amanda071's review against another edition
2.0
Niets voor mij! Het onderwerp kon me niet interesseren en ook de schrijfstijl sprak me niet aan. Kon mijn aandacht totaal niet bij het verhaal houden...
bieneina's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
thisbookishcat's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
Yet another Clive Cussler book that's just okay, yet entertaining enough for me to consider continuing the series. I think this one probably took me the longest to finish in large part because I didn't find it as interesting as some of the other ones. It may be because I wasn't alive during the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis, but it just didn't suck me in.
latas's review against another edition
3.0
The plot is extremely ridiculous and over the moon (sic). There are so many seemingly unrelated scenes, the super-hero Dirk Pitt in the middle of everything. As in every other Dirk Pitt- novel, he gets nearly killed at least 6 times.
Cussler makes space travel sound like a joke. The climax on the moon was the greatest comedy I have ever read. He compares the lunar surface to the Afghanistan landscape. And according to him only 1 week of preparation is sufficient to travel to the moon and fight the colonists there. Really? I wonder why the astronauts take so long to prepare for space travel in the real world.
Cussler makes space travel sound like a joke. The climax on the moon was the greatest comedy I have ever read. He compares the lunar surface to the Afghanistan landscape. And according to him only 1 week of preparation is sufficient to travel to the moon and fight the colonists there. Really? I wonder why the astronauts take so long to prepare for space travel in the real world.
wickedplutoswickedreading's review against another edition
2.0
Well....I finished it.
Some of the action parts were good but......it felt very....lacking. The sarcastic quips and banter, the ingenuity of Pitt and the, at times, cheesy romance bits were missing. Even the historical pieces fell a little flat. This was filled with run on sentences, a plot that jumped all over the place and a hell of a lot more Deus Ex Machina than is normal in this series. Yes Pitt does save the day and survives death on more than one occasion. But in this case, it was like he just got up and walked away like he was friggen Deadpool or something. And.....I didn't really care if he was ok or not. Its so weird. Normally, he's a decent character with an insatiable curiosity, a witty sense of humor and a strong sense of justice. In this.....he was too flat, cold and unfeeling.
Fairly disappointing, overall.
Some of the action parts were good but......it felt very....lacking. The sarcastic quips and banter, the ingenuity of Pitt and the, at times, cheesy romance bits were missing. Even the historical pieces fell a little flat. This was filled with run on sentences, a plot that jumped all over the place and a hell of a lot more Deus Ex Machina than is normal in this series. Yes Pitt does save the day and survives death on more than one occasion. But in this case, it was like he just got up and walked away like he was friggen Deadpool or something. And.....I didn't really care if he was ok or not. Its so weird. Normally, he's a decent character with an insatiable curiosity, a witty sense of humor and a strong sense of justice. In this.....he was too flat, cold and unfeeling.
Fairly disappointing, overall.
bodebeabay's review against another edition
3.0
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Genres; Action/Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Suspense
3 Stars
Not one of my favorites, but I read it. I liked it. I did not love it.
By the time I read this one I was 33 years old. That was 25 years ago. Already, the steamier the book the more I liked it. The problem I remember about this one was the 'Steam' factor. The adventure part was good. But, I remember being just 'Okay' with this one for numerous reasons.
I understood Dirk Pitt needed the 'get the female' that all book hero types had. But this one threw me in many ways. I really didn't understand why 'The Female' part was written the way it was. It was almost like Mr. Cussler was angry about something in his personal life and it came out in his writing.
This one is not recommended. It was just an 'Okay, I mostly liked it' read.
Genres; Action/Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Suspense
3 Stars
Not one of my favorites, but I read it. I liked it. I did not love it.
By the time I read this one I was 33 years old. That was 25 years ago. Already, the steamier the book the more I liked it. The problem I remember about this one was the 'Steam' factor. The adventure part was good. But, I remember being just 'Okay' with this one for numerous reasons.
I understood Dirk Pitt needed the 'get the female' that all book hero types had. But this one threw me in many ways. I really didn't understand why 'The Female' part was written the way it was. It was almost like Mr. Cussler was angry about something in his personal life and it came out in his writing.
This one is not recommended. It was just an 'Okay, I mostly liked it' read.
wools's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.0
weemadando's review against another edition
2.0
My man has some classic Cold War bad politics. Plus Dirk Pitt sucks at being Bond. Just do boat stuff.