3.5 TU WCALE NIE BYŁO DINOZAURÓW :(
Ale książka bardzo przyjemna

"...I can see that what I am writing is destined to immortality as a classic of true adventure." - p. 154

OK, OK, you got me! It's pulp fiction rubbish, but what's wrong with that? This one I place squarely in the "Guilty Pleasure" column. After all, an enlightened 21st century reading of the text reveals sexism, racism, colonialism, and every other no-good -ism save Catechism, eh? But for all its retroactive flaws, the narrative still proves to be a dashing adventure, and one which led me to turn pages so quickly it's a wonder they didn't catch fire. Surely a classic of the genre! Tally-ho!

4 stars out of 5.

No valioso posfácio (apesar da irreparável ausência da "Família Dinossauros"!) que coteja a presença desses monstros ancestrais em nosso imaginário cultural, o tradutor Samir Machado lembra a capa do New York Times, quando da exibição da primeira adaptação fílmica deste livro: "(...) o jornalista dizia que as imagens eram tão extraordinariamente vívidas que, se fossem falsas, seriam obras-primas". Eis a mesma impressão que tive com as descrições de Doyle nesta obra-prima do gênero, que ganha ótima edição pela Todavia com notas classificando rigorosamente cada espécime que aparece ao longo da narrativa - um prodígio operado por um dos mestres da literatura de aventura. A maneira com que Doyle se apropria da exuberante floresta amazônica e cria, dentro dela, um mundo desconhecido de igual opulência, habitado por criaturas pré-históricas e hominídeos ferozes, fez o meu "adulto pela metade" se encontrar, pleno, nesse ato de molecagem que é a ficção. A paisagem, aqui - como em "O Senhor das Moscas", leitura anterior que produziu em mim igual efeito -, é parte da aventura, personagem de peso equivalente aos heróis que orbitam em torno da figura do turrão Professor Challenger, com o qual Doyle, além de exibir um profundo conhecimento científico (sintonizado, claro, com o saber de sua época), vale-se da mais deliciosa ironia para satirizar os "homens da ciência", produzindo situações hilárias com um humor ora declarado, ora bastante sutil. À minha formação de leitor que não passou pelo cachimbo de Sherlock Holmes mas pelo bigode de Hercule Poirot, foi também um ótimo primeiro passo rumo a esta referência obrigatória.

ياالله

Mai avrei pensato che potesse piacermi tanto!

I romanzi d'avventura non sono certo il mio genere, ma questo classico che unisce protagonisti divertenti a un viaggio alla scoperta di un mondo selvaggio e sconosciuto (io AMO i dinosauri, sono creature che da sempre mi affascinano terribilmente) mi ha stregata. Una storia semplice ma davvero impossibile da appoggiare.

Sicuramente un libro che, in quanto a sessismo, razzismo e specismo, risente del suo tempo, ma nel contesto in cui fu scritto ritengo che fosse inevitabile.

Ora vorrei recuperare le altre storie riguardanti i protagonisti di questa sgangherata avventura!

Voto: 7/8

I’ve been on an adventure!

And I’m quite glad I read this at an adult age. “The Lost World” is an adventure novel through and through, pure in its quest for new thrills and sensations, a glorious and unadulterated pulp. An old-school fantasy escapade with all its props and décor protruding out of everywhere. And how I loved it for that!

It’s a pretty safe bet that my 12-year-old self would’ve overanalysed it by acting all grown-up and intellectual, nagging at the characters’ implausible actions and stereotypical features of the story. And there sure are enough of those. But making a fuzz about unscientific conduct on a scientific expedition and rash decisions of sketched-out types is like asking who’s in charge of refuelling the Blackbird or what Batman does when he’s got to pee during an all-night crime-fighting spree. It simply doesn’t matter. Instead, this book has got it all: Opening with a capricious brat and a poor, delusional nerd in need of adventure, moving on to an infallible example of all-round manliness and a catfight between eminent scientists. Even though there are no grand revelations and twists and the reader knows what to expect from the very beginning, the story shows quite a dynamic pace and focusses on the events and experiences along the way. The best part, though, are and always will be the dinosaurs. Whoever fails to get all giddy and excited about dinosaurs is forever dead inside.

