The Book of the Dead
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Author: Douglas Preston, Lincoln ChildEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2006-05-30
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Book Reviews of The Book of the Dead
Book Review: Not bad, but not their best
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm not sure what's happening to this franchise, but I want it to stop. First of all, the story depends on a couple of blatantly absurd plot twists and character developments that required me to suspend my disbelief beyond the breaking point, and I just couldn't. Second, and I noticed this in the prequel to Book of the Dead, the books are starting to get bogged down under the weight of their own useless details. Someone's done a lot of research, that is clear, but in some spots this reads like an eighth-grade social studies report -- not one single useless detail on any subject is omitted, whether it's a street map, an exclusive brand name (often so little-known that it conveys nothing to most readers; a simple description of the item would have been both more useful and less pretentious), or the specs of a machine. Also annoying are the "conversations" about obscure objects or artists that sound as if they were lifted directly from a Wikipedia or encyclopedia entry. Last, I was completely blown away by the Mac notebook ads in here (what else would you call a lengthy paragraph that serves no purpose whatsoever except to recite the virtues of a Mac notebook as opposed to a PC?). Are we at the point where companies can buy ad space in books now?
Summary of The Book of the Dead
A brilliant FBI agent, rotting away in a high security prison for a murder he did not commit.His brilliant, psychotic brother, about to perpetrate a horrific crime.
A young woman with an extraordinary past, on the edge of a violent breakdown.
An ancient Egyptian tomb about to be unveiled at a celebrity-studded New York gala, an enigmatic curse released.
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