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ansl's review against another edition
2.0
Ik vond eigenlijk het idee achter de Geheime bibliotheek interessanter om te lezen dan het verhaal zelf.. En dan zit er toch iets niet goed...
Uitgelezen oktober 2012
Uitgelezen oktober 2012
iriswijshof's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
arjunc's review
4.0
It is definitely a combination of Bourne and Robert Langdon. You will never feel the time slipping through your knuckles.
juli_f's review
Writing is just bad. So bad I thought maybe the author was a new writer. But nope. Overwritten descriptions of people and objects. Over explanation. Just bad writing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
karenangela_1's review
4.0
A very quick read. Grips right from the start and the pace never lets up, my only complaint is that the final showdown with the bad guys feels rushed.
alisonannk's review
2.0
I had such high hopes for this book but I was really disappointed. The plot seemed right up my street - with a hidden library, secrets and a hunt to find the library and uncover the secrets associated with it. However, the way it was written felt quite amateurish, or perhaps aimed at teens rather than adults. For example, the author doesn't explain some terms but at one point discusses IT and feels the need to expand on this to say it means Information Technology. Given the context and the year it was written this didn't feel necessary - particularly when other terms are not explained.
The book is also overly descriptive. I felt frustrated with the constant mention of a lead character's peacoat and billfold. Part of the plot does involve change of image but the descriptions just felt superfluous. I'm not sure if the descriptions contributed to my next thought, but the book also lacked pace where it should have been full of it. Scenes where there is a lot of action get skipped over; so that entire paragraphs get dedicated to the food they are eating, the wine they are drinking or the clothing they are wearing but hardly any description about the actual action.
I didn't buy into the relationships between some of the characters; with one relationship feeling ever ready to develop, but not really coming to much, and another developing in the blink of an eye. Some of these flaws I thought were maybe the foundations for the denoument but apparently not. The resolution happened in a mere 2 chapters after 73 chapters of characters visiting too many locations for it to be plausible and too many pages that could really have been edited down. After all the effort put into the main body of the book, the finale felt like it verged on lazy and similarly implausible to the rest of the book.
Overall, a book that could have been so much better if the writing had flowed better and the plot engineered to at least feel a bit more plausible instead of jumping about all over the place trying to cram as many locations and plot devices in as possible.
The book is also overly descriptive. I felt frustrated with the constant mention of a lead character's peacoat and billfold. Part of the plot does involve change of image but the descriptions just felt superfluous. I'm not sure if the descriptions contributed to my next thought, but the book also lacked pace where it should have been full of it. Scenes where there is a lot of action get skipped over; so that entire paragraphs get dedicated to the food they are eating, the wine they are drinking or the clothing they are wearing but hardly any description about the actual action.
I didn't buy into the relationships between some of the characters; with one relationship feeling ever ready to develop, but not really coming to much, and another developing in the blink of an eye. Some of these flaws I thought were maybe the foundations for the denoument but apparently not. The resolution happened in a mere 2 chapters after 73 chapters of characters visiting too many locations for it to be plausible and too many pages that could really have been edited down. After all the effort put into the main body of the book, the finale felt like it verged on lazy and similarly implausible to the rest of the book.
Overall, a book that could have been so much better if the writing had flowed better and the plot engineered to at least feel a bit more plausible instead of jumping about all over the place trying to cram as many locations and plot devices in as possible.
iain_gibson's review
3.0
By-the-numbers thriller in the vein of Dan Brown - but better written and miles more entertaining. Can't say that it's stuck with me after finishing, but a pleasant enough read when looking for something that's not too taxing.
daantje87's review against another edition
3.0
Het is een goed verhaal, erg spannend, maar slecht geschreven.
Toch was de verhaallijn te spannend om het weg te leggen.
Toch was de verhaallijn te spannend om het weg te leggen.
paseando_entre_paginas's review against another edition
2.5
Un libro aburrido, con mucha paja, personajes con poca profundidad y con cero misterio. Aún así, destacar que la trama tiene sus partes interesantes y que lo de la Biblioteca de oro es llamativo.
Reseña completa: http://paseandoentrepaginas.blogspot.com.es/2016/07/la-biblioteca-de-oro-de-gayle-lynds.html
Reseña completa: http://paseandoentrepaginas.blogspot.com.es/2016/07/la-biblioteca-de-oro-de-gayle-lynds.html
aditurbo's review
1.0
A very silly thriller, but so engrossing that I has to finish it. There is no added value apart from passing the time, even though the story revolves around books. That's quite an "achievement." You feel that you must read on, although you keep asking yourself why the whole time, which makes you end up feeling a bit used. The plot is so unbelievable at times that you find yourself chuckling at its silliness. I can't believe I have wasted my time on this thing, but I did. Weird.