frahorus's review against another edition
3.0
Quarta avventura del mitico avventuriero Dirk Pitt, stavolta dovrà affrontare un'incredibile impresa: nientepopodimeno che far tornare a galla il Titanic.
christoke's review against another edition
3.0
Just a fun Clive Cussler read, not much more, not much less
i11iane's review against another edition
3.0
Al Giordino makes his appearance in this book and seems a bit slow on the uptake ;) Good to see that he gets smarter in the later books. The writing is still a tad on the non-PC side but is better than the first few books in the series. Dirk Pitt's character is slowly getting more honed.
dad_bro_39's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rjziggo's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
latas's review against another edition
3.0
Why couldn’t Cussler stick to the plot of raising the Titanic alone (which itself is a Herculean task)? Why add the villanous Russians, untimely Hurricane, marital problems of the Chief Scientist, why? why?! The only female character, Dana Seagram, was completely useless. Very disappointing!
geographer88's review against another edition
4.0
This novel was a nice change of pace for Pitt in terms of the action. Cussler really focused in on slowing down and crafting a deep backstory at the expense of a few fight sequences. Dirk Pitt also takes on a sort of mythical like status, popping up to save the day then vanishing in the shadows before you even realize what's happened. In fact, he hardly even appears in the first half of the book. I could really sense an evolution in Cussler's writing style in this one. The only let down was, again, with his scenes involving women. He really struggles at writing them, and some of their behaviors in this one are unrealistic and downright silly. There's also a sequence with the president involving some dialogue that is all too preachy and tailor-made for my liking, regardless on whether I agree with it or not. This is the perfect book to introduce someone to Cussler and Dirk Pitt with!
ryanjamesburt's review against another edition
5.0
Actually i really enjoyed this book. Hooked me right from the beginning. Don't get me wrong it wasn't like it was a masterpiece. But very entertaining. Good fun read.
pia_11_08's review against another edition
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
jadedfantasy's review against another edition
3.0
I went through a Titanic obsession after the movie came out. I wanted to read anything about it I could. My dad had read this one and so he recommended it. It hit the spot at the time. Didn't follow through reading many of the other Dirk Pitt novels after this one. Isn't something I would reread now that the Titanic obsession has ebbed.