Damnit....He was one of the first authors I ever really got into. Like many people, Jurassic Park was my introduction to him. I was maybe 8 when I first read it as I'd only then heard that my favorite movie of the time (6 years old when I saw JP in theaters...god I loved dinosaurs so much) was based on a book. And not just any book then, a 300 pager about dinosaurs that somehow adults liked to read. I couldn't fully grasp everything that went on in the book but still enjoyed it immensely and my reward was a newfound interest in literature outside of kid-oriented movie tie-ins and whatever was in those Scholastic book order things they handed out at school.

I was a few years older when I read Lost World and Congo and when I finally was able to conclude that most of the time the book was way better than the movie (tho I still enjoy both films). Since then I've read Adromeda Strain, Timeline and Sphere but haven't picked a new one of his up since high school cuz I re-read most of those. The man was truly an excellent author in our time.

As for Westworld, I've never seen it but I fully intend to give it a go soon.

RIP