47 reviews for:

Serpent

Clive Cussler

3.51 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I liked the archaeology/history side of the novel (the bulk of the novel). The "main story" was rushed and confusing and the end was disappointing because of it.

It's quite charming to see Pitt & Austen run into each other at NUMA headquarters to symbolize the continuity of the Custerverse by a new series... but didn't we have that ploy to create a Hispanic state on U.S. territory in [b:Treasure|85737|Treasure (Dirk Pitt, #9)|Clive Cussler|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1314486012l/85737._SY75_.jpg|3041094] earlier ?

A new series is introduced--the NUMA Special Assignments Team led by Kurt Austin, ex-CIA. Joe Zavala is his sidekick. He lives in a boathouse and collects dueling pistols.

The mystery begins in Morocco when an archaeological team is killed--except for one. This leads to Halcon--in charge of a movement to destroy all traces of pre-Columbian contact with the Mayans. But NUMA prevails. Andrea Doria tie-in. Eventually find a submerged Mayan temple with a Phoenician treasure--and the body of Columbus. Halcon and his henchmen are foiled. Austin gets the girl.

Not as good as the Dirk Pitt books, but maybe in time.

I like the "Isaac Bell" series, but I could not wait for this book to end. I did not enjoy this book at all.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging funny informative lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I enjoyed reading this book and figuring out how everything connected to each other from the past to the present. It was longer than my average books, a little too long. 

gilliske's review

2.0

Een eeuwigheid geleden las ik al eens een paar Clive Cusslers.
Toen vond ik deze best wel goed en ik begon dan ook vol vertrouwen in dit boek.
Helaas bleek 'Serpent' echt niet mijn ding.
Nochtans is het achterliggende verhaal best wel intrigerend en ben ik ervan overtuigd dat hier een boeiend, super spannend verhaal van gemaakt kan worden.
Maar het plezier van het lezen ging bij mij verloren in de vele extreem uitgebreide omschrijvingen van schepen, duikersmateriaal, wapens en zoveel meer.
Let op: ik heb absoluut niets tegen beeldende verhalen, maar hier ging het naar mijn smaak toch wat te ver. Besteed dan liever wat extra pagina's aan het vormgeven van de personages. Nu waren deze heel oppervlakkig uitgewerkt, waardoor ik er echt geen connectie mee voelde.
Zelfs het plot kon het verhaal niet naar een hoger niveau tillen. Vaak was dit zo onrealistisch dat ik mij niet kon verliezen in het verhaal...
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes

Fine, some plot points introduced to be a big deal weren’t brought up again so what was the point?

It wasn't that bad but the last third of the book was annoying. I was tired of the action, of the dialogue which I guess was supposed to be funny at parts but it wasn't and of the characters. Really, I does this kind of book has to have an alter-ego of the writer? I just wanted the book to be over, I skimmed the last chapters.