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FLOOD TIDE| Media: | Paperback | | Author: | Clive Cussler | | Publisher: | Pocket | | Release date: | 01 October, 1998 | | Our price: | $7.99 |
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dirk pitt series |
| I have read several of Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt books. I thought they were all pretty good until I noticed the repetitive pattern in them. They all involve Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino being in the wrong place at the wrong time and getting involved in some crazy guy's plot to take over the world. It is always the same. And as if to put the cherry on top it always involves a hopelessly boring section somewhere in the middle. I put this book back on the shelf after getting stuck in this one's boring section. However I have mainly been reading the later books in the series after having one of them recomended to me by a friend. But I have heard that some of the earlier books are much better so I think i will try those and see how they are. |
| FLOOD TIDE - Clive Cussler |
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Exciting, Sprawling Adventure Epic |
When you pick up a book by Clive Cussler, you know what you are getting into. There will be nonstop action, some unbelievable developments, a couple of twists, maybe a little xenophobia, and of course, enough machismo to to supply an Army.
"Flood Tide" is no different. Opening with Dirk Pitt trying to get in a little fishing, and winding up saving a large number of illegal immigrants, it just gets better. This book is literally jam-packed with action and adventure as Pitt tries to stop a Chinese arch-criminal from carrying out his diabolical plan to make China the most powerful nation in the world(kind of like "Dragon," only a few miles to the west). There's an excellent sequence with the mercenary warship Oregon (now with its own spinoff series), a thrilling battle on the Mississippi river, and a search for underwater treasure. In fact, if I have a complaint about the book, it's that it's too sprawling. A little bit of the urgency bleeds away since Pitt and pal Giordino have time to travel the globe and do everything they must. In addition, after the huge developments in the middle of the book, the final showdown with the villain seemed a little weak. Nonetheless, for an excellent adventure novel, look no further than "Flood Tide." |
| Clive Cussler - FLOOD TIDE |
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Hey Clive - Go back to writer's school |
| I started reading Clive Cussler's books with Raise The Titanic. It was a new spin on writing. But as his style "matured," the writing went downhill. He made himself a minor character in the series. Then a not-so minor character. Then a major player. What an ego! Along the way the writing became cookie-cutter, and the imagination and uniqueness that made the books stand out slowly disappeared. The plots became totally predictable - no surprises anywhere. We knew how the book would end somewhere near the middle. I could not even complete this book. I swore to myself that his previous novel was the last I would read. I should have stuck with that promise to myself and saved the money. Good-bye Pitt and Cussler. You had a good run. Hang it up. |
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