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A review by shae_purcell
Atlantis by David Gibbins
2.0
I was specifically looking for books about archaeology/anthropology/sociology when someone suggested the Jack Howard series. A fictional adventure story about a marine archaeologist who stumbles upon the lost city of Atlantis? Sign me up!
Unfortunately, I'm feeling pretty unenthusiastic about this first book in David Gibbins' series. The later books do seem to have higher ratings here on Goodreads, but I'm not sure I want to continue on to the others honestly.
I'm in the minority here, but I am typically a fan of wordy, drawn out descriptions in books. The descriptions used here are certainly wordy but not at all satisfying for me. It felt more like browsing a textbook than reading a piece of fiction. There were very extensive descriptions of each weapon and piece of machinery, not something I'm especially interested in learning in great detail. It felt as though the author was trying to teach me rather than entertain me. It took me out of the story.
Ultimately, I feel as though this could have been much more interesting and exciting. Instead, I found myself zoning out listening to the audio and constantly needing to go back to see what I missed. The story itself had so much potential, but I couldn't really get into it.
Unfortunately, I'm feeling pretty unenthusiastic about this first book in David Gibbins' series. The later books do seem to have higher ratings here on Goodreads, but I'm not sure I want to continue on to the others honestly.
I'm in the minority here, but I am typically a fan of wordy, drawn out descriptions in books. The descriptions used here are certainly wordy but not at all satisfying for me. It felt more like browsing a textbook than reading a piece of fiction. There were very extensive descriptions of each weapon and piece of machinery, not something I'm especially interested in learning in great detail. It felt as though the author was trying to teach me rather than entertain me. It took me out of the story.
Ultimately, I feel as though this could have been much more interesting and exciting. Instead, I found myself zoning out listening to the audio and constantly needing to go back to see what I missed. The story itself had so much potential, but I couldn't really get into it.