A review by sudoankit
Deep Fathom by James Rollins
3.0
My first James Rollins adventure.
TLDR; I liked it although it had a lot of technical, scientific inaccuracies. Deep Fathom is an action thriller with science fiction, politics and warfare in it.
It starts off slow and finishes lightening fast. First, I would like to address some of the problems the story has —
(1) Characters. I couldn't sympathizes with the main character. Jack Kirkland, ex SEAL, retired Astronaut, now a treasure hunter. He is just hollow, he's like pack of chips but with more air than advertised. His love interest, Karen. Shut up Karen, you suck. The President is burning with revenge, the CIA's chief is burning with revenge, is again, burning with revenge.
There are many unlikable characters but few stand out, I loved the geologist, I loved the computer scientist (who, lol apparently got a Nobel in Computer Science??!! for creating an AI ). The good ones are given less time while the boring ones get all the book.
(2) The story or more specifically the plot is that A4 sheet of paper in an office which everyone uses to try out new punching machines.
(3) Predictable ending. I almost guessed the ending around 50 pages away from it.
The good parts:
(1) While the action isn't much, it's enjoyable.
(2) A casual, laid back thriller to burn over the weekend.
(3) The sci-fi elements are refreshing and original though I'm unsure about the accuracies of these. Still, I liked them.
Some questions, spoilers.
Finally, should you read this book?
If you like Robert Langdon/Dan Brown books then sure go ahead but be warned that the polish and quality you would find in Brown's books is not present. It's just like a rip off clone of a popular app in the App Store which I still download because hey, I love to try out new stuff of the same genre.
TLDR; I liked it although it had a lot of technical, scientific inaccuracies. Deep Fathom is an action thriller with science fiction, politics and warfare in it.
It starts off slow and finishes lightening fast. First, I would like to address some of the problems the story has —
(1) Characters. I couldn't sympathizes with the main character. Jack Kirkland, ex SEAL, retired Astronaut, now a treasure hunter. He is just hollow, he's like pack of chips but with more air than advertised. His love interest, Karen. Shut up Karen, you suck. The President is burning with revenge, the CIA's chief is burning with revenge,
Spoiler
David Spangler, the main villain (CIA's top agent)There are many unlikable characters but few stand out, I loved the geologist, I loved the computer scientist (who, lol apparently got a Nobel in Computer Science??!! for creating an AI ). The good ones are given less time while the boring ones get all the book.
(2) The story or more specifically the plot is that A4 sheet of paper in an office which everyone uses to try out new punching machines.
(3) Predictable ending. I almost guessed the ending around 50 pages away from it.
The good parts:
(1) While the action isn't much, it's enjoyable.
(2) A casual, laid back thriller to burn over the weekend.
(3) The sci-fi elements are refreshing and original though I'm unsure about the accuracies of these. Still, I liked them.
Some questions, spoilers.
Spoiler
1. Why Dr. Cortez didn't die? Well, because his body/innards were flushed in the ocean and the oceanic currents drifted them far away from the area which the global time flux didn't affect.Spoiler
2. How did the Fathom regain connection again with the deep sea habitat (with Karen and Jack)? Well, I have no clue! I thought they were supposed to surrender to the navy. I guess the navy left it as the area where Fathom was is going to be nuked.Finally, should you read this book?
If you like Robert Langdon/Dan Brown books then sure go ahead but be warned that the polish and quality you would find in Brown's books is not present. It's just like a rip off clone of a popular app in the App Store which I still download because hey, I love to try out new stuff of the same genre.