The Wheel of Darkness
by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
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Book Reviews of The Wheel of Darkness
Book Review: 2 stars for correct grammar
Summary: 2 Stars
I came to this book with no prior knowledge of our protagonist, FBI agent Pendergast... nor should I have to. He is a cardboard character in a sea of stereotypes from ancient monks to hotel desk clerks to villains. Many scenes write themselves and the verbiage is ponderous. You want everyone to be just a little bit smarter than they are. Everyone sounds as if they are in a pretentious play. Not to my taste. But then, I hated "The Da Vinci Code", so I am a minority voice. But again, their grammar is nearly impeccable.Book Review: "My Precious" On the High Seas
Summary: 2 Stars
I am a big fan of the Special Agent Pendergast books but found this book to be a bore. Gone are the insightful historical and scientific references, done are the interesting secondary characters, gone is the suspenseful plot, and --most disappointing--gone is Pendergast being Pendergast. I won't give away the ending but found the Golum-like obsession comically annoying. I'm hoping this volume is a temporary lapse (all series have them) and that the next book brings back Pendergast in true form.Book Review: Do you like Dan Brown's work?
Summary: 2 Stars
If you like Dan Brown, you may also like "Wheel." It's over descriptive, I mean, how many corridors and stairs and tunnels can one endure? Gets pretty boring.
I prefer a fast moving story with character depth. These characters had nothing interesting about them. They were just stick figures running about, and about, and about.
I don't recommend this book.
Book Review: Best of Preston
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fact-filled thriller. I can imagine the amount of research that Preston must have done before getting the plot together.
To anyone who thinks the Agozyen or the Tantra is anything funny, you need to learn a lot more about whats happening in the rest of the world.
Loved the book.
Waiting for more on the same lines..
Book Review: THE WHEEL OF DARKNESS
Summary: 4 Stars
This book held up the the great style of Preston and Childs writing. It was as usual extreamly exciting and kept the reader in check every step of the way. Onece you put it down for the day you can't wait for your next free time to pick it up again. The reader hits a low when book adventure is over and cannot wait for another release. Great Book