tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post8996574169667957804..comments2024-01-22T05:26:58.609-05:00Comments on Bea's Book Nook: Bea Reviews The Great Zoo of China by Matthew ReillyBeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-44433916627796265112015-09-03T21:22:34.612-04:002015-09-03T21:22:34.612-04:00It did scream movie. I wouldn't be surprised i...It did scream movie. I wouldn't be surprised if it gets adapted.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-17797141361759773402015-09-01T14:10:59.810-04:002015-09-01T14:10:59.810-04:00This was a fun one, and I too loved the details. I...This was a fun one, and I too loved the details. It screamed movie too me, but I certainly enjoyed myself. Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658833731713991138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-90886982280147578492015-09-01T10:46:58.231-04:002015-09-01T10:46:58.231-04:00Thanks! Thanks! Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-21552920713982361762015-09-01T10:25:08.539-04:002015-09-01T10:25:08.539-04:00Great review, Bea! I like how you've shown the...Great review, Bea! I like how you've shown the good and bad. It does sound intriguing, but I don't like to read about too much violence or lots of stereotyping especially characters.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772092087910675246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-1677208074651549322015-08-31T21:42:14.161-04:002015-08-31T21:42:14.161-04:00Yeah, the stereotyping was very disappointing.Yeah, the stereotyping was very disappointing.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-63401342276930848352015-08-31T21:32:34.033-04:002015-08-31T21:32:34.033-04:00Well that's sad. Maybe for some people they wo...Well that's sad. Maybe for some people they won't catch the stereotypes, but I'm Asian and grew up with a lot of Chinese friends. While the plot of this novel sounds really cool, I think I'd be sorely disappointed with the lack of "research" or spin to her characters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921678042033544000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-89054199411548799062015-08-31T17:59:16.156-04:002015-08-31T17:59:16.156-04:00Definitely get it from the library. :)Definitely get it from the library. :)Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-5307799928507840242015-08-31T17:43:07.019-04:002015-08-31T17:43:07.019-04:00I don't love the stereotyping but I'm okay...I don't love the stereotyping but I'm okay with the lack of character development. I don't expect too much of it in these kinds of novels though it's always extra special when it does show up. This does sound like a fun read and I think I can guess the secret. I probably won't buy this but this might be a fun library pick. Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-2034119548199079802015-08-31T16:56:52.750-04:002015-08-31T16:56:52.750-04:00LMAO I get what you mean. :D LMAO I get what you mean. :D Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-74961381342294019552015-08-31T16:53:29.929-04:002015-08-31T16:53:29.929-04:00I thought of JP while reading the blurb too. Hmm ....I thought of JP while reading the blurb too. Hmm ... I have a guess of what it might be, and if I'm right, that would be cool. Cool about what it is, not because I'd be right. Of course, being right is always cool. Yeah ... anyway, the book sounds good! lol.LoveOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391586235553306506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-16972011744645945552015-08-31T15:28:15.745-04:002015-08-31T15:28:15.745-04:00Your guess it probably right. :D And I am trying t...Your guess it probably right. :D And I am trying to put down the differences from lore as artistic license. The stereotyping bothered me and the violence was a bit much at times. Maybe get it from the library instead of spending your own money. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-45008053771436179842015-08-31T15:07:59.494-04:002015-08-31T15:07:59.494-04:00I think I can guess the secret too, and it makes t...I think I can guess the secret too, and it makes the book very tempting. But I think I would be too annoyed by the inaccurate lore and especially by the ethnic/cultural stereotyping. I'll think about it, but I'm not quite sold yet. Good review - you definitely showed me both what I would love as well as what I might hate, and that's what I want in a review!Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-61050015768539782272015-08-31T11:17:43.217-04:002015-08-31T11:17:43.217-04:00Oh, there's definitely an audience! It's a...Oh, there's definitely an audience! It's an entertaining few hours full of what-ifs?<br /><br />I think he was going for the same audience as Jurassic Park but was he intentionally so similar? Hard to say.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455117466213636141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3394910946143126860.post-35735962647147811382015-08-31T11:00:35.541-04:002015-08-31T11:00:35.541-04:00Do you think Reilly was writing FOR another Jurass...Do you think Reilly was writing FOR another Jurassic Park? It was the very first place I went when I read the synopsis. I think I know the secret from the cover, it's sort of obvious (?), too. <br /><br />But you very fairly reviewed this book because there is an audience for this book! I can see this book on my airplanes or with people on vacations. It sounds like an easy read to fill Kristin @ Addicted to HEAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502113713426103508noreply@blogger.com