。 Whenever I stumble across those iffy descriptions I am reminded that Doyle was racist， a fact that doesn't become less true by rewriting his words。 Comparison with more modern literature shows we have already come a long way。While both language and worldview presented in this novel are outdated， its content is not。 Sure， from today's perspective it is hard to image that such a wondrous， yet still unexplored place could exist。 Nevertheless， if we did imagine modern explorers stranded in Maple White Land， their predicament would be pretty much the same as it is for the heroes in this story。 The accomplishments of civilization can alleviate their struggle only to some extent， while in essence they are still left to their own devices in a place that is as hostile as it can get。 This makes the story timeless and fascinating even from today's perspective。 Naturally， Professor Challenger is an insufferable character。 However， as the novel progressed this didn't bother me so much anymore and I even found his rages amusing。 This is a great adventure story， and rightfully considered a classic。 Perhaps not something I would consider a must-read， but still something I would gladly recommend。 。。。more

Chris ，

Parts of this were entertaining， but so far out there！

Dylan ，

DNF @ 52%Apart from the terrible racism which you often encounter in books from this time period， it’s not bad， but I have completely lost interest in the plot and I don’t care to find out what happens。

Daniels ，

A spectacular ending！

R。 Contreras ，

It's fast paced and intense， and definitely a fun read。 It's fast paced and intense， and definitely a fun read。 。。。more

Adam Golden ，

（2。5/5★）Blatant racism in this book aside （considering the book is over 100 years old）， this wasn't necessarily a bad read。 However， for an adventure novel， this one really only started getting interesting halfway through。 Doyle's descriptive prose of the character's surroundings and eventual biological findings are where I derived most of my enjoyment from。 Professor Challenger， while an engaging character， is also a know-it-all， and not in the more entertaining way like Doyle's Holmes is。 The （2。5/5★）Blatant racism in this book aside （considering the book is over 100 years old）， this wasn't necessarily a bad read。 However， for an adventure novel， this one really only started getting interesting halfway through。 Doyle's descriptive prose of the character's surroundings and eventual biological findings are where I derived most of my enjoyment from。 Professor Challenger， while an engaging character， is also a know-it-all， and not in the more entertaining way like Doyle's Holmes is。 The ending wasn't too bad， and makes me fairly curious about the sequels。 。。。more

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