Summary of this Book... | ||
Atlantis, is about a marine archeologist, Jack Howard and his quest to unlock the secret location of Atlantis. During an underwater exploration of an old wreck he comes across a special disk with strange writing on it. Eventually, a series of events cause Jack and his cohorts to realize that they are all in possession of different pieces of the puzzle to locate Atlantis. | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
People who enjoy action and adventure stories. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
The mystery surrounding Atlantis and how the team comes to unravel it's location. Suspense. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
Too much detail about past archeogical and historical details. There were times where I got so lost trying to put all the pieces together that I had to go back and re-read a section again and again. There were some places where I just gave up and read on so that I could follow the events as they took place. Information overload. I was also distracted by jumps in the flow of the book. It was not uncommon to have one chapter end in one location and then begin in a completely separate location. No explanation, no rational. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
Pass it on to someone else to see if they thought the same things I did. Honestly, I have no desire to go back and read the book as I'm not sure I could survive reading the historical information all over again. | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
Interested at first; then frustrated as I tried to follow some of the events; then finally disappointed. I was expecting so much more from a book that promised to be a "gripping read." | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
If you are interested in the legend of Atlantis, this book provides you with a rather interesting alternative to where Atlantis is and what events led up to its disappearance. | ||
I don't recommend this Book because... | ||
Unless you have a very sound history of events, places and names of historical significance in Greece, Turkey, and Egypt, the large amount of time spent explaining this could easily turn you off. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
I'd love to be able to give a complete thumbs-up to this book, but am unable to do so. I felt that all the time devoted to providing indepth historical details could have been done so with less detail. If less time had been spent on this, I think the theory behind Atlantis could have been expanded upon. I would have liked to have seen more information on the digs and underwater excavations. | ||
Created Nov 09, 2006 at 3:06am •
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