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A review by carlacbarroso
Atlantis by David Gibbins
2.0
The story of the mythical island has always fascinated me so, from the first moment I saw this book, I couldn't help and be attracted by it. But as so many other attractions, it went away as I started to know it better. :P
I was an archaeology student and although the nautical side of it seduced me a bit, it never played an important part on my graduation. In fact, I never took the class, which made all the technical talk pass me by. I thought this wouldn't be that bad, I could learn a bit, but all that talk was so empty of something (emotion I guess) that it lead to boredom. Maybe the same would have happened if I had taken the class, but there are teachers that can motivate us though the subject is dull. After reading the book, my interest in nautical archaeology and all its gadgets remain the same. No motivation there.
So the story starts with the discovery of a ship from Bronze Age and some sort of key with strange symbols, in the Mediterranean. At the same time, in Egypt, a papyrus is discovered with a mention to Atlantis. Archaeologists and linguistics gathered round to figure out where Atlantis was. But not everything is a piece of cake. There are terrorists, a nuclear submarine and a volcano.
The most interesting part of the book was the historic one and Atlantis, as is described by the author. Everything else – the terrorists, the characters and even the plot story – is dull. There's even a part in which the main character realizes how luck he is, while I kept thinking "why don't he run out of luck so this book can reach its end?"
I would give it a 3 for the historical part, but the rest of the book is really bad.
I was an archaeology student and although the nautical side of it seduced me a bit, it never played an important part on my graduation. In fact, I never took the class, which made all the technical talk pass me by. I thought this wouldn't be that bad, I could learn a bit, but all that talk was so empty of something (emotion I guess) that it lead to boredom. Maybe the same would have happened if I had taken the class, but there are teachers that can motivate us though the subject is dull. After reading the book, my interest in nautical archaeology and all its gadgets remain the same. No motivation there.
So the story starts with the discovery of a ship from Bronze Age and some sort of key with strange symbols, in the Mediterranean. At the same time, in Egypt, a papyrus is discovered with a mention to Atlantis. Archaeologists and linguistics gathered round to figure out where Atlantis was. But not everything is a piece of cake. There are terrorists, a nuclear submarine and a volcano.
The most interesting part of the book was the historic one and Atlantis, as is described by the author. Everything else – the terrorists, the characters and even the plot story – is dull. There's even a part in which the main character realizes how luck he is, while I kept thinking "why don't he run out of luck so this book can reach its end?"
I would give it a 3 for the historical part, but the rest of the book is really bad.