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Alyx W.
Alyx W. is on page 122 of 466
Ok, I see why Malcolm had to be Goldblum. The confidence is unmatched, but he has style.
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Alyx W.
Alyx W. is on page 59 of 466
Someone has informed me that they, in fact, did not know that "raptor" can be a bird of prey either until the very moment I told them about the prologue. So. I'm trying to be kinder to these characters.

Still. It feels like every Crichton book I've ever read relies on a group of otherwise educated people not knowing a piece of knowledge that (to me) barely even counts as trivia.
Aug 13, 2026 01:12PM
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Alyx W.
Alyx W. is on page 11 of 466
Halfway through the prologue: Surely she should know what the word "raptor" means.

Then: Wait, does everyone know what "raptor" means *because* of Jurassic Park??

Immediately after than thought: Fucking of course not, we've called birds than since the 1700s.



Idk, I wasn't around in 1990. Maybe nobody knew about hawks at the time.
Aug 12, 2026 12:56PM
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