karkalalights's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
timgonsalves's review
3.5
Easy read with a fun, lively plot and some nice early Indy character development. For how simple the plot is, it often gets surprisingly and unnecessarily convoluted.
How Indy is it…
7/10 - Indy is coming into his own, and the story is a much smaller scale than the films in a number of ways. But the spirit and focus is completely in keeping with what you want from the series.
How Indy is it…
7/10 - Indy is coming into his own, and the story is a much smaller scale than the films in a number of ways. But the spirit and focus is completely in keeping with what you want from the series.
verkisto's review against another edition
2.0
For the first two-thirds of this book, I was having a lot of fun. It wasn't quite the non-stop action of Raiders of the Lost Ark, but it had some good characters, and the plot was decent. It has a lot of the characteristics of the Indiana Jones movies (even though Indy is young; he's still in college as of this story), including the mysticism related to the adventures. I was thinking this was going to be a four-star book at that point.
Then, in the final third of the book, everything fell apart. The plot got convoluted, and I kept losing track of what was happening in the action sequences. There was a much more cavalier attitude toward the story, and there were parts of it that strained credulity. It was like I was reading a book written by two authors.
MacGregor writes well, and I didn't find the narrative to be overly simplistic, or tell-y. For the book to capture me so well in the beginning, he has to be doing something right. He wrote the next five books in the series (which, if you've followed my reviews, you know I'll be reading...), and I'm hoping he gets better at concluding the stories as the series continues.
Then, in the final third of the book, everything fell apart. The plot got convoluted, and I kept losing track of what was happening in the action sequences. There was a much more cavalier attitude toward the story, and there were parts of it that strained credulity. It was like I was reading a book written by two authors.
MacGregor writes well, and I didn't find the narrative to be overly simplistic, or tell-y. For the book to capture me so well in the beginning, he has to be doing something right. He wrote the next five books in the series (which, if you've followed my reviews, you know I'll be reading...), and I'm hoping he gets better at concluding the stories as the series continues.
thomas_wright's review against another edition
4.0
if you want to know how Indiana Jones
went from college/University student
to archaeologist
and just
all round badass guy
you need to read this
this is part of a 12 book series im expecting it to go through lots of off screen adventures and lead into Raiders Of The Lost Ark by the end of book 12
went from college/University student
to archaeologist
and just
all round badass guy
you need to read this
this is part of a 12 book series im expecting it to go through lots of off screen adventures and lead into Raiders Of The Lost Ark by the end of book 12
cprimary's review
4.0
It was fine. It's interesting to see Indy's origin story. Nothing groundbreaking but its a good adventure novel.
seanml's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
So that’s why he brings the whip everywhere, Indy graduates college, Madelaine really is just the nosiest isn’t she? 7.5/10.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Death
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