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kiblersandbits's review against another edition
4.0
I’m just a girl, standing in front of her favourite authors, begging for a Diogenes In The Past series. PLZTHX
arthur_pendrgn's review against another edition
Nope. I tried but stopped at Ch. 28, read the last 5 chapters, and I'm done.
I don't like Constance, don't like time travel, don't like deus ex machina every other chapter, and don't like grimy, dirty settings with no sun that make me feel like I need to shower. I know how it ends in case I need it for book 23.
I don't like Constance, don't like time travel, don't like deus ex machina every other chapter, and don't like grimy, dirty settings with no sun that make me feel like I need to shower. I know how it ends in case I need it for book 23.
boxerrebellion1's review against another edition
4.0
A satisfying conclusion (or is it?) to the Dr. Leng arc.
After reading the book that took place in Savannah, with the ridiculous 'monster' from a 50s B sci-fi movie, I was concerned... but Pendercast et al are back on track with this one.
After reading the book that took place in Savannah, with the ridiculous 'monster' from a 50s B sci-fi movie, I was concerned... but Pendercast et al are back on track with this one.
snowfeett's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
I read this hoping it would be the end of Constance--ugh I don't know if I can stand to read any more books with her
kat_fields's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Preston and Child almost lost me with The Cabinet of Dr. Leng, but they got me back with Angel of Vengeance.
jbrito's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
sandraserkownek's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mestes5's review against another edition
4.0
4.5, really. 22 books in and I still love the character and the stories. This one was fun!
jonathan_von's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Wow, book 22. Agent Pendergast and Constance finally kiss, it took 22 books! And they go back in time too!
Can you imagine? Relic was published in 1995! 22 books. I've spent so much time with a man who is simulationous the greatest cop of all time and a rich, pale, disturbed Louisana pervert. He's like a part of the family now. I think of Douglas Preston as an author who is "just ok" but also who I've read the most (more than 30). He's already one of the action-adventure writers of his generation, but throw Lincoln Child in there and you get smart well-plotted adventure PLUS weird gothic elements. Don't start here for God's sake, but you could probably start at Bloodless for this current arc of reinvigorated agent adventures.
Pendergast goes on a time-travel thriller romp with his classic crew; Constance, Vincent D'Gosta (from Relic!), and weirdly his evil genius brother Diogenes all find themselves in 1880 and have to outwit the evil Dr. Leng. This reaches way back into the Cabinet of Curiosities lore. And sets up a little more at the end. If you're a Constance fan, and I don't see why you wouldn't be, this is a treat.
I thought the first half of the book was better, however, because it had a lot of smart time-travel ideas and how incredibly well-educated evil geniuses and high-functioning sociopaths could take advantage of their situation in the past and use their environment strategically. This is some of the better writing from the team for a while for me as it was more like social engineering than the usual formula of FBI interrogations and melodrama. But then it goes into a series of gigantic thriller set pieces which, to be fair, is entirely what you expect from a Pendergast novel. But I had hoped their early time-travel schemes would factor more into the plot, so the change into adventure melodrama wasn't as fun for me. It's exciting and smartly written but turns a little corny in the last act. You know, I was secretly hoping the two leads would get together for these last 19 books. I'm glad it took irreversibly affecting the historical timeline to do it.
Can you imagine? Relic was published in 1995! 22 books. I've spent so much time with a man who is simulationous the greatest cop of all time and a rich, pale, disturbed Louisana pervert. He's like a part of the family now. I think of Douglas Preston as an author who is "just ok" but also who I've read the most (more than 30). He's already one of the action-adventure writers of his generation, but throw Lincoln Child in there and you get smart well-plotted adventure PLUS weird gothic elements. Don't start here for God's sake, but you could probably start at Bloodless for this current arc of reinvigorated agent adventures.
Pendergast goes on a time-travel thriller romp with his classic crew; Constance, Vincent D'Gosta (from Relic!), and weirdly his evil genius brother Diogenes all find themselves in 1880 and have to outwit the evil Dr. Leng. This reaches way back into the Cabinet of Curiosities lore. And sets up a little more at the end. If you're a Constance fan, and I don't see why you wouldn't be, this is a treat.
I thought the first half of the book was better, however, because it had a lot of smart time-travel ideas and how incredibly well-educated evil geniuses and high-functioning sociopaths could take advantage of their situation in the past and use their environment strategically. This is some of the better writing from the team for a while for me as it was more like social engineering than the usual formula of FBI interrogations and melodrama. But then it goes into a series of gigantic thriller set pieces which, to be fair, is entirely what you expect from a Pendergast novel. But I had hoped their early time-travel schemes would factor more into the plot, so the change into adventure melodrama wasn't as fun for me. It's exciting and smartly written but turns a little corny in the last act. You know, I was secretly hoping the two leads would get together for these last 19 books. I'm glad it took irreversibly affecting the historical timeline to do it.