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cait_robi's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
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
3.0
taque's review against another edition
4.0
A little slow to start, this ends up being one of the better Pitt books, more in the style of Cussler's works during his heyday. 3.5 stars.
hedyd's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
nlawson19's review against another edition
4.0
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fat_girl_fiction's review against another edition
4.0
Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler
I'm a massive fan of Clive Cussler and all his works, especially Dirk Pitt, Kurt Austin and the new Isaac Bell stories. As expected, Trojan Odyssey is a great addition to the collection. The story features Dirk Jr and Summer, Pitt's children who become a more permanent addition is some of the later books. It's classic Cussler, spans over years and is full of tension, action and adventure.
I'm a massive fan of Clive Cussler and all his works, especially Dirk Pitt, Kurt Austin and the new Isaac Bell stories. As expected, Trojan Odyssey is a great addition to the collection. The story features Dirk Jr and Summer, Pitt's children who become a more permanent addition is some of the later books. It's classic Cussler, spans over years and is full of tension, action and adventure.
dsneediii's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good, not a big fan of his kids being a big part of the story.
elysareadsitall's review against another edition
2.0
The subplot, which gave the book its title, was completely pointless. The main storyline with the Druids bent on destroying the world and then using its resources to take over financially was completely fine on its own. I don't know why it was necessary to have the little side adventure that spits in the face of 3000 years of history and doesn't even involve the main character. It would have been much more action packed and entertaining if it only included Dirk Pitt's adventure. As it stands, it screams with plot holes and a concept stretched too thin, and it is slow! You feel all 463 pages.
ricksilva's review against another edition
2.0
This was a spectacular hot mess of a book, that combines a classic disaster-movie plot in the first third with a James Bond style espionage epic in the last two thirds, all of it intertwined with a dubious reinterpretation of the history of the Fall of Troy. Oh, and when I say James Bond, what I mean here is goofy 1980s Roger Moore James Bond.
It's got a lot of fun action bits, and lots of attention paid to cars, guns, boats, and aircraft. There's also a ton of casual sexism, and, in spite of the story being set mostly in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, an almost entirely white cast. Seriously, the only two Latino characters appear for about three pages each. Everyone else is white.
This is the first Dirk Pitt book I've read since I was a teenager. I remember enjoying Iceberg and Raise the Titanic (book was way better than the movie in that case), but they always felt like a slightly better researched Doc Savage. This one kept the Doc Savage vibe, but even the research wasn't that good. The portrayal of modern Pagan traditions went well past inaccurate and into offensive territory for the sake of making the villains more villainous, and there were a ton of little details that were annoyingly wrong.
This book also seems to be a sendoff for Pitt, a subplot that was one of the better aspects of the story. Pitt has a twin son and daughter who have inherited his sense of adventure, but unfortunately none of his character development. The ending here seems to be setting up the passing of the torch to this new generation.
Fun action bits and Pitt's admittedly amusing action-hero vibe, as well as the so-bad-its-good insanity of the plot keep this out of one-star territory.
It's got a lot of fun action bits, and lots of attention paid to cars, guns, boats, and aircraft. There's also a ton of casual sexism, and, in spite of the story being set mostly in Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, an almost entirely white cast. Seriously, the only two Latino characters appear for about three pages each. Everyone else is white.
This is the first Dirk Pitt book I've read since I was a teenager. I remember enjoying Iceberg and Raise the Titanic (book was way better than the movie in that case), but they always felt like a slightly better researched Doc Savage. This one kept the Doc Savage vibe, but even the research wasn't that good. The portrayal of modern Pagan traditions went well past inaccurate and into offensive territory for the sake of making the villains more villainous, and there were a ton of little details that were annoyingly wrong.
This book also seems to be a sendoff for Pitt, a subplot that was one of the better aspects of the story. Pitt has a twin son and daughter who have inherited his sense of adventure, but unfortunately none of his character development. The ending here seems to be setting up the passing of the torch to this new generation.
Fun action bits and Pitt's admittedly amusing action-hero vibe, as well as the so-bad-its-good insanity of the plot keep this out of one-star territory.