timgonsalves's review
2.5
As fun as a full on pulp Indy adventure is on paper (and it occasionally is in practice as well), this one very quickly turns a bit tedious with repetitive descriptions of aviation vehicles and constant plot complications without the presence of a villain to add much gravity.
How Indy is it...
4/10 - We're sort of generally working in the same action adventure genre here, but it's all wrong. Any element of history/archaeology is lip service. Indy isn't the audience surrogate going through it all alone by the skin of his teeth without the hint of a plan, instead he's this aloof spymaster with a professional crew and various elaborate schemes that are constantly coming as a surprise to the other characters and the reader.
How Indy is it...
4/10 - We're sort of generally working in the same action adventure genre here, but it's all wrong. Any element of history/archaeology is lip service. Indy isn't the audience surrogate going through it all alone by the skin of his teeth without the hint of a plan, instead he's this aloof spymaster with a professional crew and various elaborate schemes that are constantly coming as a surprise to the other characters and the reader.
unreliablebooknerd's review against another edition
1.0
I'd simply love Indiana Jones but this book really disappointed me to the extreme level. It was slow and un-exciting! I personally dislike Indy teaming up with other teams, i like him alone the best!
verkisto's review against another edition
3.0
This book is fine (the writing style is cleaner than Rob MacGregor's, and the plot is more straightforward), but it relies a lot on telling us everything there is to know about airplanes and flying them than is absolutely necessary, and the depths to which the conspiracies run in this story is hard to believe (and yet there are TWO of them). It's all a little far-fetched, even for an Indiana Jones story.
Interestingly, Caidin includes an afterword where he talks about the reality he used to create the story. He draws a lot on his own experiences as a pilot, but also uses history to back up his use of what appear to be plot devices. I like this sort of thing, and since Caidin includes the notes in the book, it saves me the trouble of looking the details up myself, like I was doing with MacGregor's books.
Though a bit overlong and long-winded, this book is a decent read. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to recommend it (at the very least, Indy doesn't feel like Indy here), but it was a fun read.
Interestingly, Caidin includes an afterword where he talks about the reality he used to create the story. He draws a lot on his own experiences as a pilot, but also uses history to back up his use of what appear to be plot devices. I like this sort of thing, and since Caidin includes the notes in the book, it saves me the trouble of looking the details up myself, like I was doing with MacGregor's books.
Though a bit overlong and long-winded, this book is a decent read. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to recommend it (at the very least, Indy doesn't feel like Indy here), but it was a fun read.
darkwave1062's review against another edition
1.0
Disjointed and callous Indiana Jones becomes Danny Ocean
unreliablebooknerd's review
1.0
I'd simply love Indiana Jones but this book really disappointed me to the extreme level. It was slow and un-exciting! I personally dislike Indy teaming up with other teams, i like him alone the best!
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