Black Man vs Jurassic Park: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Genetic Engineering, Science Fiction, Thriller, Fiction
Black Man
Winner of the 2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award Published as Black Man in the UK and Thirteen in North America Carl Marsalis is a traitor, a bringer of death, a genetic freak and an unwelcome reminder of all that is dark in…
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Jurassic Park
“The tropical rain fell in drenching sheets, hammering the corrugated roof of the clinic building, roaring down the metal gutters, splashing on the ground in a torrent.”
Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. A cautionary tale about genetic engineering, it presents the collapse of an amusement park showcasing genetically re-created dinosaurs to…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Jurassic Park highest: Jurassic Park 4.2 · Black Man 3.7.
- Jurassic Park is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 11 for Black Man.
- Jurassic Park has the widest readership — 32139 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Black Man | Jurassic Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (32139) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (106) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (27) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (3582) |
Reception
| Black Man | Jurassic Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 106 | 32139 |
| Editions | 5 | 93 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 433681 |
| Written reviews | — | 32139 |
| Wikipedia attention | 941 | 40440 |
| Pages | 642 | 480 |