Next vs The Lost World: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Thriller, Fiction
Next
“Vasco Borden, fort-nine, tugged at the lapels of his suit and straightened his tie as he walked down the plush carpeted hallway.”
Next is a 2006 satirical techno-thriller by Michael Crichton. It was the fifteenth novel under his own name and his twenty-fifth overall, and the last to be published during his lifetime.
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The Lost World
“The Santa Fe Institute was housed in a series of buildings on Canyon Road which had formerly been a convent, and the Institute's seminars were held in a room which had served as a chapel.”
The Lost World is a 1995 techno-thriller novel written by Michael Crichton, and the sequel to his 1990 novel Jurassic Park. It is his tenth novel under his own name and his twentieth overall, and it was published by…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Lost World highest: The Lost World 3.9 · Next 3.5.
- The Lost World has the widest readership — 189979 ratings behind its score.
- Next runs the darker storyline; The Lost World stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Next | The Lost World | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (78458) | 3.9 (189979) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (205) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (235) | 4.5 (1563) |
Reception
| Next | The Lost World | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 78458 | 189979 |
| Editions | 44 | 78 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 24679 | 70216 |
| Reading it now | 2349 | 7097 |
| Written reviews | 3980 | 9225 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4618 | 19677 |
| Pages | 431 | 393 |