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Violence
Some
Some violence in thriller sequences
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some substance references
Emotional Intensity
Some
Unsettling themes about identity, ownership of biological material, and corporate ethics
What this book is about
Crichton's satirical last novel (published just before his death) follows multiple storylines through the chaos of the genetics industry: a talking chimpanzee-human hybrid, a man hunted for his cells, a talking parrot, and biotech corporate malfeasance. Darker in tone than his earlier work, it's a thriller built from scientific anxiety rather than the wonder that powered Jurassic Park.
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Bioethics themes
Corporate malfeasance
Genetic modification content
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