The Lost Tomb
by David Gibbins
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Author: David GibbinsEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-30
ISBN: 0553591193
Number of pages: 500
Publisher: Dell
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Book Review: "Great idea for a story" he murmured...
Summary: 3 Stars
Actually, a terrific concept for a thriller. To follow the written word of Jesus through two thousand years is no small feat. Neither is keeping a reader's interest through some of the wordiest dialog in recent memory.
"Dialog" is perhaps too strong a word. "Lecture" comes to mind as the protagonist Jack Howard constantly needs to teach his companion Costas about this or that historical event, item or myth. For an MIT educated sidekick, Costas makes Gabby Hayes look like Stephen Hawking. Nonetheless, Jack's multi-page ramblings are an interesting take on a period of time that is endlessly fascinating.
Mr. Gibbins' editor needs to seriously lighten his or her workload and take the time to actually read the manuscript before publication. In most 500 page novels you'll see the word "murmur" once or twice if at all. David Gibbins slathers it on at the rate of nearly once a page and in the most inappropriate spots. It is not a term that should be overused in a thriller. Indiana Jones probably never murmured anything in his life.
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