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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
I am in love with these Pendergast novels. I started on #3 but have back-tracked to read #1 and now #2 in the series. So much fun to have on a chilly fall day! Now - to pick up where I left off - #6!
I don’t think I’ve ever been even a little scared reading a book until this one. Actually had some scary stuff in it. Great sequel to the first one which was “Bussin” (read review of Relic).
While this was a really good book, it fell short of the first one.
Admittedly, the class riots and marches, and fights against"the man"/ the police may have been bad timing for a read in 2021.
It was more of a chore to get through.
I don't think that was the books fault.
It still had great solid storytelling and intrigued me enough for that "what happens next?" And staying up late and reading.
Admittedly, the class riots and marches, and fights against"the man"/ the police may have been bad timing for a read in 2021.
It was more of a chore to get through.
I don't think that was the books fault.
It still had great solid storytelling and intrigued me enough for that "what happens next?" And staying up late and reading.
Diving in the Cloaca (solid shit), the fascinating world below NYC, Pendergast masquerading as a mole-man Whitey- classic!
I ended up very much enjoying this! Minus one star for and the gross "heavy breasts" description in the beginning, but truly a fun page-turner worth your time if you're into this genre.
Spoiler
having a predictable (IMO) ending
La segunda entrega de las aventuras de Pendergast ya es una novela protagonizada por él, aunque al principio no lo parezca. En realidad sigue habiendo dos narraciones separadas, una que ocupa el primer tercio, más o menos, del libro, que entronca directamente con la primera entrega y que tiene el mismo estilo de thriller científico y policial que había en la mayor parte de The Relic.
Luego aparece Pendergast, en una escena que tiene algo de homenaje a Sherlock Holmes, y la cosa se desmadra y se vuelve una locura de acción, ciencia loca y lo que haga falta para que el lector no tenga tiempo ni de plantearse lo que está leyendo.
El resultado es muy entretenido y según se acerca al final se convierte en un libro muy adictivo, que al igual que ya pasaba en The Relic termina con una gran escena de acción en la que varios personajes y puntos de vista se van sucediendo.
En fin, más divertido de lo que esperaba. Un best seller bien construido.
Luego aparece Pendergast, en una escena que tiene algo de homenaje a Sherlock Holmes, y la cosa se desmadra y se vuelve una locura de acción, ciencia loca y lo que haga falta para que el lector no tenga tiempo ni de plantearse lo que está leyendo.
El resultado es muy entretenido y según se acerca al final se convierte en un libro muy adictivo, que al igual que ya pasaba en The Relic termina con una gran escena de acción en la que varios personajes y puntos de vista se van sucediendo.
En fin, más divertido de lo que esperaba. Un best seller bien construido.
A good follow up to The Relic. Preston and Child weave an interesting story about crime, drugs, and the "mole people" who live beneath New York City. After the NYPD discover two bodies in the Hudson River, Lt. D'Agosta, Margo Green, and Special Agent Pendergast investigate a string of gruesome murders that mirror the Mbwun museum killings. Meanwhile, NYC's well-to-do citizens and professionals march on the City, trying to take back their city.
I enjoyed this book and The Relic. However, I felt that the later books of theirs that I read (Two Graves and White Fire) were more compelling.
I enjoyed this book and The Relic. However, I felt that the later books of theirs that I read (Two Graves and White Fire) were more compelling.