Brimstone
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Author: Douglas Preston, Lincoln ChildEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-20
ISBN: 0446696501
Number of pages: 640
Publisher: Warner Books
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Book Review: A Bit Too Ridiculous For My Taste
Summary: 3 Stars
What starts with a sinister and compelling plot line is soon bogged down to a bloated 700+ pages, complete with a lame love-interest and a Bond-esque villian -- complete with extended "monologuing". Actually, EVERYONE has an annoying knack to launch into extended observations that serve nothing more than to show off the authors' knowledge.
"Say, isn't that the Piazza de Tribiani, Pendergrast?"
"Why yes, my dear D'Agosta, let me tell you eighteen interesting facts about it."
"Wow, that's neat. Does it have anything to do with us?"
"Nope ... we're just driving by it."
Pendergrast is by far the most annoying. I guess he is supposed to be a riveting character because he is mysterious, but he comes off as a pompous synonym-for-mule. He just happens to be impossibly intelligent and even more impossibly rich. To complete his unrealistic portrait, he is an FBI agent with absolutely no supervision and even less accountability.
Maybe this seems more like a personal pet peeve of mine than an actual flaw of the story, but I do think these elements drag down the plot. And stripped of these un-needed sidebars, the plot is actually pretty good. I'm ashamed to say, I'll probably pick up "Dance Of Death" just because I can't stand cliffhangars. Aaaarrrrgh!
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