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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
A new series is introduced--the NUMA Special Assignments Team led by Kurt Austin, ex-CIA. Joe Zavala is his sidekick. He lives in a boathouse and collects dueling pistols.
The mystery begins in Morocco when an archaeological team is killed--except for one. This leads to Halcon--in charge of a movement to destroy all traces of pre-Columbian contact with the Mayans. But NUMA prevails. Andrea Doria tie-in. Eventually find a submerged Mayan temple with a Phoenician treasure--and the body of Columbus. Halcon and his henchmen are foiled. Austin gets the girl.
Not as good as the Dirk Pitt books, but maybe in time.
The mystery begins in Morocco when an archaeological team is killed--except for one. This leads to Halcon--in charge of a movement to destroy all traces of pre-Columbian contact with the Mayans. But NUMA prevails. Andrea Doria tie-in. Eventually find a submerged Mayan temple with a Phoenician treasure--and the body of Columbus. Halcon and his henchmen are foiled. Austin gets the girl.
Not as good as the Dirk Pitt books, but maybe in time.
I like the "Isaac Bell" series, but I could not wait for this book to end. I did not enjoy this book at all.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed reading this book and figuring out how everything connected to each other from the past to the present. It was longer than my average books, a little too long.
Een eeuwigheid geleden las ik al eens een paar Clive Cusslers.
Toen vond ik deze best wel goed en ik begon dan ook vol vertrouwen in dit boek.
Helaas bleek 'Serpent' echt niet mijn ding.
Nochtans is het achterliggende verhaal best wel intrigerend en ben ik ervan overtuigd dat hier een boeiend, super spannend verhaal van gemaakt kan worden.
Maar het plezier van het lezen ging bij mij verloren in de vele extreem uitgebreide omschrijvingen van schepen, duikersmateriaal, wapens en zoveel meer.
Let op: ik heb absoluut niets tegen beeldende verhalen, maar hier ging het naar mijn smaak toch wat te ver. Besteed dan liever wat extra pagina's aan het vormgeven van de personages. Nu waren deze heel oppervlakkig uitgewerkt, waardoor ik er echt geen connectie mee voelde.
Zelfs het plot kon het verhaal niet naar een hoger niveau tillen. Vaak was dit zo onrealistisch dat ik mij niet kon verliezen in het verhaal...
Toen vond ik deze best wel goed en ik begon dan ook vol vertrouwen in dit boek.
Helaas bleek 'Serpent' echt niet mijn ding.
Nochtans is het achterliggende verhaal best wel intrigerend en ben ik ervan overtuigd dat hier een boeiend, super spannend verhaal van gemaakt kan worden.
Maar het plezier van het lezen ging bij mij verloren in de vele extreem uitgebreide omschrijvingen van schepen, duikersmateriaal, wapens en zoveel meer.
Let op: ik heb absoluut niets tegen beeldende verhalen, maar hier ging het naar mijn smaak toch wat te ver. Besteed dan liever wat extra pagina's aan het vormgeven van de personages. Nu waren deze heel oppervlakkig uitgewerkt, waardoor ik er echt geen connectie mee voelde.
Zelfs het plot kon het verhaal niet naar een hoger niveau tillen. Vaak was dit zo onrealistisch dat ik mij niet kon verliezen in het verhaal...
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Fine, some plot points introduced to be a big deal weren’t brought up again so what was the point?
It wasn't that bad but the last third of the book was annoying. I was tired of the action, of the dialogue which I guess was supposed to be funny at parts but it wasn't and of the characters. Really, I does this kind of book has to have an alter-ego of the writer? I just wanted the book to be over, I skimmed the last chapters.
Hello random book for a random challenge!
Serpent had an interesting synopsis.. but in the end was just kind of meh. I have never read a book from this author before so I didn't really have any expectations for it. I thought Kurt was interesting guy that kind of reminded me of Indiana Jones? However, I was also getting some Bones feelings too and that is probably when I started getting bored.
It had an interesting plot that just sort of fell flat on me. I wish I was more interested than I was but it didn't happen. I might go to the next book but maybe if I could get it in audio form...
Serpent had an interesting synopsis.. but in the end was just kind of meh. I have never read a book from this author before so I didn't really have any expectations for it. I thought Kurt was interesting guy that kind of reminded me of Indiana Jones? However, I was also getting some Bones feelings too and that is probably when I started getting bored.
It had an interesting plot that just sort of fell flat on me. I wish I was more interested than I was but it didn't happen. I might go to the next book but maybe if I could get it in audio form...
Another good, typical Clive book. Still miss Dirk though.
I haven't read other books by Clive Cussler. But found the first book in the Numa series and decided to give it a go. I quite enjoyed this adventure like book, fast paced and a lot going on and had fun reading it. Want to read the next book in the series but not sure if my bookapp has it or not