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S'està carregant… Atlantis (2005)de David Gibbins
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Mientras buceaba por el Mediterráneo, el arqueólogo Jack Howard descubre lo que podría ser la clave de la situación de la Atlántida. Con este único indicio, y con los conocimientos que le han convertido en el experto más respetado en su campo, Jack se propone encontrar la ciudad perdida. Clive Cussler on steroids! Archeological treasures, deep historical research, and technological wizardry as well as military machinations make Atlantis a juicy read. Jack Howard is one determined man, looking for answers to ancient secrets. Traveling across the world, and through time, he slowly connects the dots changing ages-old myths into verifiable facts. My only complaint is that I thought the author was a bit too detailed. More action and less explanation would have made for a better flow. Still, an excellent choice. I am a fan of James Rollins books and this book reminded me of his works. The only thing that I found a bit off-putting was the excessive fact dropping about most things. Gave the feeling of reading a technical manual about the equipment being described. But the rest of the story was interesting enough that I will check out other books by this author. Although this is a work of fiction (ala Dan Brown / Steve Berry), the plot is centered around facts that are historically sound. There were some archaeological and anthropological information about ancient civilization around the Mediterranean which I found intriguing and painted a more 'complete' picture of ancient history. (These parts of the book, I liked.) However, a significant part of the book read too much like a textbook, with overly detailed methods of (among others): deciphering ancient languages, the technology of sea-going ROVs, the anatomy and weapons array of a nuclear submarine, etc. I plodded though gamely, but a lot of it was just over my head (ie: eyes-glazed-over information). Otherwise, it's a pretty good read. Pale, watered-down version of a Dirk Pitt adventure. It's slow and draggy for 2/3 of the book. The last 1/3 there's suddenly a ton of action and then the book ends. I don't plan on reading the rest of the series, but I do have a LibraryThing Early Reviewers copy of his newest title coming...so, I'll have to read that one. Hopefully, it's better than this one. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Archaeologist Jack Howard is a brave but cautious man. When he embarked on a new search for buried treasure in the Mediterranean, he knew it was a long shot. When he uncovered a golden disc that spoke of a lost civilization more advanced than any in the ancient world, he started to get excited. But when Jack Howard and his intrepid crew finally got close to uncovering the secrets the sea had held for thousands of years, nothing could have prepared them for what they would find ... No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)823.92Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 2000-LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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