A review by geographer88
Raise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler

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!