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I guess I really liked this one, b/c I was going to post it earlier, then decided I wanted ot read it again before I did.
I love all the Crichton books and this comes very close to his kind of writing, science and fiction.
It was a definite "I don't want to do housework b/c I HAVE to finish this book first" kind of read!

A very enjoyable book. While it has some scientific jargon (causing those who don't know much about geology and physics to reread a paragraph or two just to get an basic understanding)this book is one of the most entertaining I've read in a while. Of course, I may be biased because I've always loved the legend of Atlantis. I would recommend this book to any who like science and end of the world novels.

I can see this one on the big screen, but it'd be one huge CGI challenge. Needs a BIG stage. Surprisingly good book. The math and crypto dialog gets pretty involved and kinda fuzzy around the edges. But, it's got some good characters, well drawn. Quirky scientists...imagine that! By the end, you'll likely decide it was worth the read. Bogs down in a couple places, but as I said above, the BIGNESS of the last third of the book really does invite a screenplay.

I am an avid reader. Rarely do I start reading a book and not finish it. I made it through 93 pages of this literary quagmire before I had to stop. The author goes out of his way to offend those of religious inclination in the first chapter and then fills the pages with little more than scientific and technical jargon. He brings up every half-baked conspiracy and fringe psuedo-scientific theory, ala "Chariot of the Gods", touting it as 'research'. The lead character is a one-dimensional know-it-all and the plot is barely discernable. Reading this book was so tedious, I just couldn't bring myself to waste one more minute. I couldn't even care enough to skip to the end to find out what happens. Skip this stinker!!!!!!

I love the Atlantis myth and will read pretty much anything on it, but this one was just ridiculous. I hated the characters because each and every one of them new everything. Didn't matter what it was, they new it all. I felt like I was in a college lecture each time a character spoke. The author did extensive research, so much so that it ruined the book for me. Something like this I want to use my imagination, not be lectured. This was easily 200 pages too long. I got lost in thought so many time trying to take in all the information and understand the technical babble it took nearly a month to finish it. Completely out there as far as the story goes. I took this author off my wishlist as I just didn't find him an enjoyable writer.

This book has taken me a long time to read. The author did extensive research ton say the least, but it feels more like a science lesson than a story. Most of the book is just a bunch of techno babble and doesn't really get going until the later half of the book.