Confronted with dinosaurs like pterodactyls, iguanodons or stegosaurus, our main characters have to solve many difficult or even dramatic situations, and it's one enjoyable thing to read it. ( )Īrthur Conan Doyle's 'The Lost World' focuses on a story about an expedition in the South American Rainforest, leading its four protagonists on a plateau which seems to surround a world believed to be long-gone. So, while this is not a bad novel, I did find it a disappointing one. The author should’ve cut this short, or cut it altogether, rather than have this passive rambling following on from the characters’ departure of the lost world. Apart from the odd scene, much of the closing chapters read like a newspaper report, including much repetition of what we already know. A female character in the group might've improved the dynamic. It needed some added sparkle some dire threat to get the pulse racing. Upon the main characters leaving the lost world, I felt underwhelmed by their adventures. Dinosaurs are apparent, but without the celebrity that is Tyrannosaurus Rex, excitement is limited.

The threat of danger is in the air, but it rarely feels life-threatening.

When we reach the lost world, it turns out to be engaging at times, but sometimes bland or slow paced. One of the best early scenes is when the narrator – Mr Malone – meets the arrogant and bad-tempered Professor Challenger. Prior to this, we get some scientific debate, some of which I found amusing, some of it not. It takes a long while for the main characters to reach ‘the lost world’.

The lost world by arthur conan doyle