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kathydavie's review
4.0
Eighth in the Oregon Files action-suspense series.
The Story
Oops, the Corporation thought they were invincible and they screwed up on that last job. The President has written them off and Overholt isn't allowed to even mention them. Certainly explains why they keep taking on these kidnapping jobs. And it seems that all the bad guys know just what suckers they are for a helpless female as the Corporation gets duped into this madman's evil world-shattering plans.
Betrayal after betrayal hits the team as one of their own is kidnapped and their search results in the discovery of just what this evil mastermind has planned for our world.
The Characters
It's a great cast of characters with all the exaggeration Cussler gives his bad guys.
The Corporation's team lives and works on an ancient, disgusting freighter that looks as though it should have been scrapped at least 30 years ago. All of which is a clever disguise enabling the team to sail anywhere and into any port without interference. They are a private group of mercenaries who only help in a good cause and each member has his/her own particular quirks and talents from computers to weapons to mechanical skills—something for everyone!
My Take
I love this series. All those fun gadgets and there's action included!
This particular story has a bit of the James Bond to it with its evil mastermind and threats to the United States.
The Cover
I'm guessing the title comes from the point of betrayal in the story and it does complement the cover with its jungle setting and the RHIB (rigid-hulled inflatable boat) pulled ashore.
The Story
Oops, the Corporation thought they were invincible and they screwed up on that last job. The President has written them off and Overholt isn't allowed to even mention them. Certainly explains why they keep taking on these kidnapping jobs. And it seems that all the bad guys know just what suckers they are for a helpless female as the Corporation gets duped into this madman's evil world-shattering plans.
Betrayal after betrayal hits the team as one of their own is kidnapped and their search results in the discovery of just what this evil mastermind has planned for our world.
The Characters
It's a great cast of characters with all the exaggeration Cussler gives his bad guys.
The Corporation's team lives and works on an ancient, disgusting freighter that looks as though it should have been scrapped at least 30 years ago. All of which is a clever disguise enabling the team to sail anywhere and into any port without interference. They are a private group of mercenaries who only help in a good cause and each member has his/her own particular quirks and talents from computers to weapons to mechanical skills—something for everyone!
My Take
I love this series. All those fun gadgets and there's action included!
This particular story has a bit of the James Bond to it with its evil mastermind and threats to the United States.
The Cover
I'm guessing the title comes from the point of betrayal in the story and it does complement the cover with its jungle setting and the RHIB (rigid-hulled inflatable boat) pulled ashore.
cassiflo24's review
adventurous
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
4.0
violetfloof's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
schristines's review
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
dhilderbrand's review
3.0
Really 3 1/2 stars. A great fun read... I love the Clive Cussler books, and this one didn't let me down. The characters were new to me, but i enjoyed it.
craftingrama's review
4.0
He seems to have gotten better with this one then in earlier books of this series.
kat_rowlen's review
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
A very good read! Far fetched in the best ways and kind of twisty
matosapa's review against another edition
2.0
At this point, I'm only reading these because DeBrul is not writing anything on his own. His collaborations are a poor substitute but not (yet) unreadable.
iharley's review
3.0
The Jungle is a Clive Cussler book. It's not deep, it's not going to be literary gold decades from now, but it is just good fun. It's a little more toned down than his Dirk Pitt novels, which are basically James Bond based in water, but still pretty fantastical stuff. A group of ex-CIA, Special Forces people make up the Corporation whose base of operations is a tramp of a boat that is actually the fastest, and most advanced boat in the world. They hire themselves out to wealthy people/corporations/countries that are deemed "good" to do high risk/high reward jobs. If you can get past that then the rest of the books, and the series, is quite enjoyable.
A hallmark of Cussler books is starting off in the past with an event (usually involving an object that gets lost) and bringing us to the present where an evil genius has spent his entire life looking for this object that happens to get un-earthed by some unknowing 3rd party. The Jungle is no different starting in China while Marco Polo was in country and involving special gems. The book then goes to outline the fairly complicated plan our super villain has dreamed up on recovering the gems, handicapping the Corporation, and building a quantum computer that will help him bring the US to it's knees. Will the Corporation be able to thwart the master plan? Read to find out.
A hallmark of Cussler books is starting off in the past with an event (usually involving an object that gets lost) and bringing us to the present where an evil genius has spent his entire life looking for this object that happens to get un-earthed by some unknowing 3rd party. The Jungle is no different starting in China while Marco Polo was in country and involving special gems. The book then goes to outline the fairly complicated plan our super villain has dreamed up on recovering the gems, handicapping the Corporation, and building a quantum computer that will help him bring the US to it's knees. Will the Corporation be able to thwart the master plan? Read to find out.