Book description
The air itself feels thick with wrongness the moment you press play. Not ghosts, not curses-something far worse. Jurassic Park isn't haunted by the dead; it's alive with them. And in this audiobook, the dread isn't just read-it's breathed into your ear. Scott Brick's voice, low and deliberate, becomes your only shield against the jungle's whispering secrets. You hear it first: the rustle of leaves that isn't wind. The distant, guttural huff of something vast moving through the ferns. Crichton's genius isn't in the dinosaurs-they're terrifyingly real-but in the silence before the roar. That's where the true horror lives.
The Chicago Sun-Times called his dinosaurs "genuinely frightening." They're right. But this audiobook makes you feel it. The absence of music is the loudest sound. When the power fails, you hear the thud of a T-Rex stepping on a fallen branch, the wet scrape of claws on concrete, the panicked gasp of a character who's just realized they're prey. The Detroit News called it "frighteningly real." You'll swear the growl vibrating in your headphones is coming from outside your room. The New York Times praised its "suspense"-and yes, it's relentless, but it's not just what happens. It's the sound of it happening. The slow, deliberate crunch of teeth meeting bone. The high-pitched scream of a Velociraptor that cuts off too soon.
This isn't a story about science gone wrong. It's about science reborn in the dark, where the rules of nature are just suggestions. You hear the hum of the park's generators-failing, flickering-like a heartbeat slowing to stop. You hear the children's breaths, shallow and fast, as they hide in a car that's suddenly too small. Crichton taps into a primal fear: the terror of something ancient walking among us, not as a myth, but as a very real, very hungry predator. The Washington Post called it "powerful." It's not just powerful-it's invasive. The audiobook doesn't just tell you the park is dangerous. It makes you listen to the danger closing in.
The genius of this adaptation lies in its restraint. No cheap jump scares. Just the slow, chilling realization that the world we think we know is a fragile illusion. The sound design is masterful: the distant hiss of a Brachiosaurus's breath, the unsettling click of a raptor's claws on stone, the terrifying silence after a scream. You're not just hearing the story-you're inside the park's suffocating heat, the humidity thick enough to taste. Every rustle, every snap of a twig, becomes a potential death sentence. The park isn't just a theme park anymore. It's a tomb for the living.
This is how horror should feel: not with jump scares, but with the cold dread that settles in your bones when you realize the monster was always here. Jurassic Park, as an audiobook, is the perfect vessel for that terror. Crichton didn't just write a thriller-he built a trap, and this recording is the key that unlocks it. You'll find yourself holding your breath, listening for the next sound that shouldn't be there. And when it comes? You won't just hear it. You'll feel it. The air grows colder. The shadows feel heavier. And for the first time, you understand why the park's motto-"Jurassic Park"-isn't a promise. It's a warning. And this audiobook? It's the sound of that warning finally being heard.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience