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agent_jp77's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
martyfried's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book. Although not great literature, it was interesting, suspenseful, and hard to put down. Most of Cussler's books are fairly simple, but suspenseful, and so are an easy read. I thought this was the best I've read so far of his books - a bit more complex and suspenseful than the others. My ratings are not absolute, but usually relative to the genre I feel it fits into, so keep that in mind.
I read a lot of books like this, while exercising or just relaxing. I can sit on my stationary bike for an hour or more while reading - sometimes even while exercising. :-)
The book had a little tie-in with another book I read a while back, "The Terror", by Dan Simmons, who is an author I like a lot.
If you like the sort of book that's easy to read, where to good guys seem to always win, then you may enjoy this or other Cussler books.
I read a lot of books like this, while exercising or just relaxing. I can sit on my stationary bike for an hour or more while reading - sometimes even while exercising. :-)
The book had a little tie-in with another book I read a while back, "The Terror", by Dan Simmons, who is an author I like a lot.
If you like the sort of book that's easy to read, where to good guys seem to always win, then you may enjoy this or other Cussler books.
pjc1268's review against another edition
4.0
A good read, a typical Cussler book, a roller coaster from start to finish.
invisibleninjacat's review against another edition
5.0
This is an excellent one to read via audiobook. :-D
gamewarriorsgirl's review against another edition
adventurous
1.0
Do not like the way that Dirk Cussler writes
sdramsey's review against another edition
4.0
A fun adventure romp, but the inclusion of Canada as an antagonist state was actually kind of funny to me (yes, I’m Canadian). :)
evismits's review against another edition
5.0
First book I've ever read by Clive Cussler, it's amazing worth the read!
alexctelander's review against another edition
4.0
In Clive Cussler's twentieth Dirk Pitt adventure, Arctic Drift, co-written with his son, it is the year 2011 and the world is in a place worse than now, with increasing levels of global warming, while the world knows something urgently needs to done. The United States, as the leader in carbon dioxide emissions, needs to lead the way and make a big change, and is looking for alternative means to fix the global warming as soon as possible. Meanwhile bodies are turning up dead in Canadian waters and the blame is being laid on American shoulders, causing increased tension between the two countries. And at the heart of the story is the mystery of the Franklin expedition, begun in 1845, to find the Northwest Passage through the Arctic. Both ships became trapped in the ice and the whole crew eventually died, but what is the mystery behind the secret ore they were carrying. And more importantly, where did it come from? It will take the whole Pitt family to find out the solutions to these mysteries in the latest adventure from the Cussler team.
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jmlangdon's review against another edition
3.0
The man-friend and I picked this up as as an audiobook for a long car ride and we were entertained. Cussler is often preposterous with his plot schemes, but we’ve been reading him for years (gluttons for punishment?) and can’t stop. It’s just something easy and familiar to slip back into his world. With this book, global warming is almost solved with a simple laboratory experiment (preposterous?), and then mayhem ensues by bad guys who are making serious money off of climate change.