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Excavation by James Rollins

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lexikirk's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

beatrizrocha29's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.75

hlx's review against another edition

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1.0

This book is not good. It starts promising. It promises a mix of Indiana Johnes, first Pendergast novel and maybe some Dan Brown's Da Vinci code (at least that's what I got from the start). Unfortunately after a while it veers off towards rather random and very, VERY, over the top story building. I noticed this when I have already read about 30-40% of the book and at that point I decided to stick around just to see if I can guess the ending. I went with the most absurd over the top guess and the book topped even that.

This is not a good book, it's not even a guilty pleasure bad book. It's just bad. Stay away.

jamesm90's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

biopsychosocial's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

pilot_wave's review against another edition

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2.0

So many cichés in one book... But somehow it stays entertaining, and easy to read for a non native English reader.

gbdill's review against another edition

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4.0

I thought this was a terrific book. Not worth a 5-star rating, nevertheless, it had lots of adventure and was totally unpredictable. The ending got a little corny, but ending his books with the strange and unusual is normal fare for James Rollins novels. I was intrgued with the author's knowledge of Incan culture, both its religious and social aspects. I also enjoyed the adventure deep into the caves of the South American jungle. It does make one wonder if there are still unreached places of South America yet to be explored. If you like adventure, suspense, and traveling into the unknown, then this book is for you.

zach's review against another edition

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2.0

Repetitive, predictable, and not much depth. The fast food of fiction books.

gaulien's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

seanml's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Excavation is a very fun thriller that sets out exactly what it aims to. You're taken along on a wild adventure through the Andes, moving through peril after peril and twist after twist. Of course, you have to have characters, so to keep the plot simple enough, you've got your Texas boy who ALWAYS wears his hat, the Irish girl who's REALLY Irish, the photographer who is ALWAYS coming in with those jokes, and the homophobe, who's...REALLY homophobic. Obviously this sets up a redemption arc for them, but also nobody really takes this guy's homophobia seriously. Why? ANYWAYS doesn't matter - the revelations are fun, and everybody gets their one-liners in. My favorites are 'Told you smoking kills' and 'Just shut up and kiss me!' But very fun overall. 8/10.

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