Deep Storm: A Novel by Lincoln Child Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Deep Storm: A Novel
Book Review: Couldn't put the book down
Summary: 5 Stars
As usual with anything written by Lincoln Child, I couldn't put this book down. I had just finished a Michael Crichton book that took me a month to finish when this book arrived. I was done with it in two days! Child's writing keeps getting better & better. If you like medical mysteries, you'll love this story. And I found the surprise ending, the cause of the medical problems that bring hero Peter Crane to the site, to be chillingly plausible. Peter Crane is a great protagonist, worthy of even Agent Pendergast, and I look forward to more stories involving him.Book Review: DEEP STORM
Summary: 1 Stars
I have read all his books and looked forward to this one,but once I started to read the book I found it lacking in holding your intrest and there was no suspence to speak of.The only good part I found was the ending and that was where it became some what suspenceful.so save your money because even this book is not worth the cost or time to read it.Book Review: Decent Plot, Non-Existent Characterization
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm a fan of Lincoln Child's work, but I didn't care very much for DEEP STORM.
This science fiction story has some good ideas and unexpected twists, but the characters lack depth and definition. As another reviewer commented, this book is written in a detached, "clinical" style -- you feel no emotional connection to anyone in the story. As a result, DEEP STORM lacks any true suspense, since I didn't truly care whether any of the protagonists made it through the story or not.
I also felt this novel started rather slowly, and had too many scenes filled with dry technical jargon. Lincoln Child plainly did some major research for his novel, but he failed to make it accessible or interesting to the common reader. I'm sorry, but extensive explanations about how to recapture data on a hard drive simply don't interest me.
DEEP STORM is smoothly written and has some decent moments, but overall I found it a disappointment for the reasons outlined above. That being said, if you like the early work of Michael Chrichton, you may want to give this work a try, because it is written in a similar spirit and style.
Book Review: Deep Disappointment
Summary: 2 Stars
Sorry, Mr. Child, you imploded with this effort, almost as badly as the "facility." Too much pressure from your publisher to meet a deadline, perhaps? The plot has a few interesting aspects, such as the notion that aliens visited earth long ago and left something sinister behind (remember the John W. Campbell short novel "Who Goes There?"), but overall this book just falls flat. There is way too much psuedo-scientific astrophysics jargon for my taste (and I have an aeronautical/astronautical engineering degree). Character development is weak at best, and the science versus rigid-military-mind conflict is a very tired cliche. Readers of Utopia know that Child can write much better than this.Book Review: Deep Mystery?
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent. His best so far. Deep Storm is a wonderfully written science fiction thriller. The plot is engrossing and the story tightly written so as to keep the reader involved at all levels. Technically accurate, it does not dwell on just the "gizmos" but develops the story along several levels: personal, scientific, technical, and human interest. Is it all plausible? Could it happen? Do we have the technology to do this? As Hamlet said, "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Although it is just a "story" you be the judge of this amazing tale.
The plot concerns the discovery of "something" at the bottom of the ocean. From there mystery and intrigue take over to weave an intricate tale. At times I was reminded of Michael Crichton's Sphere and its interesting hypothesis. What is down there and how will it impact humankind? As the story develops, Mr. Child adds human suspense to the equation to flesh out the plot. From there the story picks up speed as it blazes its way to a dramatic conclusion. I am not going to tell you the amazing ending but suffice it to say it IS NOT what you think it is as you digest the intricacies of the story.
Plot was excellent. Character development was superb as one grew to know the characters only to see them change in the blink of an eye. Who are the good guys? Who are the bad? Mr. Child does an excellent job of making them all seem believable yet keeps one guessing as to who to believe. Fear, turmoil, suspense, intrigue, frustration, the unknown, they are all present in each of the characters and bubble up in different ways.
No gratuitous violence, sex, or language. An outstanding read for just about anytime or place. But be warned, once you are into the story it becomes very difficult to put the book down. Don't say I didn't warn you and be ready for a great, fast paced ride!