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I've never read the novels, so they are very different from the actual film as per all books to film go.
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I kid, I kid. :lol The novels are excellent, like all of Crichton's novels. Despite the fact that I love the films, if I had the choice, I'd make the novels into miniseries with the budget of Terra Nova.