A review by wc4
Shock Wave by Clive Cussler

2.0

Reading this book more than two decades after it's written, one sees some issues with it. It's very much a macho, man saves helpless woman kind of novel. The main female character is supposed to be this independent woman who defied her family. She's supposedly strong enough to make it on her own. However, through the novel she constantly needed Dirk Pitt to rescue her. I understand that he is the hero, but it did get annoying. There are quite a few sexist, some homophobic remarks scattered throughout that irked me too. The romance is not all that believable, in my opinion. I did not really care for it. The action is what one would expect from a Clive Cussler book, a bit over-the-top. I usually enjoy his novels, but this one: not that much.