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marmosetmike's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
ladyreading365's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
4.0
bookworm605's review against another edition
4.0
My first Clive Cussler book. Looking forward to reading another!
aatiii's review against another edition
3.0
A string of set pieces strung together badly. This novel failed to flow as easily as some other Pitt novels. The villain was an especially poor choice.
wendyann62's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
fast-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? No
5.0
Dirk Pitt is a character I enjoy following!
professorfate's review against another edition
4.0
A comfy armchair, a mug of hot tea and a classic Dirk Pitt book. What could be better?
kristinewise84's review against another edition
5.0
First Clive Cussler novel I ever read and still my favorite.
emjay24's review against another edition
3.0
I think this is the second Dirk Pitt novel i've read. I really enjoyed it.. it's the quintessential action movie type book. lots of chases and adventures and such. This one is about atlantis, but they've fleshed it out a lot more, and put out a theory that addresses all the real life weird coincidences of similarities in the ancient world. you get a history lesson and action all in one. blockbuster movie in a book. i'm ready to go back to begin at the beginning, this is #15 in the series, so i'm going to start at #1 so i can get to know all the characters. I like the little 'hitchock moment' type things where clive cussler appears in his own novel lol.
ericbuscemi's review against another edition
3.0
Of the three Dirk Pitt novels I've read, this was my favorite. I would even give it 3.5 stars if I could.
That being said, it still had its share of problems (spoilers follow):
- Why were the Fourth Empire so obsessed with keeping the Amenes' civilization a secret? Since their attack had nothing to do with another comet hitting earth, as the Amenes predicted, it seems absurd that they would go about killing people that found an archaeological dig from that time. It doesn't even make that much sense why they would be interested in them in the first place, other than the obvious connection that their secret base is located in the Amenes' Antarctic ruins.
- On a related note, why were they so intent on killing Pat O'Connell at the Colorado mine, only to later kidnap her and keep her alive? Only because it suits the needs of the plot, as best as I can tell, as they could have easily kidnapped her in Colorado in the first place.
- Why must Clive Cussler insist on writing himself into his books? At best, the practice is mildly irritating, but when he is the third act's deus ex machina, it is absolutely intolerable. Not to mention that he refers to himself as "Dad", which is gag-inducing.
Unrelated and potentially uninteresting fact: This is the fourth consecutive novel I have read where Matthew McConaughey played the book's protagonist in a movie adaptation -- Mickey Haller in The Lincoln Lawyer and The Brass Verdict, Jake Brigance in A Time to Kill, and now Dirk Pitt here.
That being said, it still had its share of problems (spoilers follow):
- Why were the Fourth Empire so obsessed with keeping the Amenes' civilization a secret? Since their attack had nothing to do with another comet hitting earth, as the Amenes predicted, it seems absurd that they would go about killing people that found an archaeological dig from that time. It doesn't even make that much sense why they would be interested in them in the first place, other than the obvious connection that their secret base is located in the Amenes' Antarctic ruins.
- On a related note, why were they so intent on killing Pat O'Connell at the Colorado mine, only to later kidnap her and keep her alive? Only because it suits the needs of the plot, as best as I can tell, as they could have easily kidnapped her in Colorado in the first place.
- Why must Clive Cussler insist on writing himself into his books? At best, the practice is mildly irritating, but when he is the third act's deus ex machina, it is absolutely intolerable. Not to mention that he refers to himself as "Dad", which is gag-inducing.
Unrelated and potentially uninteresting fact: This is the fourth consecutive novel I have read where Matthew McConaughey played the book's protagonist in a movie adaptation -- Mickey Haller in The Lincoln Lawyer and The Brass Verdict, Jake Brigance in A Time to Kill, and now Dirk Pitt here.