Run

Okay, so I've already written about this book, but as well as being a reference, it is also my fiction piece for this project. It is an amazingly written book, but I've already illustrated my opinion previously, so I'll just do a quick summary.

John Hammond, a capitalist with too much time on his hands, has built a dinosaur-themed park by genetically recreating the animals through DNA extraction. As a precaution, he is advised by his lawyers to have sort of a test run, by bringing real people and experts in ahead of time to make sure the park is "up to par". Enter Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcolm, and Donald Gennaro, as well as two kids Lexi and Tim. These people are brought onto the island where the park was built, and are given the VIP treatment: a grand tour, explanations of how everything works, special previews of future exhibits, the works. Unfortunately, the guests are not impressed. Malcolm insists that the park will backfire, and Grant is fascinated but skeptical of the ethical questions raised by the recreation process. Nonetheless, all their fears are realized when Dennis Nedry screws things up. Working on an undercover deal for a rival genetics company, he shuts off the main power to get some embryos off of the island. When Nedry doesn't return, this raises problems in the fact that the dinosaurs can now escape, and no one else knows how to work the systems.