Review: DRAGON TEETH by Michael Crichton

Not what I was expecting. Dragon Teeth is a western with some dinosaur discovery and bone chasing thrown in to fatten up the plot; this is by no means a bad thing, but something just didn't gel with me. It was as if two books converged into one with the Western aspect dominating what could've been an interesting story relegated to a bit part. 

A times, Dragon Teeth read as a piece of non-fiction with loads of historical context written in such a way that it threatened to override the fiction. I recommend reading big chucks at a time rather than bite size sittings here and there as the story tends to flow better when consumed in few sittings.

The book follows Yale student William Johnson as he traverses the wild west in search of dinosaur bones while avoiding the arrows of Indians and the hidden agendas of his fellow travelers, and for the most part, his sojourn is entertaining, however William aside, none of the supporting characters seemed to have enough development to make them memorable.

Don't get me wrong, Dragon Teeth isn't a bad book, I'm happy I read it but I was hoping for more given Crishton's other books were of such a high standard.

My rating: 3/5 stars.