“The Lost World” has got something of a journey through time. It felt like a visit to my younger self, the one who wanted to be Indiana Jones, as well as to a completely different world and atmosphere – not only to the lost plateau itself, but also to its literary world, since this novel is absolutely a child of its time. And it was all a delight!

This worked really well on tv but the book was pretty dry.

Professor Challenger was Doyle's most famous character, after the obvious exception, who starred in a series of scientific adventures of which this was the first. It was serialized in 1912 in The Strand, and is a good kick-off to the literary sub-genre to which it gave a name. The first half has quite a bit of Victorian social commentary and introduces Edward Malone, a newspaper reporter who wishes to impress a young lady named Gladys, and the bombastic Professor. They embark on an expedition to an isolated plateau in South America where dinosaurs have survived, having a lot of exciting adventures along the way, of course. It's obviously dated in many ways, but it's a fun story with interesting characters and a lot of excitement.

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Так приходить середній вік, а потім і старість: починаєш задумуватися, чи не перечитати комфортне чтиво з дитинства, і, власне, чом би й ні.

Як відомо, в літературі Конан Дойл найкраще відомий прославленням раціональних методів пізнання світу - але в приватному житті не було такої містичної wishy-washy фігні, в яку б він не повірив. Телепатія? Спіритизм? Фотографії маленьких феєчок? Дайте, так би мовити, дві. Уся серія про професора Челенджера - це, звичайно, мрії автора про солодку помсту всім його друзям, новітнім хомам невіруючим. Далі серія, наскільки я пам'ятаю, дуже пускається берега, але "Загублений світ" іще чудовий. Професор Челенджер знаходить у Південній Америці відрізане від світу вулканічне плато, де вціліли динозаври (а також раніші еволюційні етапи розвитку людини). Йому ніхто не вірить, його висміюють, коли він показує фото птеродактиля, всі кажуть, що це містифікація, але потім він усім покаже, він влаштує нову експедицію в ті землі, притягне в Лондон маленького смердючого птеродактиля і нацькує на скептиків. От і моїм скептикам, які висміюють фото картонних фей, так буде, - явно примовляє Конан Дойл, втираючи ображені сльози чеками з казковими гонорарами.

Адже от що-що, а добре розповісти історію й зачарувати читача він уміє. Це дивовижно затишне читво, де автор захоплений буквально кожним із героїв, усі вони larger-than-life харизматики, кожен по-своєму, тоді читачі ще не знають поняття "Мері Сью", і тому можна скільки завгодно описувати "his strange, twinkling, reckless eyes—eyes of a cold light blue, the color of a glacier lake", чи там декларувати, що оповідач "seems to have a sort of genius for establishing relations with people—empathy, I suppose, or animal magnetism, or youthful vitality". При цьому АКД вміє і нагнітати саспенс, і розбавити весь цей героїчний антураж комічними сценами. От, наприклад, оповідача кусає допотопний кліщ:

"The very small inconvenience of being bitten, my young friend, cannot, I am sure, weigh with you as against the glorious privilege of having your name inscribed in the deathless roll of zoology. Unhappily you have crushed this fine specimen at the moment of satiation."
"Filthy vermin!" I cried.
Professor Challenger raised his great eyebrows in protest, and placed a soothing paw upon my shoulder.
"You should cultivate the scientific eye and the detached scientific mind," said he. "To a man of philosophic temperament like myself the blood-tick, with its lancet-like proboscis and its distending stomach, is as beautiful a work of Nature as the peacock or, for that matter, the aurora borealis. It pains me to hear you speak of it in so unappreciative a fashion. No doubt, with due diligence, we can secure some other specimen."
"There can be no doubt of that," said Summerlee, grimly, "for one has just disappeared behind your shirt-collar."
Challenger sprang into the air bellowing like a bull, and tore frantically at his coat and shirt to get them off. Summerlee and I laughed so that we could hardly help him.

Загалом, було страшенно мило, коли читала вперше - і за 20+ років відтоді нітрохи не погіршилося.

“So tomorrow we disappear into the unknown. This account I am transmitting down the river by canoe, and it may be our last word to those who are interested in our fate.”

The Lost World is a 1912 sci-fi novel featuring the curmudgeonly character, Professor Challenger. He is an English zoologist/biologist who claims prehistoric animals presently inhabit a remote plateau in the Amazon basin of South America.

The narrator is a reporter named Edward Malone and the story is about what the expedition found on their visit to this region. The group of explorers include a professional adventurer, Lord John Roxton; two scientists, Professor Challenger and Professor Summerlee – rivals; and support people besides Edward, who is send on assignment for the press.

I am so glad I tried the audio! Glen McCready’s performance (because you surely cannot call it merely reading) helped me realize the over-the-top, theatrical tone that was meant by the story. Had I been reading this myself; I may have misinterpreted the writing. It is not really a humorous story but has a melodramatic flare (that I found silly yet entertaining).

The opening scene confused me. It starts off with Edward talking with a woman he’s in love with, only she is unimpressed with his heroic accomplishments. Soon afterwards, Edward becomes acquainted with Challenger (in an explosive interview) just before attending a public meeting where Challenger defends his claims and issues a challenge to find a group to prove him wrong. The selections are chosen from the audience for the expedition team.

The adventure begins with an air of mystery because Challenger has withheld the final coordinates of the journey. The team will find out about it a precise date and time.

Once they arrive at their destination, the dangers are obvious. They encounter lethal animals, primitive people, and strenuous geography. Death lurks around each corner.

I became interested in this book after reading on the Wiki how Haggard’s King Solomon's Mines influenced numerous authors. The Lost World was one of the books named. Several key elements are present in both stories dangerous animals, murderous natives, inhospitable geography, diamonds.

A couple film adaptations of this book have been made. I watched the 1960 movie of The Lost World that is loosely based on the book and found it quaint and entertaining. The movie, like the book, has a feel akin to a live stage performance. The set reminded me of television shows of the time like Lost in Space and Star Trek. The film added not one but two women to the team, and, at least, one of them had a vital role to the team’s survival. Other changes include a young man in the group ( whose function is be a companion for one of the women) and two native men from the Amazon (one is a pilot and the other’s role is support). I would recommend this movie to fans of vintage B movies.

Once the team nears the plateau, it is non-stop action and adventure. There are plenty of close calls that moves the pace along. Plus, some unwise risks that are taken. The momentum continues to the end and finishes with an idealistic conclusion.

Overall, it is a fun and engaging adventure tale. I liked the old-school tone and melodramatics. Challenger is a larger-than-life type character that would be a worthy advisory for Sherlock Holmes.

اريد رجلا شجاعا لا يهاب الموت..رجل حقق امجادا لا توصف..يخلق فرصه خلقا"ان البطولات حولنا تنتظر من يحققها من الرجال..اريد ان تحسدني النساء على رجلي"ا

بهذه الطلبات التعجيزية تبدأ المغامرات الاسطورية
..هكذا ينطلق الصحفي مالوني مع البروفيسور العبقري المخبول تشالنجر إلى أمريكا الجنوبية ليثبتوا ان الديناصورات مازالت تحيا هناك بكل انواعها

هذه رواية نشرت لأول مرة في عام1912طبعا قبل انطلاق سلسلة افلام الحديقة الجوراسية بتسعين عام
ففكرة العالم المختبيء المليء بالديناصورات هو اسطورة حية في الوجدان العالمي
و تظل الرواية ' كإحدى محاولات سير كونان الابدية للفكاك من غريمه :هولمز

تنتمي العالم المفقود لنفس العالم الخاص برحلات فوق العادة لجول فيرن و كذلك روايات ويلز ..حيث الشخصيات المسطحة..أحادية المنظور ..و البطولة المطلقة للحدث و المكان الاستثنائي. .
بين الابطال .. لا يوجد كسبان او خسران
فقط انت كقارىء الكسبان الوحيد